Win: John Bonetti (17-6) Loss: Slim Mead (1-1)
Save: Joe Afenir (41)
Inning: 1 New York Sean Watson pitching. Hal Bayne flies out to the right fielder. Frank Parker walks. Jamie Pisciotta grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Parker advances to second on the play. Herb Sprague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit John Bonetti pitching. Eddie Dickson walks. Rickey Perkowski flies out to the left fielder. Al Skiff walks. George Torrez grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Dickson advances to third on the play. Al Skiff advances to second on the play. Art Robles singles to right field. Eddie Dickson scores. Al Skiff scores. Rod Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Tommy Neis singles to center field. Sammy Carlyle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tommy Neis advances to second on the play. John Blankenship walks. Emmet McDermott strikes out. John Bonetti pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Brown strikes out. Wayne Bertaina pops out to the first baseman. Sean Watson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Hal Bayne grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Parker lines out to the first baseman. Jamie Pisciotta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Eddie Dickson grounds out to the pitcher. Rickey Perkowski flies out to the right fielder. Al Skiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Herb Sprague walks. Herb Sprague steals second. Tommy Neis strikes out. Sammy Carlyle hits a home run. Herb Sprague scores. John Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Emmet McDermott singles to right field. John Bonetti grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Emmet McDermott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit George Torrez strikes out. Art Robles lines out to the second baseman. Rod Johnson singles to center field. Eddie Brown walks. Wayne Bertaina strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Hal Bayne grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Parker flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Pisciotta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Sean Watson strikes out. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Rickey Perkowski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Herb Sprague walks. Herb Sprague steals second. Tommy Neis strikes out. Sammy Carlyle bunts for a base hit. John Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Herb Sprague is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Al Skiff hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Torrez singles to center field. Al Skiff advances to third on the hit. Art Robles walks. Rod Johnson strikes out. Eddie Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Skiff is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Dick Conigliaro 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. Emmet McDermott singles to center field. John Bonetti fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Bonetti grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hal Bayne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Wayne Bertaina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Shea is pinch hitting for Dick Conigliaro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Slim Mead pitching. Frank Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Jamie Pisciotta hits a home run. Herb Sprague pops out to the catcher. Tommy Neis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Lenny Kelly 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. Rickey Perkowski flies out to the center fielder. Al Skiff strikes out. George Torrez singles to center field. George Torrez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Sammy Carlyle grounds out to the shortstop. John Blankenship grounds out to the third baseman. Emmet McDermott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Afenir comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Art Robles singles to left field. Katsuyuki Higasa is pinch hitting for Rod Johnson. Katsuyuki Higasa doubles to right field. Eddie Brown strikes out. Wayne Bertaina flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Art Robles is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Krehmeyer improves in power_vs_lefty Reggie Young did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Roe did not respond to coaching in control Wes Carroll did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hank Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in control Evelio Cappuzzello improves in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Lowery did not respond to coaching in range Creepy Crider improves in speed Al Evans did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Speed did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Kasko did not respond to coaching in arm Bert Hendricks did not respond to coaching in control Andres Johnson did not respond to coaching in CF