Win: John Kelso (5-8) Loss: Tim Young (2-5)
Save: Heinie Hemus (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City John Kelso pitching. Ky Lin grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Smyth pops out to the catcher. Drake Hinton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Tim Young pitching. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ruffin is hit by a pitch. Jelly Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Herb Souell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City C.K. May singles to center field. Tommy LaVita strikes out. C.K. May steals second. Greg Bennett strikes out. Gus Tonks pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald strikes out. Gary Percival walks. Jim Springer flies out to the left fielder. Willie Chiles walks. John Kelso grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Victor Lindelof walks. Victor Lindelof is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tim Young flies out to the center fielder. Ky Lin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Whitey Bligh doubles to left field. Bill Ruffin walks. Jelly Taylor strikes out. Herb Souell doubles to right field. Whitey Bligh scores. Bill Ruffin is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jon Smyth grounds out to the second baseman. Drake Hinton singles to right field. C.K. May flies out to the left fielder. Tommy LaVita flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Gary Percival grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Springer grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Chiles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Greg Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Tonks grounds out to the shortstop. Victor Lindelof grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit John Kelso walks. Whitey Bligh singles to center field. Bill Ruffin is hit by a pitch. Jelly Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Kelso is thrown out at the plate. Herb Souell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tim Young flies out to the right fielder. Ky Lin doubles to center field. Jon Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Drake Hinton singles to left field. Ky Lin scores. C.K. May singles to center field. Drake Hinton advances to third on the hit. Tommy LaVita grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald singles to center field. Sergio Wertz is pinch hitting for Gary Percival. Sergio Wertz singles to left field. Bud Dozier is pinch hitting for Jim Springer. Bud Dozier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sergio Wertz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Chiles walks. John Kelso strikes out. Jose Wendell 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. Whitey Bligh singles to left field. Wally Fitzgerald scores. Bud Dozier scores. Bill Ruffin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Whitey Bligh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Eddie Adkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sergio Wertz at LF. Greg Bennett grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Tonks grounds out to the shortstop. Victor Lindelof triples. Keith Gautreau is pinch hitting for Jose Wendell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Keith Gautreau pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Harry Lundbom pitching. Jelly Taylor hits a home run. Herb Souell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Fitzgerald pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ky Lin singles to center field. Ky Lin steals second. Jon Smyth strikes out. Vic Larson 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. Drake Hinton grounds out to the pitcher. C.K. May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bud Dozier flies out to the right fielder. Willie Chiles pops out to the shortstop. Vic Larson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tommy LaVita reached on a fielding error by Bill Ruffin. Greg Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy LaVita advances to second on the play. Gus Tonks flies out to the left fielder. Victor Lindelof walks. Hanson DeMarre is pinch hitting for Harry Lundbom. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hanson DeMarre doubles to center field. Tommy LaVita scores. Victor Lindelof uses his aggressiveness and scores. Heinie Hemus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Ky Lin walks. Jon Smyth lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tom Proly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Julio Dagres improves in range Julio Dagres did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Wingo improves in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Sadler improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Bowen improves in contact_vs_lefty William Parks improves in range Ulysses McAtee did not respond to coaching in SS