Inning: 1 Chicago Roberto Olivera pitching. Johnny Messenger walks. Steve Cvengros flies out to the center fielder. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ponce singles to left field. Johnny Messenger advances to third on the hit. Howard Currie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Freddie Northey pitching. Ramon Pelouze grounds out to the third baseman. Don Christiansen singles to left field. Harry Jablonski singles to left field. Don Christiansen advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Harry Jablonski steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Pat Coleman singles to center field. Don Christiansen scores. Harry Jablonski scores. Emil White flies out to the center fielder. Earl Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Earl Norwood singles to center field. Earl Norwood steals second. Joe Parker doubles to right field. Earl Norwood scores. Tom Brown strikes out. Freddie Northey singles to right field. Joe Parker scores. Johnny Messenger walks. Steve Cvengros walks. Rodney Pittinger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jimmy Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Rafael Gourriel hits a home run. Roberto Olivera strikes out. Ramon Pelouze flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Bill Ponce grounds out to the shortstop. Howard Currie grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Norwood reached on a 2-base throwing error by Emil White. Joe Parker singles to left field. Earl Norwood scores. Tom Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Don Christiansen grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Jablonski hits a home run. Pat Coleman walks. Emil White strikes out. Earl Harper singles to center field. Pat Coleman advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Freddie Northey lines out to the third baseman. Johnny Messenger walks. Steve Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Rodney Pittinger walks. Bill Ponce singles past the shortstop. Johnny Messenger scores. Rodney Pittinger is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rafael Gourriel strikes out. Roberto Olivera grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Pelouze flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Howard Currie strikes out. Earl Norwood singles to center field. Joe Parker walks. Tom Brown triples. Earl Norwood scores. Joe Parker scores. Juan Metcalfe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddie Northey flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Brown scores. Johnny Messenger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Christiansen singles to left field. Harry Jablonski pops out to the first baseman. Pat Coleman strikes out. Emil White singles to center field. Don Christiansen advances to third on the hit. Leo Smith 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 2nd. Earl Harper walks. Jimmy Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Steve Cvengros strikes out. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Bill Ponce singles to center field. Howard Currie walks. Earl Norwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Rafael Gourriel strikes out. Juan Metcalfe flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Pelouze strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Parker flies out to the center fielder. Tom Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Smith walks. Leo Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Christiansen flies out to the right fielder. Harry Jablonski grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Coleman singles to left field. Passed ball. Pat Coleman advances to second. Emil White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Johnny Messenger singles to left field. Sam Lucas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Messenger steals second. Johnny Messenger steals third. Steve Cvengros singles to center field. Johnny Messenger scores. Steve Cvengros steals second. Rodney Pittinger singles to right field. Steve Cvengros scores. Ray Leeper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rodney Pittinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Ponce singles to center field. Howard Currie pops out to the first baseman. Earl Norwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit George Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Earl Norwood at SS. Rich Henderson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Parker at RF. Earl Harper strikes out. Jimmy Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Gourriel singles to left field. Ray Leeper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Rich Henderson strikes out. Tom Brown walks. Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Leo Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Craig Reitz strikes out. Rick Jefferson is pinch hitting for Johnny Messenger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Brown steals second. Rick Jefferson doubles to right field. Tom Brown scores. Don Leheny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Cvengros walks. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Hunter pitching. Ramon Pelouze grounds out to the third baseman. Don Christiansen flies out to the right fielder. Harry Jablonski singles to right field. Pat Coleman singles to center field. Harry Jablonski advances to third on the hit. Emil White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Rick Jefferson (3), Joe Parker (11).3B - Tom Brown (7).SF - Freddie Northey.GIDP - Rodney Pittinger. Baserunning: SB - Johnny Messenger 2 (22), Steve Cvengros (14), Earl Norwood (15), Tom Brown (12).CS - Rodney Pittinger (9), Leo Smith (1). Fielding: PB - Rodney Pittinger.
Game Notes Howard Currie is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buddy Chiamparino improves in power_vs_lefty Barney Bailey improves in contact_vs_righty Marty Hobbs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Lehr did not respond to coaching in control Fred Blankenship did not respond to coaching in control Barney Bailey improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Odom improves in speed Joe Nicol did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete McBean improves in power_vs_righty Jay Adams did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Gaw improves in power_vs_lefty Al Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty