Win: Johnny Scarsone (4-2) Loss: Jeff Thompson (1-10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rudy Dees pitching. Dick Raudman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Dickson singles to left field. Archie Mead singles to left field. Eddie Dickson advances to third on the hit. Dolly Crane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Dickson scores. Archie Mead advances to second on the play. Rickey Perkowski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Arnie Beech pitching. Herb Sprague walks. Sammy Carlyle flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kraus flies out to the left fielder. Jesus Lolich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Hunkey Butera strikes out. Al Evans singles to center field. Ren Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Al Evans advances to second on the play. Arnie Beech strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Bill Schlueter walks. Bill Schlueter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tommy Neis flies out to the left fielder. John Blankenship pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Raudman singles to left field. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Archie Mead singles to center field. Dolly Crane grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Raudman advances to third on the play. Archie Mead advances to second on the play. Rickey Perkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Art Goslin grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Dees grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Sprague singles to center field. Sammy Carlyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Hunkey Butera pops out to the shortstop. Al Evans grounds out to the third baseman. Ren Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bob Kraus pops out to the first baseman. Jesus Lolich singles to left field. Bill Schlueter flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Neis singles to left field. John Blankenship singles to right field. Jesus Lolich scores. Art Goslin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Blankenship is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Arnie Beech flies out to the right fielder. Dick Raudman flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Dickson singles to left field. Archie Mead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Rudy Dees strikes out. Herb Sprague walks. Sammy Carlyle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Dolly Crane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey Perkowski strikes out. Hunkey Butera pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bob Kraus walks. Jesus Lolich flies out to the center fielder. Bill Schlueter walks. Tommy Neis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dennis MacDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Evans walks. Ren Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Katsuyuki Higasa is pinch hitting for Arnie Beech. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Katsuyuki Higasa singles to center field. Dick Raudman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Evans advances to third on the play. Katsuyuki Higasa advances to second on the play. Eddie Dickson walks. Archie Mead strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 New York Tadashi Sasaki pitching. John Blankenship doubles to left field. Art Goslin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Blankenship advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Dory Carey is pinch hitting for Dennis MacDonald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dory Carey doubles to left field. John Blankenship scores. Frank Parker is pinch running for Dory Carey on 2nd base. Herb Sprague singles to center field. Frank Parker scores. Gino Sheely comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sammy Carlyle pops out to the first baseman. Bob Kraus singles to right field. Jesus Lolich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Kraus is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Lenny Kelly pitching. Dolly Crane walks. Rickey Perkowski singles to center field. Hunkey Butera hits a home run. Dolly Crane scores. Rickey Perkowski scores. Jim Flitcraft comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Evans walks. Ren Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Mahoney is pinch hitting for Gino Sheely. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tony Pape pitching. Bill Schlueter walks. Tommy Neis flies out to the left fielder. Bill Schlueter steals second. John Blankenship strikes out. Art Goslin walks. Willie Schmidt is pinch hitting for Jim Flitcraft. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Johnny Scarsone pitching. Dick Raudman doubles to left field. Eddie Dickson walks. Dick Raudman is out trying to steal third. Archie Mead flies out to the left fielder. Dolly Crane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jeff Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Herb Sprague doubles to center field. Herb Sprague steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Sammy Carlyle grounds out to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Kraus flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Herb Sprague scores. Jesus Lolich singles to left field. Bill Schlueter triples. Jesus Lolich scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 9 New York total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Herb Sprague (24), John Blankenship (3), Dory Carey (2).3B - Bill Schlueter (1).SF - Bob Kraus.GIDP - Sammy Carlyle, Tommy Neis. Baserunning: SB - Herb Sprague (12), Bill Schlueter (7).CS - Bill Schlueter (4).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Russ Lowery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Creepy Crider did not respond to coaching in speed Dale Mueller improves in endurance Russ Lowery improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Page improves in contact_vs_righty Art Robles did not respond to coaching in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Strickland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Graham improves in power_vs_righty Jim Strickland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Graham improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Graham improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Strickland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Jackson did not respond to coaching in 2B