Win: George Johnson (8-6) Loss: Kazuhide Yamada (4-7)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill Benes pitching. Russ Lyons hits a home run. Win Kirkpatrick grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Stoll walks. Bud Christopher flies out to the right fielder. Bill Pujols grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Cary pitching. Clarence Dobens lines out to the shortstop. Normie Frisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don George grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ernie Nolan strikes out. Jack Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Luther Runger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Eric Nill grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Andersen doubles to right field. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Jack Becker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Russ Lyons. Joe Andersen scores. Archie Bauers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Cary flies out to the center fielder. Russ Lyons walks. Win Kirkpatrick strikes out. Doug Stoll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Benes walks. Clarence Dobens strikes out. Normie Frisk grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bud Christopher pops out to the third baseman. Bill Pujols flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Nolan walks. Jack Robinson walks. Luther Runger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Robinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Don George grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Nill grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Cary strikes out. Russ Lyons walks. Russ Lyons steals second. Win Kirkpatrick flies out to the right fielder. Doug Stoll grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Glenn Sprinz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Becker strikes out. Archie Bauers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bud Christopher strikes out. Bill Pujols flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Nolan singles to center field. Jack Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Geoff Schmelz is pinch hitting for Bill Benes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Geoff Schmelz flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Normie Frisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Socks Fisher pitching. Luther Runger grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Cary strikes out. Russ Lyons singles to center field. Win Kirkpatrick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Don George singles to center field. Eric Nill strikes out. Joe Andersen flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Doug Stoll grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Christopher grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Pujols singles to right field. Ernie Nolan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jack Becker flies out to the right fielder. Archie Bauers flies out to the right fielder. Clay Sheridan is pinch hitting for Socks Fisher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Clay Sheridan singles to right field. Clarence Dobens pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Larry Brenly pitching. Jack Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luther Runger singles to left field. Juan Curd is pinch hitting for Bob Cary. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Curd strikes out. Russ Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Todd Lint pitching. Normie Frisk walks. Don George grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Normie Frisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eric Nill strikes out. Joe Andersen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Boston Win Kirkpatrick grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Stoll grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Christopher grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Glenn Sprinz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jack Becker strikes out. Archie Bauers strikes out. Alex Markland is pinch hitting for Larry Brenly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Alex Markland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Boston George Johnson pitching. Bill Pujols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Robinson singles to left field. Luther Runger singles past the shortstop. Jack Robinson advances to third on the hit. Jack Dedrick is pinch hitting for Todd Lint. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luther Runger steals second. Jack Dedrick pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Detroit Kazuhide Yamada pitching. Clarence Dobens singles to center field. Brian Williams is pinch hitting for Normie Frisk. Brian Williams strikes out. Don George singles to center field. Clarence Dobens advances to third on the hit. Eric Nill flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Clarence Dobens scores. Boston total runners left on base: 11 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Herring improves in speed Willis Curd did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Havens improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Keck did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Chalmers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jez Coppola did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rob Gorman did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Shearer improves in velocity Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in velocity John Houck did not respond to coaching in control Andy Cardenas improves in control Mike Daniels did not respond to coaching in control Ricardo Barker did not respond to coaching in 2B