Inning: 1 Detroit John Foster pitching. Howie Koppe pops out to the third baseman. Bill Casey strikes out. Bob Odom singles to center field. Joe Nicol grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Odom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Murphy pitching. George Hughes walks. Ron Nielsen walks. Lefty Sand flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ingram strikes out. Joe Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jay Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Davis lines out to the shortstop. Hector McGovern walks. Dave Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. Sukesaburo Nishizawa walks. Lariel Jurak walks. John Foster fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Foster strikes out. George Hughes walks. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Murphy singles to center field. Howie Koppe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Murphy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Casey hits a home run. Howie Koppe scores. Bob Odom strikes out. Joe Nicol singles to right field. Jay Adams reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Hughes. Jimmy Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lefty Sand grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ingram lines out to the first baseman. Joe Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Hector McGovern lines out to the third baseman. Dave Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Joe Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the shortstop. Sukesaburo Nishizawa walks. Lariel Jurak doubles to right field. Sukesaburo Nishizawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Foster singles to left field. Lariel Jurak scores. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Howie Koppe flies out to the right fielder. Bill Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lefty Sand singles to center field. Bill Ingram pops out to the second baseman. Joe Hughes strikes out. Jim Littlejohn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Nicol doubles to center field. Jay Adams hits a home run. Joe Nicol scores. Frank Steinbrenner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Davis walks. Hector McGovern strikes out. Dave Fitzgerald is hit by a pitch. John Howard is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Howard grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Davis advances to third on the play. Dave Fitzgerald advances to second on the play. Howie Koppe walks. Bill Casey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Don Leheny pitching. Sukesaburo Nishizawa walks. Lariel Jurak singles to left field. Sukesaburo Nishizawa advances to third on the hit. Frank Steinbrenner strikes out. George Hughes pops out to the third baseman. Ron Nielsen singles to right field. Sukesaburo Nishizawa scores. Lariel Jurak advances to third on the hit. Sam Lucas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Sand pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Odom grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Nicol flies out to the left fielder. Jay Adams walks. Jimmy Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Ingram flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Littlejohn walks. Sukesaburo Nishizawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Littlejohn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Hector McGovern doubles to center field. Buck Devine is pinch hitting for Dave Fitzgerald. Buck Devine doubles to left field. Hector McGovern scores. Sam Lucas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Howie Koppe triples. Buck Devine scores. Ryan Maxwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Casey flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Howie Koppe scores. Bob Odom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Curt Comorosky enters the game as a defensive replacement for Buck Devine at C. Lariel Jurak walks. Walt Donnels is pinch hitting for Ryan Maxwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Donnels singles to left field. George Hughes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walt Donnels is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Nielsen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Yukinobu Aoyama pitching. Joe Nicol pops out to the shortstop. Jay Adams flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Davis doubles past the third baseman. Hector McGovern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lefty Sand grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ingram strikes out. Joe Hughes singles to right field. Bobby Casanova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Littlejohn walks. Sukesaburo Nishizawa singles to right field. Joe Hughes scores. Jim Littlejohn advances to third on the hit. Lariel Jurak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - Joe Nicol (18), Jimmy Davis (24), Hector McGovern (18), Buck Devine (2).3B - Howie Koppe (3).HR - Bill Casey (7), Jay Adams (16).SF - Bill Casey.HBP - Dave Fitzgerald (3).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Swoboda improves in arm Guy Haley improves in power_vs_righty Rich Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Keeton improves in power_vs_lefty Red Leifield improves in arm Luis Leiter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Moseley did not respond to coaching in control Jay Busby did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Graham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Hawkes did not respond to coaching in endurance Jay Busby improves in control