Win: Marv Swartzbaugh (1-0) Loss: Frank Dressendorfer (0-1)
Save: Johnny Purkey (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Frank Dressendorfer pitching. Walter Paul walks. Red Twitchell walks. Rich Gomez walks. Eddie Johnson singles to center field. Walter Paul scores. Red Twitchell scores. Rich Gomez advances to third on the hit. Billy Coquillette strikes out. Carl Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Johnson advances to second on the play. Chick Herzog strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Jap Lopez pitching. Sean Casey singles to left field. Jay Smith singles to left field. Sean Casey is out trying to steal third. Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass doubles to center field. Todd Helton bunts for a base hit. Jay Smith scores. Duke Sims flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Brook Johnson doubles to right field. Jap Lopez pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Walter Paul grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brook Johnson advances to third on the play. Red Twitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Bailor singles to left field. Sidney DeFate walks. Frank Dressendorfer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sean Casey walks. Jay Smith walks. Bob Bailor scores. Katsuo Machida grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Rich Gomez singles to left field. Eddie Johnson strikes out. Billy Coquillette flies out to the right fielder. Carl Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Klondike Douglass walks. Todd Helton singles to center field. Duke Sims grounds out to the pitcher. Klondike Douglass advances to third on the play. Todd Helton advances to second on the play. Bob Bailor strikes out. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Chick Herzog hits a home run. Brook Johnson doubles to center field. Jimmy Callahan 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. The catcher fields the ball and Brook Johnson is thrown out at third. Walter Paul bunts for a base hit. Red Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Rich Gomez doubles to left field. Jap Lopez scores. Walter Paul uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Drysdale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Don Drysdale flies out to the left fielder. Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Jay Smith walks. Katsuo Machida singles past the second baseman. Jay Smith advances to third on the hit. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Billy Coquillette walks. Carl Easler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chick Herzog flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Todd Helton strikes out. Duke Sims singles to right field. Bob Bailor walks. Marv Swartzbaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sidney DeFate walks. Don Drysdale strikes out. Sean Casey grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Duke Sims is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Brook Johnson strikes out. Marv Swartzbaugh singles to right field. Walter Paul singles to right field. Marv Swartzbaugh advances to third on the hit. Red Twitchell flies out to the left fielder. Rich Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Jay Smith is hit by a pitch. Katsuo Machida strikes out. Klondike Douglass is hit by a pitch. Todd Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Smith advances to third on the play. Klondike Douglass advances to second on the play. Duke Sims pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Eddie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Billy Coquillette grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Bailor doubles to center field. Sidney DeFate walks. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Don Drysdale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones strikes out. Sean Casey flies out to the center fielder. Jay Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Luis Kent pitching. Chick Herzog walks. Brook Johnson strikes out. Randy Lange is pinch hitting for Marv Swartzbaugh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Lange grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Herzog advances to second on the play. Walter Paul strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Decker pitching. Gary Rockenfield enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chick Herzog at 1B. Katsuo Machida triples. Klondike Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Todd Helton grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuo Machida scores. Duke Sims walks. Bob Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Red Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Gomez walks. Eddie Johnson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rich Gomez steals second. Billy Coquillette grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Johnny Purkey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the second baseman. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Luis Kent. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Desi Coco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 16
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Antonio Cessa did not respond to coaching in range Eddie Panther improves in arm Eddie Panther did not respond to coaching in range Joe Routcliffe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hal Palica improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Gumpert improves in arm Joe Gumpert improves in contact_vs_lefty Ellis Valentine did not respond to coaching in speed