Inning: 1 Boston Sean Seaton pitching. Ted King singles to right field. Stan Spinnett flies out to the center fielder. Frank Chalmers hits a home run. Ted King scores. Juan Curd grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Nokes pitching. Clay Sheridan pops out to the third baseman. Jack Becker walks. Jack Becker steals second. Geoff Schmelz singles to right field. Jack Becker scores. Don George lines out to the second baseman. Brian Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Pujols strikes out. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Gonzalez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Normie Frisk pops out to the third baseman. Eric Nill walks. Broadway Altenburg flies out to the left fielder. Sean Seaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Nokes doubles to center field. Ted King triples. Bob Nokes scores. Stan Spinnett strikes out. Frank Chalmers doubles to right field. Ted King scores. Denny Mundy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Curd singles to center field. Frank Chalmers scores. Bud Christopher hits a home run. Juan Curd scores. Socks Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Pujols singles to left field. Bill Pujols is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ernie Nolan walks. Dave Gonzalez singles to right field. Ernie Nolan advances to third on the hit. Bob Nokes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Clay Sheridan strikes out. Jack Becker walks. Geoff Schmelz hits a home run. Jack Becker scores. Don George pops out to the second baseman. Brian Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ted King walks. Stan Spinnett grounds out to the second baseman. Ted King advances to second on the play. Frank Chalmers strikes out. Milt Gandy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Juan Curd hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bud Christopher singles to right field. Ted King scores. Bill Pujols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Normie Frisk flies out to the left fielder. Eric Nill doubles to center field. Broadway Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Nill advances to third on the play. Milt Gandy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ernie Nolan walks. Dave Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Nolan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Nokes lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Dave Gonzalez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ted King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Clay Sheridan grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Becker strikes out. Geoff Schmelz grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Stan Spinnett walks. Frank Chalmers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Juan Curd flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Don George grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Williams walks. Normie Frisk grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bud Christopher strikes out. Bill Pujols hits a home run. Ernie Nolan strikes out. Cy Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Claudell Zachary is pinch hitting for Eric Nill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Claudell Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. Broadway Altenburg grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Arias is pinch hitting for Cy Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Arias pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Dick Cook pitching. Jack Dedrick is pinch hitting for Bob Nokes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Dedrick strikes out. Ted King grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Spinnett lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Arnold Pike pitching. Clay Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Becker strikes out. Geoff Schmelz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Mark Boyle is pinch hitting for Frank Chalmers. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Boyle grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Curd grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Christopher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Danny Archer is pinch hitting for Don George. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Danny Archer reached on a 2-base fielding error by Juan Curd. Brian Williams strikes out. Normie Frisk singles to center field. Claudell Zachary grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Frank Chalmers (10), Bob Nokes (1).3B - Ted King (1).HR - Frank Chalmers (27), Bud Christopher (10), Bill Pujols (13).GIDP - Frank Chalmers. Baserunning: CS - Bill Pujols (5). Fielding: E - Juan Curd.
Game Notes Jack Becker is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Robinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dan Winters did not respond to coaching in endurance Jeff Kirk improves in range Dan Winters did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Weigel did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Lyons improves in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Sprinz improves in range Andy Cardenas did not respond to coaching in endurance Eddie Bolin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ricardo Barker improves in arm Alex Cotter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Andersen did not respond to coaching in speed