Win: Merlin Koppe (5-25) Loss: Jose Thomas (9-18)
Save: Johnny Farmer (17)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Merlin Koppe pitching. Ben Hansen walks. Fred Culmer walks. Cecil Cross grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Hansen advances to third on the play. Fred Culmer advances to second on the play. Bud McLaughlin strikes out. Buck McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Jose Thomas pitching. Hunter Bradley doubles past the first baseman. Rip Andrus pops out to the shortstop. Fred Mayer grounds out to the second baseman. Hunter Bradley advances to third on the play. Marcus Prentiss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Steve Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Mark Nordyke singles to right field. Wally Kracher grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Nordyke advances to second on the play. Jose Thomas reached on a fielding error by Rip Andrus. Ben Hansen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Dave Langford flies out to the left fielder. Ray Dillard singles to left field. Bob Fernandez flies out to the right fielder. U.S. Grant singles to center field. Ray Dillard advances to third on the hit. Merlin Koppe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Fred Culmer strikes out. Cecil Cross grounds out to the second baseman. Bud McLaughlin singles to right field. Buck McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Hunter Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Rip Andrus strikes out. Fred Mayer is hit by a pitch. Marcus Prentiss doubles to right field. Fred Mayer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Langford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Steve Edwards walks. Mark Nordyke flies out to the left fielder. Wally Kracher flies out to the left fielder. Jose Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ray Dillard strikes out. Bob Fernandez singles to right field. Bob Fernandez steals second. U.S. Grant strikes out. Merlin Koppe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Ben Hansen lines out to the second baseman. Fred Culmer reached on a fielding error by Rip Andrus. Cecil Cross walks. Bud McLaughlin doubles to right field. Fred Culmer scores. Cecil Cross uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck McCarthy pops out to the second baseman. Steve Edwards lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Hunter Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Rip Andrus grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Mayer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Mark Nordyke grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Kracher strikes out. Jose Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Marcus Prentiss flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dave Langford strikes out. Ray Dillard walks. Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Ray Dillard advances to third on the hit. U.S. Grant walks. Merlin Koppe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Baltimore Joe Mulliniks is pinch hitting for Ben Hansen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Mulliniks flies out to the center fielder. Fred Culmer flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Cross flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Hunter Bradley singles to left field. Rip Andrus singles to center field. Hunter Bradley advances to third on the hit. Fred Mayer singles past the second baseman. Hunter Bradley scores. Rip Andrus is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Marcus Prentiss hits a home run. Fred Mayer scores. Dave Langford strikes out. Ray Dillard pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Bud McLaughlin doubles to center field. Buck McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Steve Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Nordyke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Fernandez singles to center field. Bob Fernandez steals second. Wally Kracher throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. U.S. Grant walks. Andy Leiper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Claude Welch is pinch hitting for Merlin Koppe. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Claude Welch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Fernandez scores. Hunter Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Johnny Farmer pitching. Scott Goltz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcus Prentiss at 2B. Chuck Strain is pinch hitting for Wally Kracher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chuck Strain flies out to the left fielder. Andy Leiper reached on a fielding error by Fred Mayer. Joe Mulliniks pops out to the pitcher. Fred Culmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Hunter Bradley (26), Marcus Prentiss (14).HR - Marcus Prentiss (8).GIDP - Claude Welch.HBP - Fred Mayer (6). Baserunning: SB - Bob Fernandez 2 (8). Fielding: E - Rip Andrus 2, Fred Mayer.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hughie Pratt improves in power_vs_righty Ken Pavlas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Matt Luce improves in range Rube Brown improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Omar Bishop improves in power_vs_lefty Marty Pye did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Speece did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Nippert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Murphy improves in LF