Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Laskey pitching. John Caffyn strikes out. Bob Hoblitzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Lamb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Rittwage pitching. Billy Friday grounds out to the third baseman. March Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Luis Cey reached on a fielding error by Johnny Lamb. Joe Marshall lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Al Henry strikes out. Bill Sparma strikes out. Bernie Kellner flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Chiffer flies out to the right fielder. Gary Hale flies out to the center fielder. Juan Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Art Hasenmayer walks. Joe Quinones strikes out. Bob Rittwage fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Rittwage grounds out to the pitcher. Art Hasenmayer advances to second on the play. John Caffyn lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Dunn singles in front of the center fielder. Bob Laskey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Laskey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Billy Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Hoblitzel pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Lamb flies out to the right fielder. Al Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City March Barrett grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Cey flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Marshall singles to center field. Joe Marshall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Sparma flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Kellner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Hasenmayer singles to right field. Art Hasenmayer steals second. Juan Freeman throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Quinones walks. Bob Rittwage strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Chiffer strikes out. Gary Hale grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit John Caffyn flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hoblitzel walks. Johnny Lamb hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Henry hits a home run. Bob Hoblitzel scores. Johnny Lamb scores. Bill Sparma strikes out. Bernie Kellner singles to center field. Art Hasenmayer hits a home run. Bernie Kellner scores. Joe Quinones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Laskey grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Friday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Rittwage strikes out. Alan Bertaina is pinch hitting for John Caffyn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Bertaina grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hoblitzel walks. Johnny Lamb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City March Barrett hits a home run. Luis Cey strikes out. Joe Marshall grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Chiffer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Henry singles to right field. Al Henry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Sparma flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Kellner doubles to left field. Art Hasenmayer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gary Hale singles to center field. Jimmy Dyer is pinch hitting for Juan Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Dyer strikes out. Rich Claire is pinch hitting for Jim Dunn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Claire strikes out. Bob Laskey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Quinones grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Cruz is pinch hitting for Bob Rittwage. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tony Cruz walks. Alan Bertaina hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Hoblitzel triples. Tony Cruz scores. Alan Bertaina scores. Johnny Lamb flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Hoblitzel scores. Dave Veach 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). Al Henry pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mal Balas pitching. Billy Friday strikes out. March Barrett reached on a fielding error by Bob Hoblitzel. March Barrett steals second. Luis Cey singles to right field. March Barrett scores. Joe Marshall singles to left field. Luis Cey is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jamie Herring is pinch hitting for Jim Chiffer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jamie Herring hits an infield single to the shortstop. Gary Hale pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Bernie Kellner (4).3B - Bob Hoblitzel (2).HR - Al Henry (8), Art Hasenmayer (3).SF - Johnny Lamb. Baserunning: SB - Art Hasenmayer (5).CS - Al Henry (1). Fielding: E - Bob Hoblitzel, Johnny Lamb.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Ford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gil Hemus improves in power_vs_lefty Fergie Conatser improves in contact_vs_lefty Derek Phoenix improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Lovenguth did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Farmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Fergie Conatser did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Jacoby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cy Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Nichols did not respond to coaching in control Sam Holtgrave did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mack Gonzalez improves in contact_vs_righty Glenn Trotter improves in control Charlie Ring did not respond to coaching in SS