Win: Frank Henning (4-2) Loss: George Whipple (3-1)
Save: Del Acosta (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Henning pitching. Andy Lavandera strikes out. Bip Roberts strikes out. Charley Jolly singles past the third baseman. Steve Gainer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ralph Melton pitching. George Clay doubles to center field. Roger Wertz walks. Lou Snyder singles to right field. George Clay scores. Bob Shore strikes out. Hal Wright pops out to the second baseman. Paul Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yogey Pulido strikes out. Ryan Bowen doubles past the left fielder. Marv McCarthy strikes out. Ken Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit John McCurry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Long grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Henning hits an infield single to the shortstop. George Clay walks. Roger Wertz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ralph Melton strikes out. Andy Lavandera grounds out to the pitcher. Bip Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Lou Snyder strikes out. Bob Shore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Charley Jolly flies out to the right fielder. Steve Gainer strikes out. Yogey Pulido flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Paul Adams flies out to the left fielder. John McCurry singles to center field. Pat Long strikes out. Frank Henning singles to left field. John McCurry advances to third on the hit. George Clay hits an infield single to the pitcher. John McCurry scores. Roger Wertz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ryan Bowen walks. Marv McCarthy singles to left field. Ken Moss strikes out. Ralph Melton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Lavandera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Lou Snyder strikes out. Bob Shore grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bip Roberts singles to left field. Charley Jolly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bip Roberts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Gainer walks. Yogey Pulido grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Paul Adams strikes out. John McCurry grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Long grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ryan Bowen singles to center field. Marv McCarthy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryan Bowen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Moss strikes out. Milt Dygert is pinch hitting for Ralph Melton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Milt Dygert walks. Andy Lavandera singles to right field. Marv McCarthy scores. Milt Dygert advances to third on the hit. Bip Roberts singles to center field. Milt Dygert scores. Charley Jolly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit George Whipple pitching. Frank Henning singles to center field. George Clay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Henning advances to second on the play. Roger Wertz strikes out. Lou Snyder singles to left field. Bob Shore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Gainer flies out to the left fielder. Yogey Pulido flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Bowen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Hal Wright singles to left field. Hal Wright steals second. Ken Moss throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Paul Adams singles to center field. Hal Wright scores. Bobby Wheat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John McCurry strikes out. Pat Long walks. Bill Walker is pinch hitting for Frank Henning. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Adams advances to third on the play. Pat Long advances to second on the play. George Clay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Del Acosta pitching. Marv McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Moss flies out to the center fielder. Chikashi Kato is pinch hitting for Bobby Wheat. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chikashi Kato flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jesse Kibble did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Picciuto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Shifflett did not respond to coaching in arm Bradley Richards did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Butcher improves in arm Keith Wade did not respond to coaching in control Wilbur Murphy improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Lutz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dan Hildebrand did not respond to coaching in 2B