Win: Bobby Darnell (3-3) Loss: Kazuo Shinada (2-5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Kazuo Shinada pitching. Bob Odom walks. Ken Archie flies out to the center fielder. Bill Casey singles to center field. Bob Odom advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Davis singles past the first baseman. Bob Odom scores. Joe Nicol flies out to the center fielder. Jay Adams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bobby Darnell pitching. Jim Zapustas flies out to the left fielder. Bob Simmons reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Nicol. Andy Koplitz grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Pennington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Hector McGovern strikes out. Curt Comorosky singles to left field. Bobby Darnell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Walsh walks. Bob Lipski flies out to the center fielder. Chip Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Roy Walsh is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Archie hits a home run. Bill Casey strikes out. Jimmy Davis singles to center field. Joe Nicol singles to right field. Jimmy Davis advances to third on the hit. Jay Adams strikes out. Hector McGovern walks. Curt Comorosky singles to left field. Jimmy Davis scores. Joe Nicol scores. Hector McGovern advances to third on the hit. Bunny Needham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Darnell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dick Egan pops out to the second baseman. Bunny Needham triples. Jim Zapustas flies out to the left fielder. Bob Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Odom walks. Ken Archie singles to left field. Bill Casey flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Davis pops out to the first baseman. Joe Nicol grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Archie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Andy Koplitz walks. Carl Pennington grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jay Adams strikes out. Hector McGovern strikes out. Curt Comorosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Lipski strikes out. Chip Glenn singles to center field. Dick Egan pops out to the pitcher. Bunny Needham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chip Glenn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bobby Darnell strikes out. Bob Odom singles to left field. Ken Archie strikes out. Bob Odom steals second. Bill Casey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Zapustas singles to center field. Bob Simmons singles to right field. Andy Koplitz flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Casanova 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. Carl Pennington grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jimmy Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Nicol doubles to center field. Ron McKnight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Adams walks. Hector McGovern walks. Curt Comorosky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Nicol scores. Jay Adams advances to third on the play. Hector McGovern advances to second on the play. Bobby Casanova singles to right field. Jay Adams scores. Hector McGovern scores. Takaharu Horiuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Odom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Roy Walsh strikes out. Bob Lipski doubles to left field. Chip Glenn strikes out. Dick Egan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ken Archie grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Takaharu Horiuchi lines out to the second baseman. Jim Zapustas pops out to the shortstop. Bob Simmons pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Nicol grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jay Adams flies out to the right fielder. Hector McGovern singles to right field. Hector McGovern steals second. Curt Comorosky flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Andy Koplitz grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Pennington hits a home run. Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lipski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Ron McKnight is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gordon Reed did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Pedre improves in power_vs_lefty George Pedre improves in range Guy Haley improves in arm Vic Bancroft did not respond to coaching in control Zeke Scheffler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Barney Oakes did not respond to coaching in speed Shayne Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Otis Janeski improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Davis did not respond to coaching in range Fred Lacey did not respond to coaching in endurance Otis Janeski did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B