Win: Jim Etchison (5-6) Loss: Israel Spillner (3-7)
Save: Walter Clary (17)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Israel Spillner pitching. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Bert James singles to center field. Bert James steals second. Joe Cedeno walks. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Archie Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Etchison pitching. Frank Frazetta flies out to the right fielder. Lou Doyle grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Nelson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bunny Roth walks. Wally Holman flies out to the left fielder. Joe DeShields pops out to the third baseman. Jim Etchison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Tracy Aase flies out to the right fielder. Clete Radford walks. Alan Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Willie Dingman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Bert James singles to center field. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bert James is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roosevelt Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dan Handiboe walks. Israel Spillner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Frazetta walks. Lou Doyle pops out to the third baseman. Harry Nelson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Archie Craig flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Roth singles to left field. Wally Holman flies out to the right fielder. Joe DeShields pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Tracy Aase flies out to the center fielder. Clete Radford singles to right field. Alan Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Clete Radford advances to second on the play. Willie Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Etchison pops out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke singles to right field. Bert James strikes out. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tarrik Kleinke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dan Handiboe strikes out. Israel Spillner grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Frazetta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Archie Craig doubles to center field. Bunny Roth is hit by a pitch. Wally Holman singles to right field. Archie Craig is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bunny Roth advances to third on the play. Joe DeShields flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Lou Doyle strikes out. Harry Nelson strikes out. Tracy Aase strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Etchison strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Bert James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Clete Radford grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Johnson strikes out. Willie Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson walks. Archie Craig pops out to the shortstop. Bunny Roth doubles to right field. Joe Cedeno scores. Roosevelt Thompson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wally Holman walks. Joe DeShields pops out to the shortstop. Jim Etchison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Handiboe strikes out. Israel Spillner flies out to the right fielder. Frank Frazetta walks. Lou Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke pops out to the shortstop. Bert James hits a home run. Dick Larkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Cedeno walks. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Archie Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Douglas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roosevelt Thompson at CF. Harry Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Aase flies out to the right fielder. Clete Radford walks. Alan Johnson singles to left field. Clete Radford advances to third on the hit. Walter Clary 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. Passed ball. Clete Radford scores. Alan Johnson advances to second. Willie Dingman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Slim Spinks did not respond to coaching in control Duane Sisk did not respond to coaching in control Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Glenn Hooton did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rick Cooke improves in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Estes did not respond to coaching in range John Cobb did not respond to coaching in control Frank Smith improves in arm Bert Damon did not respond to coaching in control Greg Estes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walter Johnson improves in velocity Greg Estes did not respond to coaching in 2B