Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Cox pitching. Tony Brackenridge strikes out. Keiji Takagi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Garland Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Larry Urrea pitching. Clay Sheridan singles to right field. Geoff Schmelz singles to center field. Clay Sheridan advances to third on the hit. Don George grounds out to the third baseman. Geoff Schmelz advances to second on the play. Brian Williams strikes out. Eric Nill singles to right field. Clay Sheridan scores. Geoff Schmelz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Solomon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Juul strikes out. Jim Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Broadway Altenburg grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Arias walks. Mike Cox lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Flood grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Kurt Grover strikes out. Larry Urrea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Clay Sheridan singles to center field. Geoff Schmelz pops out to the second baseman. Clay Sheridan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Don George grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tony Brackenridge grounds out to the third baseman. Keiji Takagi flies out to the center fielder. Garland Girardi singles to right field. Bill Juul pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Williams singles to right field. Eric Nill walks. Paul Solomon singles past the shortstop. Brian Williams scores. Eric Nill advances to third on the hit. Broadway Altenburg singles past the second baseman. Eric Nill scores. Jim Arias flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clay Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Flood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Geoff Schmelz singles to center field. Don George hits a home run. Geoff Schmelz scores. Jack Gosger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Williams reached on a fielding error by Kurt Grover. Eric Nill strikes out. Passed ball. Brian Williams advances to second. Paul Solomon strikes out. Broadway Altenburg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kurt Grover singles to left field. Jack Gosger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Brackenridge singles to center field. Kurt Grover scores. Keiji Takagi lines out to the first baseman. Garland Girardi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Arias singles to center field. Mike Cox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clay Sheridan singles past the second baseman. Jim Arias scores. Bob Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Geoff Schmelz walks. Don George singles to right field. Clay Sheridan is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Geoff Schmelz advances to third on the play. Brian Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Juul singles to right field. Bill Juul is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Thomas singles to left field. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Bill Flood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Claudell Zachary is pinch hitting for Eric Nill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Claudell Zachary walks. Paul Solomon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Broadway Altenburg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kurt Grover walks. Ron Schauer is pinch hitting for Bob Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kurt Grover steals second. Larry Ritchie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ron Schauer doubles to center field. Kurt Grover scores. Tony Brackenridge strikes out. Al Watkins is pinch hitting for Keiji Takagi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Watkins singles to left field. Ron Schauer scores. Garland Girardi walks. Bill Juul strikes out. Jim Thomas walks. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Howie Martinez pitching. Jim Arias strikes out. Bill Pena is pinch hitting for Larry Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Pena flies out to the right fielder. Clay Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Milt Gandy pitching. Bill Flood walks. Kurt Grover doubles to right field. Bill Flood uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Schriver is pinch hitting for Howie Martinez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Schriver reached on a fielding error by Jim Arias. Tony Brackenridge reached on a fielding error by Jim Arias. Kurt Grover scores. Al Watkins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ken Schriver advances to third on the play. Garland Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Kurt Grover (14), Ron Schauer (12).GIDP - Al Watkins. Baserunning: SB - Kurt Grover (11).CS - Bill Juul (11). Fielding: E - Kurt Grover.PB - Tony Brackenridge.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Blackburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Baxes improves in arm Elmer Gunning did not respond to coaching in control Monte Cross did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Blackburn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ricardo Barker improves in speed Joe Andersen improves in contact_vs_lefty Zeke Hennigan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Powers improves in contact_vs_lefty Sean Gomez did not respond to coaching in velocity Clarence Dobens improves in range