Win: Stan Hall (1-0) Loss: Bert Houtteman (0-1)
Save: Ed Baumer (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Fisher pitching. Matt Harper singles to right field. Ed Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Doyle Howard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Harper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doyle Howard steals second. Shag Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Bill Baker pitching. Jonah Merritt walks. Bob Fajardo flies out to the left fielder. Kerry Bergman flies out to the right fielder. Dian Guillen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Curt Branca flies out to the center fielder. Earl Shinall grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Storie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Randy Hardin grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Nelson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Earl Shinall. Heinie Davey strikes out. Mendy Tracy walks. Roy Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Walter Medeiros grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jonah Merritt flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fajardo flies out to the left fielder. Kerry Bergman walks. Dian Guillen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ed Peterson strikes out. Doyle Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Shag Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Randy Hardin walks. Johnny Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Davey singles to center field. Randy Hardin advances to third on the hit. Mendy Tracy flies out to the center fielder. Roy Fisher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Curt Branca singles to left field. Earl Shinall grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Branca advances to second on the play. Rich Storie strikes out. Walter Medeiros strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jonah Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Fajardo grounds out to the second baseman. Kerry Bergman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Baker pops out to the first baseman. Matt Harper pops out to the third baseman. Ed Peterson singles to right field. Ed Peterson steals second. Doyle Howard grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Dian Guillen flies out to the left fielder. Randy Hardin grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Nelson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Shag Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Curt Branca flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Earl Shinall walks. Rich Storie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Earl Shinall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Al Geary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Davey strikes out. Mendy Tracy grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Walter Medeiros singles past the shortstop. Alex Miller is pinch hitting for Al Geary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Alex Miller grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Walter Medeiros is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Harper grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Alex Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Herman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ed Peterson doubles to center field. Matt Harper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doyle Howard walks. Shag Lyons pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ed Clark pitching. Jonah Merritt doubles to right field. Bob Fajardo pops out to the third baseman. Ed Granger is pinch hitting for Kerry Bergman. Ed Granger singles to center field. Jonah Merritt scores. Dian Guillen flies out to the left fielder. Mark Haas is pinch hitting for Randy Hardin. Mark Haas singles past the second baseman. Ed Granger advances to third on the hit. Rick Porzio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Obradovich is pinch hitting for Johnny Nelson. Stan Obradovich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Bo Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Granger at LF. Jack Cicotte enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Haas at 2B. Curt Branca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Shinall singles to left field. Rich Storie strikes out. Walter Medeiros grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Heinie Davey walks. Mendy Tracy flies out to the left fielder. Eric Stovall is pinch hitting for Frank Herman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Stovall flies out to the left fielder. Jonah Merritt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Heinie Davey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Slim Hudson pitching. Angel Whitaker is pinch hitting for Rick Porzio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Angel Whitaker singles to center field. Matt Harper grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Peterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Baltimore George Pujols pitching. Bob Fajardo walks. Bo Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Dian Guillen flies out to the left fielder. Jack Cicotte grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Fajardo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Detroit Doyle Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Shag Lyons strikes out. Curt Branca walks. Bert Houtteman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Earl Shinall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Baltimore Stan Obradovich singles to center field. Heinie Davey walks. Mendy Tracy flies out to the right fielder. Bert Houtteman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bert Houtteman singles to right field. Stan Obradovich is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Heinie Davey advances to third on the play. Stan Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jonah Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Detroit Rich Storie strikes out. Walter Medeiros doubles to center field. Sam Shofner is pinch hitting for Stan Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sam Shofner singles to center field. Walter Medeiros scores. Matt Harper singles to left field. Ed Peterson strikes out. Doyle Howard walks. Shag Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Baltimore Ed Baumer pitching. Bob Fajardo walks. Bo Johnson strikes out. Dian Guillen singles to right field. Jack Cicotte flies out to the center fielder. Stan Obradovich grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dian Guillen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Baltimore total runners LOB: 14
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Milt Small did not respond to coaching in velocity George Sutcliffe did not respond to coaching in control Ab Espinoza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dink Palmeiro did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Scott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cal Walker did not respond to coaching in control Blackie Manush did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Hearn did not respond to coaching in control Paul Tobin did not respond to coaching in control Steve Hearn did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Foss did not respond to coaching in velocity Gracie Luuloa did not respond to coaching in control Rick Householder improves in control Dolph Bernero did not respond to coaching in 2B