Win: Billy Niebergall (6-9) Loss: Bill Reuschel (6-7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Billy Niebergall pitching. Beryl Pittinger grounds out to the second baseman. Boots Bell singles to right field. Barry Jackson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Boots Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dom Fox walks. Steve Alston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Bill Reuschel pitching. Gus Meloan grounds out to the pitcher. Cliff Moran singles to right field. Jim Hopkins singles to center field. Cliff Moran aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Moran scores. Jim Hopkins advances to second on the play. Spec Smith singles past the third baseman. Jim Hopkins scores. Donie Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Carl Carbon singles to center field. Carl Carbon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Meyers doubles to right field. Jerry Grove singles to right field. Jack Meyers scores. Bill Reuschel lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Joe Brito flies out to the center fielder. Pete Grump walks. Billy Niebergall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gus Meloan singles to left field. Pete Grump is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Beryl Pittinger strikes out. Boots Bell lines out to the third baseman. Barry Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Cliff Moran grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hopkins singles in front of the left fielder. Bob Williams flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hopkins steals second. Spec Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dom Fox walks. Steve Alston walks. Carl Carbon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dom Fox advances to third on the play. Jack Meyers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Donie Smith pops out to the shortstop. Joe Brito walks. Joe Brito steals second. Pete Grump triples. Joe Brito scores. Billy Niebergall strikes out. Gus Meloan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jerry Grove grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Reuschel grounds out to the second baseman. Beryl Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Cliff Moran walks. Jim Hopkins hits a home run. Cliff Moran scores. Sumpter MacDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Williams singles to center field. Spec Smith strikes out. Donie Smith doubles to left field. Bob Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Brito strikes out. Pete Grump flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Boots Bell singles to left field. Barry Jackson strikes out. Dom Fox grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Boots Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Alston pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Billy Niebergall is hit by a pitch. Gus Meloan singles past the second baseman. Cliff Moran flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hopkins reached on a fielding error by Jerry Grove. Bob Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Niebergall scores. Gus Meloan advances to third on the play. Jim Hopkins advances to second on the play. Spec Smith singles to center field. Gus Meloan scores. Jim Hopkins is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Carl Carbon strikes out. Jack Meyers singles to left field. Jerry Grove pops out to the shortstop. Butch Howard is pinch hitting for Sumpter MacDonald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Meyers is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jeff Kelly pitching. Donie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Brito flies out to the center fielder. Pete Grump flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Griffin is pinch hitting for Jeff Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Griffin pops out to the shortstop. Beryl Pittinger grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Boots Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Dan Brennan pitching. Billy Niebergall strikes out. Gus Meloan singles past the second baseman. Gus Meloan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Cliff Moran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Barry Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dom Fox singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Leary 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. Steve Alston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dom Fox advances to second on the play. Carl Carbon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Donie Smith (19).3B - Pete Grump (4).HR - Jim Hopkins (16).HBP - Billy Niebergall (1). Baserunning: SB - Jim Hopkins (22), Joe Brito (9).CS - Gus Meloan (6).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lee Daniels did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Propst did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Gomez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Shawn Burda improves in range Mike Gomez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Will Hutchins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Salty Hassett improves in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Lowdermilk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Schuler did not respond to coaching in speed Ben Locke improves in velocity Sammy Delsing improves in power_vs_lefty George Schuler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Locke did not respond to coaching in endurance