Win: Preston Washington (18-7) Loss: Hutch Hutchinson (12-11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Preston Washington pitching. Andy Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Ruben Rivera triples. Tony Bonanno strikes out. Dave Silvestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Hutch Hutchinson pitching. Lew Plesac strikes out. Tom Doak pops out to the shortstop. Andy Mack singles to center field. Rollie Chouinard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricky Ledee grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Blowers grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Fred Baldwin flies out to the left fielder. Hank Kelley strikes out. Buzz Elliot grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Spoon Dorsett singles to right field. Hutch Hutchinson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hutch Hutchinson strikes out. Andy Fox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Van Sikorski is hit by a pitch. Preston Washington lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lew Plesac pops out to the second baseman. Tom Doak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ruben Rivera strikes out. Tony Bonanno strikes out. Dave Silvestri walks. Dave Silvestri steals second. Ricky Ledee triples. Dave Silvestri scores. Mike Blowers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Andy Mack singles to left field. Andy Mack is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rollie Chouinard doubles to right field. Fred Baldwin hits a home run. Rollie Chouinard scores. Hank Kelley strikes out. Buzz Elliot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Rick Parker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Spoon Dorsett flies out to the center fielder. Hutch Hutchinson singles to right field. Andy Fox walks. Ruben Rivera singles to left field. Tony Bonanno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Van Sikorski flies out to the left fielder. Preston Washington singles to right field. Lew Plesac walks. Tom Doak grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lew Plesac is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andy Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Dave Silvestri walks. Ricky Ledee reached on a fielding error by Hank Kelley. B.B. Mickels is pinch hitting for Mike Blowers. B.B. Mickels grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Silvestri advances to third on the play. Rick Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Knob James enters the game as a defensive replacement for B.B. Mickels at 3B. Rollie Chouinard hits a home run. Fred Baldwin grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Kelley singles to left field. Buzz Elliot grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Kelley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Roberts 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. Van Sikorski pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Holmes is pinch hitting for Spoon Dorsett. Don Holmes grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Kelly. is pinch hitting for Mickey Roberts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Kelly. strikes out. Andy Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Blazier pitching. Tank Beauchamp enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Holmes at C. Steve Courtney is pinch hitting for Preston Washington. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Courtney grounds out to the third baseman. Lew Plesac singles to right field. Tom Doak walks. Andy Mack walks. Rollie Chouinard singles to right field. Lew Plesac scores. Tom Doak scores. Andy Mack advances to third on the hit. Scott Kamieniecki. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Brodie is pinch hitting for Fred Baldwin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rollie Chouinard steals second. Ed Brodie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Mack scores. Rollie Chouinard advances to third on the play. Hank Kelley hits a home run. Rollie Chouinard scores. Buzz Elliot grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Barry pitching. Ruben Rivera flies out to the center fielder. Tony Bonanno reached on a fielding error by Ed Barry. Dave Silvestri flies out to the center fielder. Ricky Ledee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Bonanno is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harrison Hoko is pinch hitting for Van Sikorski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harrison Hoko flies out to the left fielder. Walter Sprague is pinch hitting for Ed Barry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Sprague strikes out. Lew Plesac singles to right field. Tom Doak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Pee-Wee Hendricks pitching. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Knob James. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Smith strikes out. Rick Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tank Beauchamp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clem Essegian did not respond to coaching in velocity Clem Essegian did not respond to coaching in control Ron Macha improves in range Mike Garvey did not respond to coaching in range Steve Heiserman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Linton did not respond to coaching in speed Irv Mensor improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Garriott improves in power_vs_righty Randy Hurley did not respond to coaching in speed