Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Lucas pitching. Ken Archie strikes out. Buck Devine flies out to the center fielder. Bob Odom walks. Gordon Reed flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Chris Aleno pitching. Nigel Joseph pops out to the catcher. Scott Croucher flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Nilsson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit John Leal grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dybzinski grounds out to the third baseman. Hector McGovern grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Marcos Trujillo pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Blair flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Al Smith flies out to the right fielder. Chris Aleno grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Archie lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Jim Littlejohn hits a home run. Jim Lucas pops out to the second baseman. Nigel Joseph flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Buck Devine doubles to center field. Bob Odom strikes out. Gordon Reed singles to center field. Buck Devine scores. John Leal singles to right field. Bob Dybzinski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Scott Croucher pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Nilsson grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes reached on a fielding error by Gordon Reed. Marcos Trujillo hits a home run. George Hughes scores. Eddie Blair singles to right field. Eddie Blair steals second. Joe Hughes walks. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Jim Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Hector McGovern hits a home run. Al Smith walks. Chris Aleno lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Archie singles to center field. Al Smith scores. Buck Devine flies out to the left fielder. Bob Odom walks. Gordon Reed triples. Ken Archie scores. Bob Odom scores. Ryan Maxwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Leal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nigel Joseph strikes out. Scott Croucher flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Nilsson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Dybzinski strikes out. Hector McGovern flies out to the right fielder. Al Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Marcos Trujillo grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Blair hits a home run. Joe Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit John Howard is pinch hitting for Chris Aleno. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Howard singles to center field. John Howard steals second. Ken Archie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Howard advances to third on the play. Buck Devine flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Howard scores. Bob Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sam Lucas pitching. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Ron Nielsen is pinch hitting for Ryan Maxwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Littlejohn steals second. Jim Littlejohn steals third. Bob Dybzinski throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Littlejohn scores. Bobby Casanova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Nielsen hits a home run. Bunny Jurak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nigel Joseph pops out to the shortstop. Scott Croucher flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Nilsson walks. Jeff Nilsson steals second. George Hughes doubles past the third baseman. Jeff Nilsson scores. Lew Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcos Trujillo singles to right field. George Hughes scores. Eddie Blair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Fujio Ohshima pitching. Gordon Reed flies out to the left fielder. John Leal flies out to the right fielder. Bob Dybzinski singles past the shortstop. Hector McGovern flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Paul Pasqua is pinch hitting for Fujio Ohshima. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Pasqua grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Chikao Nogusa pitching. Al Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Lew Nixon lines out to the third baseman. Ken Archie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Buck Devine (2).3B - Gordon Reed (2).HR - Hector McGovern (4).SF - Buck Devine.GIDP - Bob Dybzinski. Baserunning: SB - John Howard (5). Fielding: E - Gordon Reed, Bob Dybzinski.
Batting:2B - George Hughes (14).HR - Marcos Trujillo (3), Eddie Blair (2), Jim Littlejohn (4), Ron Nielsen (2).GIDP - Paul Pasqua. Baserunning: SB - Jeff Nilsson (6), Eddie Blair (3), Jim Littlejohn 2 (3).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Swoboda improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete McBean did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Lee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Guy Haley improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Keeton improves in arm Charley Kelly did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Kern improves in velocity Gene Belle improves in speed Rusty Hemingway did not respond to coaching in range Rick Jefferson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Graham improves in arm Tiny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity