Win: Don Gerken (9-15) Loss: Edwin Coleman (4-16)
Save: Woodie Howard (36)
Inning: 1 Detroit Edwin Coleman pitching. Dave Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Reid McMullin walks. Joe Minutelli pops out to the third baseman. Walter Haney hits a home run. Reid McMullin scores. John Mattis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Don Gerken pitching. Jim Turner walks. Sandy Hutto hits a home run. Jim Turner scores. Orie Bunker grounds out to the second baseman. Cotton Durham singles to right field. Skip Crowell doubles to left field. Cotton Durham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Wood strikes out. Makoto Ishii singles to center field. Fred Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Oreste Smith lines out to the shortstop. Oscar Dotterer doubles to left field. Howie Fitzmorris singles to right field. Oscar Dotterer scores. Don Gerken lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Howie Fitzmorris forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Edwin Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Turner triples. Sandy Hutto strikes out. Orie Bunker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Reid McMullin grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Minutelli walks. Walter Haney lines out to the shortstop. John Mattis hits a home run. Joe Minutelli scores. Oreste Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Cotton Durham strikes out. Skip Crowell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wood reached on a fielding error by Howie Fitzmorris. Makoto Ishii reached on a 2-base throwing error by Oreste Smith. Fred Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Oscar Dotterer pops out to the catcher. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Don Gerken grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Billy Sosa is pinch hitting for Edwin Coleman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Billy Sosa grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Turner singles to center field. Sandy Hutto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Matty Pearson pitching. Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Reid McMullin flies out to the right fielder. Joe Minutelli singles to right field. Walter Haney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Orie Bunker strikes out. Cotton Durham strikes out. Skip Crowell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit John Mattis flies out to the left fielder. Oreste Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Dotterer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Skip Crowell. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jim Wood walks. Jim Wood steals second. Makoto Ishii strikes out. Fred Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Walt Poat is pinch hitting for Matty Pearson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Walt Poat pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Gardner pitching. Don Gerken flies out to the left fielder. Dave Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Reid McMullin walks. Joe Minutelli grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Reid McMullin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Jim Turner hits a home run. Cookie Schepner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sandy Hutto flies out to the center fielder. Orie Bunker singles to left field. Cotton Durham singles to left field. Orie Bunker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Cotton Durham steals second. Skip Crowell strikes out. Jim Wood pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Walter Haney strikes out. John Mattis singles to center field. Oreste Smith singles to left field. Oscar Dotterer grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Makoto Ishii grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Nelson strikes out. B.J. Leonard is pinch hitting for Mike Gardner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. B.J. Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Walt Johnson pitching. Howie Fitzmorris pops out to the second baseman. Harry Smith is pinch hitting for Cookie Schepner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Smith strikes out. Dave Smith doubles past the left fielder. Reid McMullin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Woodie Howard pitching. Jim Turner grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Hutto strikes out. Orie Bunker walks. Cotton Durham walks. Skip Crowell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Dave Smith (22), Oscar Dotterer (13).HR - Walter Haney (15), John Mattis (12).GIDP - Oscar Dotterer. Fielding: E - Oreste Smith, Howie Fitzmorris.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lefty McPhee did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty McPhee did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Asselstine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Lutenberg did not respond to coaching in speed George Allen improves in contact_vs_righty Randy Davis did not respond to coaching in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dutch Repulski did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Coogan did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Coleman did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Coleman did not respond to coaching in control Dale Heffner improves in contact_vs_lefty Vin Raines did not respond to coaching in control