Win: Charlie Hemingway (7-6) Loss: Glenn Lytle (0-4)
Save: Jeff Hunter (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Delaney pitching. Brent Dalena lines out to the shortstop. Rusty Hemingway flies out to the center fielder. George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Fujio Ohshima pitching. Sheldon Blackaby flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Barr strikes out. Bill Casey singles to left field. Howie Koppe grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Casey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Graham flies out to the left fielder. Ron Nielsen flies out to the left fielder. Terry Tresh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Nicol grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Adams flies out to the left fielder. Hector McGovern grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Potter walks. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Harry Potter advances to third on the hit. Jim Littlejohn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fujio Ohshima strikes out. Brent Dalena grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Pete McBean strikes out. Jim Delaney flies out to the center fielder. Sheldon Blackaby grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway flies out to the right fielder. George Hughes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Cliff Barr grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Howie Koppe lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ron Nielsen pops out to the third baseman. Terry Tresh strikes out. Harry Potter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Nicol strikes out. Jay Adams doubles to right field. Hector McGovern flies out to the center fielder. Pete McBean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn flies out to the left fielder. Fujio Ohshima grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Dalena singles to center field. Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jim Delaney flies out to the center fielder. Sheldon Blackaby pops out to the second baseman. Cliff Barr singles to right field. Bill Casey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Hughes reached on a fielding error by Joe Nicol. Gene Graham strikes out. George Hughes steals second. Ron Nielsen singles to right field. George Hughes scores. Terry Tresh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Howie Koppe pops out to the catcher. Joe Nicol singles to left field. Paul Burleson 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 1st. Jay Adams walks. Hector McGovern singles to right field. Joe Nicol scores. Jay Adams advances to third on the hit. Pete McBean strikes out. Al Smith is pinch hitting for Jim Delaney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie Hemingway pitching. Harry Potter singles to right field. Jim Littlejohn strikes out. Scott Croucher is pinch hitting for Paul Burleson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Croucher doubles to center field. Harry Potter is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Brent Dalena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Glenn Lytle pitching. Sheldon Blackaby flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Barr pops out to the second baseman. Bill Casey triples. Howie Koppe hits a home run. Bill Casey scores. Ed Norman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Nicol grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the second baseman. George Hughes singles to right field. Gene Graham flies out to the center fielder. Ron Nielsen doubles to center field. George Hughes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Hunter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Tresh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ferrell DeArmond did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Lieber did not respond to coaching in arm Geronimo Cole did not respond to coaching in control Roy Willhite did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rafael Jones did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Middleton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vic Bancroft did not respond to coaching in control Alex Lois improves in range Emmett Peden improves in range Tim Huntzinger did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Huntzinger improves in contact_vs_lefty