Win: Billy Niebergall (4-7) Loss: Jeff Kelly (2-7)
Save: Red Riley (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jimmy Kelley pitching. Mike Mica grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Howard flies out to the left fielder. Boots Bell triples. Bill Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York John Eyrich pitching. Gus Meloan walks. Gus Meloan steals second. Gus Meloan gets picked off second (1-4). Cliff Moran singles to right field. Cliff Moran steals second. Jim Hopkins strikes out. Joe Malone walks. Bob Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Alston grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Carbon strikes out. Jack Meyers singles past the first baseman. Jerry Grove triples. Jack Meyers scores. John Eyrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Spec Smith pops out to the shortstop. Donie Smith walks. Joe Brito strikes out. Jimmy Kelley singles to center field. Donie Smith aggressively advances to third on the hit. Gus Meloan walks. Cliff Moran singles to left field. Donie Smith scores. Jimmy Kelley scores. Gus Meloan advances to third on the hit. Jim Hopkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Mica walks. Mike Mica steals second. Butch Howard strikes out. Boots Bell strikes out. Bill Bowman walks. Steve Alston singles past the shortstop. Mike Mica is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Joe Malone grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Williams strikes out. Spec Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Carl Carbon lines out to the third baseman. Jack Meyers walks. Jerry Grove grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Meyers advances to second on the play. John Eyrich pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Donie Smith hits an infield single to the third baseman. Joe Brito strikes out. Jimmy Kelley lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Mica flies out to the left fielder. Butch Howard flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Boots Bell singles to right field. Bill Bowman walks. Steve Alston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Gus Meloan grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Moran singles to center field. Jim Hopkins flies out to the center fielder. Joe Malone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Carl Carbon singles to center field. Jack Meyers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Grove pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bob Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Spec Smith strikes out. Donie Smith singles to right field. Joe Brito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Griffin is pinch hitting for John Eyrich. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Griffin singles to left field. Billy Niebergall 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 1st. Mike Mica lines out to the first baseman. Butch Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Griffin advances to second on the play. Boots Bell singles to left field. Jim Griffin scores. Boots Bell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jeff Kelly pitching. Pete Grump is pinch hitting for Billy Niebergall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Grump singles to left field. Gus Meloan lines out to the shortstop. Cliff Moran flies out to the center fielder. Pete Grump steals second. Jim Hopkins hits a home run. Pete Grump scores. Sumpter MacDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Malone singles to center field. Bob Williams singles to left field. Joe Malone advances to third on the hit. Spec Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Red Riley pitching. Bill Bowman grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Alston singles to center field. Carl Carbon flies out to the center fielder. Jack Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Donie Smith reached on a fielding error by Steve Alston. Scoot Damiani is pinch running for Donie Smith on 1st base. Scoot Damiani steals second. Joe Brito strikes out. Red Riley grounds out to the pitcher. Gus Meloan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Buck Shumpert enters the game as a defensive replacement for Scoot Damiani at C. Jerry Grove strikes out. Dom Fox is pinch hitting for Sumpter MacDonald. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dom Fox singles to center field. Mike Mica flies out to the center fielder. Butch Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 New York total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Buck Shumpert is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. Red Riley is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Hicks did not respond to coaching in control John Spoljaric did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Gomez did not respond to coaching in speed Will Hutchins did not respond to coaching in range Will Hutchins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brick Simpson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Salty Hassett improves in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Elsh improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Lord did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Barker did not respond to coaching in endurance George Schuler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Guy Bishop did not respond to coaching in arm Neil Ensberg did not respond to coaching in control