Win: Hardin Dede (7-8) Loss: Kevin Elliott (7-7)
Save: Danny Gill (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Kevin Elliott pitching. Mike Lewis reached on a fielding error by Bombo Mertz. Jimmy Suzuki singles past the shortstop. Mike Lewis aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Benz flies out to the center fielder. Pat Coleman strikes out. Gorman Barna singles to center field. Mike Lewis scores. Jimmy Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Hardin Dede pitching. Frank Ford singles to center field. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Ford advances to second on the play. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Burbrink grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Simon walks. Hardin Dede fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hardin Dede flies out to the left fielder. Mike Lewis is hit by a pitch. Jimmy Suzuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer pops out to the catcher. Terry Brewington singles to right field. Rude Justin Rudi grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Brewington advances to second on the play. Bombo Mertz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Benz grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Coleman strikes out. Gorman Barna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kevin Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Frank Ford strikes out. Tanka Jahari singles to right field. Tanka Jahari steals second. Chris Lundbom flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jimmy Davis singles to left field. Bill Burbrink walks. Steve Simon hits a home run. Jimmy Davis scores. Bill Burbrink scores. Hardin Dede grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Suzuki singles to left field. Bill Benz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jimmy Suzuki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rod Smith flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Terry Brewington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Pat Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Gorman Barna grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Davis singles to left field. Bill Burbrink singles to center field. Steve Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rude Justin Rudi singles to center field. Bombo Mertz pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Elliott lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Ford hits a home run. Rude Justin Rudi scores. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Hardin Dede strikes out. Mike Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Suzuki walks. Bill Benz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Suzuki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Rod Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rod Smith steals second. Johnny Fluhrer walks. Terry Brewington grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Smith advances to third on the play. Johnny Fluhrer advances to second on the play. Rude Justin Rudi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Pat Coleman singles to left field. Gorman Barna grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Coleman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmy Davis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gorman Barna advances to second on the play. Bill Burbrink doubles to center field. Gorman Barna scores. Arnie Magadan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Simon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bombo Mertz grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Geishert is pinch hitting for Arnie Magadan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Geishert pops out to the second baseman. Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Watty Downs pitching. Hardin Dede pops out to the second baseman. Mike Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Suzuki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tanka Jahari grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom flies out to the left fielder. Rod Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Benz doubles to left field. Pat Coleman pops out to the first baseman. Gorman Barna grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Davis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Danny Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Fluhrer singles to left field. Terry Brewington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Fluhrer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rude Justin Rudi flies out to the left fielder. Bombo Mertz grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Terry Brewington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Ramsay did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Lucas did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Christiansen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Ramsay did not respond to coaching in velocity John Brunet did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Hunter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Gorinski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Busby did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Silva did not respond to coaching in velocity Fritz Shinnick improves in velocity Fritz Shinnick did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Waszgis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty