Win: Fred Simon (7-8) Loss: Howie Freeman (2-4)
Save: Ed Hechinger (34)
Inning: 1 Detroit Les Madison pitching. Bob Kline walks. Red Babcock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Lundstedt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Matt Hague pitching. Tony Mattick strikes out. Jerry Hahn grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Mullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Chuck Fulton strikes out. Jim Foytack strikes out. Rod Trout flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rufe Bowles hits a home run. Fred Ballard walks. Fred Ballard steals second. Joey Berres throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Tom Leber walks. Tom Leber steals second. Joey Berres throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Fred Ballard scores. Matt Lopez strikes out. Frank Grigsby singles to center field. Tom Leber scores. Frank Grigsby is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Les Madison pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Chief Thornton singles to center field. Joey Berres walks. Matt Hague lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Kline grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Thornton scores. Joey Berres advances to third on the play. Red Babcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tony Mattick grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Hahn grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Lundstedt grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Fulton singles to center field. Jim Foytack pops out to the shortstop. Rod Trout doubles to center field. Chief Thornton singles to right field. Chuck Fulton scores. Rod Trout is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rufe Bowles flies out to the left fielder. Fred Ballard flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leber grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joey Berres flies out to the left fielder. Matt Hague flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Matt Lopez singles to center field. Frank Grigsby strikes out. Matt Lopez steals second. Les Madison flies out to the left fielder. Tony Mattick singles to right field. Matt Lopez scores. Tony Mattick steals second. Jerry Hahn walks. Frank Mullen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Red Babcock flies out to the center fielder. Al Lundstedt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Fulton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rufe Bowles strikes out. Fred Ballard walks. Tom Leber grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Foytack singles to center field. Rod Trout grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Foytack advances to second on the play. Chief Thornton walks. Joey Berres doubles to right field. Jim Foytack scores. Chief Thornton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Simon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Anderson is pinch hitting for Matt Hague. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Wayne Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kline grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Howie Freeman pitching. Matt Lopez walks. Frank Grigsby singles to right field. Matt Lopez advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Dick Wilson is pinch hitting for Fred Simon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Wilson singles to right field. Matt Lopez scores. Tony Mattick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Frank Grigsby advances to third on the play. Jerry Hahn singles to center field. Frank Grigsby scores. Phenomenal Hershberger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Mullen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Hahn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Brian Dowd pitching. Red Babcock grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Al Lundstedt strikes out. Chuck Fulton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rufe Bowles grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Ballard flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed Hechinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Foytack walks. Jim Foytack steals second. Rod Trout reached on a fielding error by Matt Lopez. Chief Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Foytack scores. Rod Trout advances to second on the play. Joey Berres walks. Bob Hennis is pinch hitting for Phenomenal Hershberger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Hennis strikes out. Bob Kline grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joey Berres is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3
Batting:HR - Rufe Bowles (23).GIDP - Tony Mattick, Tom Leber. Baserunning: SB - Tony Mattick (13), Fred Ballard (13), Tom Leber (18), Matt Lopez (15).CS - Frank Grigsby (5). Fielding: E - Matt Lopez.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tavo Minor improves in arm Charles Roebuck did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Damaska improves in arm Walt Dede did not respond to coaching in control Pete Sutcliffe did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Dawley improves in control Chick Karl did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Gilles improves in velocity Chick Karl improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Odom did not respond to coaching in CF