Win: Ed Barry (7-3) Loss: Munch McGuire (16-11)
Save: Pee-Wee Hendricks (34)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Eighteen pitching. Andy Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Rivera strikes out. Tony Bonanno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Munch McGuire pitching. Lew Plesac grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Doak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Mack doubles to right field. Rollie Chouinard walks. Fred Baldwin walks. Hank Kelley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Dave Silvestri strikes out. Ricky Ledee doubles to center field. Mike Blowers grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Parker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Buzz Elliot strikes out. Van Sikorski grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Eighteen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Spoon Dorsett strikes out. Munch McGuire grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Fox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lew Plesac grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Doak reached on a fielding error by Munch McGuire. Andy Mack strikes out. Rollie Chouinard singles to center field. Tom Doak advances to third on the hit. Fred Baldwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Ruben Rivera singles to right field. Tony Bonanno singles to right field. Dave Silvestri strikes out. Ricky Ledee walks. Mike Blowers doubles to right field. Ruben Rivera scores. Tony Bonanno scores. Ricky Ledee uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Blowers advances to third on the play. Spoon Dorsett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hank Kelley flies out to the right fielder. Buzz Elliot hits a home run. Van Sikorski strikes out. Jim Eighteen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Munch McGuire flies out to the left fielder. Andy Fox grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Rivera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lew Plesac hits a home run. Tom Doak reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ricky Ledee. Andy Mack singles to center field. Tom Doak scores. Rollie Chouinard hits a home run. Andy Mack scores. Fred Baldwin grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Kelley grounds out to the shortstop. Buzz Elliot flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tony Bonanno walks. Dave Silvestri singles to right field. Tony Bonanno advances to third on the hit. Ricky Ledee strikes out. B.B. Mickels is pinch hitting for Mike Blowers. B.B. Mickels grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Bonanno scores. Dave Silvestri advances to second on the play. Rick Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Knob James enters the game as a defensive replacement for B.B. Mickels at 3B. Van Sikorski flies out to the right fielder. Jim Eighteen grounds out to the third baseman. Lew Plesac strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Holmes is pinch hitting for Spoon Dorsett. Don Holmes singles to left field. Munch McGuire lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Fox singles to left field. Andy Fox steals second. Ruben Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. Don Holmes scores. Andy Fox advances to third on the play. Ed Barry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Bonanno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tank Beauchamp enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Holmes at C. Tom Doak flies out to the center fielder. Andy Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Rollie Chouinard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dave Silvestri walks. Ricky Ledee singles to center field. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Knob James. Jim Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Silvestri advances to third on the play. Ricky Ledee advances to second on the play. Rick Parker strikes out. Tank Beauchamp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Brodie is pinch hitting for Fred Baldwin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Brodie singles to right field. Stan Nipper 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. Passed ball. Ed Brodie advances to second. Hank Kelley strikes out. Dan Inks is pinch hitting for Buzz Elliot. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Inks singles to right field. Ed Brodie scores. Harrison Hoko is pinch hitting for Van Sikorski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harrison Hoko strikes out. 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. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Pee-Wee Hendricks pitching. Pat Kelly. is pinch hitting for Stan Nipper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Kelly. singles to right field. Andy Fox pops out to the second baseman. Ruben Rivera pops out to the catcher. Tony Bonanno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 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: Joe Boyd improves in velocity Mike Garvey did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Lahti did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Heiserman improves 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: C+ Improvements: Joe Robson improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Will Walberg improves in range Dick Buechele improves in control