Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Turner pitching. John Caffyn walks. Bob Hoblitzel singles to right field. Johnny Lamb strikes out. Al Henry strikes out. Bill Sparma singles to left field. John Caffyn scores. Bob Hoblitzel advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Bob Hoblitzel scores. Bill Sparma advances to second. Bernie Kellner pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bert Taylor pitching. Juan Freeman strikes out. Jake Chambers strikes out. Pete Easley singles to center field. Joe Marshall singles to right field. Billy Friday grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Art Hasenmayer strikes out. Joe Quinones flies out to the right fielder. Bert Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Cey singles to right field. Jim Dunn singles to left field. Luis Cey advances to third on the hit. Gary Hale strikes out. Passed ball. Luis Cey scores. Jim Dunn advances to second. Charlie Turner grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Freeman singles to right field. Jim Dunn is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Caffyn strikes out. Bob Hoblitzel singles to center field. Johnny Lamb grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Hoblitzel advances to second on the play. Al Henry walks. Bill Sparma triples. Bob Hoblitzel scores. Al Henry scores. Bernie Kellner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jake Chambers flies out to the center fielder. Pete Easley strikes out. Joe Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Art Hasenmayer grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Quinones pops out to the shortstop. Bert Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Friday strikes out. Luis Cey strikes out. Jim Dunn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit John Caffyn grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Hoblitzel strikes out. Johnny Lamb doubles to left field. Al Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gary Hale strikes out. Charlie Turner flies out to the center fielder. Juan Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Sparma pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Kellner strikes out. Art Hasenmayer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jake Chambers strikes out. Pete Easley strikes out. Joe Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Quinones singles to center field. Tony Cruz is pinch hitting for Bert Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tony Cruz lines out to the third baseman. John Caffyn walks. Bob Hoblitzel strikes out. Johnny Lamb singles to center field. Al Henry hits a home run. Joe Quinones scores. John Caffyn scores. Johnny Lamb scores. Bill Sparma walks. Bernie Kellner singles to right field. Art Hasenmayer singles to right field. Bill Sparma scores. Bernie Kellner is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Morel pitching. Billy Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Cey lines out to the shortstop. Jim Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Juan Candelaria comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Joe Quinones grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Zamora is pinch hitting for Jim Morel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Pete Zamora singles past the second baseman. Alan Bertaina is pinch hitting for John Caffyn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Bertaina grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mal Balas pitching. Gary Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Chiffer is pinch hitting for Juan Candelaria. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Chiffer lines out to the third baseman. Jimmy Dyer is pinch hitting for Juan Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Dyer singles to center field. Rusty Nieman is pinch hitting for Jake Chambers. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rusty Nieman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Veach pitching. Bob Hoblitzel strikes out. Johnny Lamb flies out to the center fielder. Al Henry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pete Easley strikes out. March Barrett is pinch hitting for Joe Marshall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. March Barrett doubles to center field. Billy Friday flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Herring is pinch hitting for Luis Cey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jamie Herring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Ford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Fisher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Fergie Conatser improves in range Derek Phoenix improves in range Harry Hamm did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gil Hemus did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Stafford did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Nichols did not respond to coaching in control Al Herriage improves in power_vs_righty Sam Holtgrave did not respond to coaching in range Ike Jeffries did not respond to coaching in endurance Sam Bosio improves in arm Charlie Ring did not respond to coaching in SS