Win: John Henrich (18-8) Loss: Denny Mundy (8-13)
Save: Kazuhide Yamada (38)
Inning: 1 Boston Denny Mundy pitching. Win Kirkpatrick singles to right field. Win Kirkpatrick steals second. Joey DeMontreville grounds out to the shortstop. John Amalfitano flies out to the right fielder. Bud Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit John Henrich pitching. Clarence Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Normie Frisk walks. Eric Nill strikes out. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Russ Lyons singles to right field. Ernie Nolan lines out to the third baseman. Luther Runger strikes out. Mark Boyle singles to left field. Russ Lyons advances to third on the hit. John Henrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Andy Burton strikes out. Jack Becker singles to center field. Archie Bauers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Becker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Osdanis Gracial doubles to left field. Archie Bauers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Denny Mundy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Win Kirkpatrick singles to center field. Win Kirkpatrick steals second. Joey DeMontreville doubles to right field. Win Kirkpatrick scores. John Amalfitano doubles to left field. Joey DeMontreville scores. Bud Christopher strikes out. Russ Lyons walks. Ernie Nolan grounds out to the second baseman. John Amalfitano advances to third on the play. Russ Lyons advances to second on the play. Luther Runger lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Normie Frisk grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Nill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Mark Boyle grounds out to the second baseman. John Henrich singles to right field. Win Kirkpatrick strikes out. Joey DeMontreville strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Glenn Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Andy Burton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston John Amalfitano flies out to the left fielder. Bud Christopher pops out to the second baseman. Russ Lyons singles to right field. Ernie Nolan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luther Runger singles to center field. Russ Lyons scores. Ernie Nolan advances to third on the hit. Larry Brenly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Boyle singles to right field. Ernie Nolan scores. Luther Runger advances to third on the hit. John Henrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Archie Bauers doubles to right field. Osdanis Gracial flies out to the left fielder. Larry Brenly grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Bauers advances to third on the play. Clarence Dobens singles to left field. Archie Bauers scores. Normie Frisk singles to right field. Clarence Dobens advances to third on the hit. Eric Nill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Win Kirkpatrick singles to right field. Joey DeMontreville walks. John Amalfitano strikes out. Bud Christopher hits an infield single to the shortstop. Russ Lyons grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Win Kirkpatrick is out at home. Ernie Nolan walks. Joey DeMontreville scores. Luther Runger grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Bud Christopher is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Glenn Sprinz pops out to the pitcher. Andy Burton hits a home run. Jack Becker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Archie Bauers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Mark Boyle walks. John Henrich lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Win Kirkpatrick strikes out. Socks Fisher 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. Joey DeMontreville flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Osdanis Gracial strikes out. Clay Sheridan is pinch hitting for Socks Fisher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Clay Sheridan singles to right field. Clarence Dobens grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston George Johnson pitching. John Amalfitano pops out to the shortstop. Bud Christopher pops out to the third baseman. Russ Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Pujols enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Amalfitano at 1B. Jack Robinson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luther Runger at 2B. Gene Cuccurullo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Normie Frisk flies out to the left fielder. Eric Nill singles to center field. Glenn Sprinz singles to left field. Andy Burton strikes out. Jack Becker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Ernie Nolan strikes out. Jack Robinson pops out to the second baseman. Mark Boyle pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Kazuhide Yamada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Bauers singles to center field. Osdanis Gracial pops out to the shortstop. Brian Williams is pinch hitting for George Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brian Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Archie Bauers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clarence Dobens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 12 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Lau did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Stairs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Rivera did not respond to coaching in velocity Derrick Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Havens improves in speed Frank Havens improves in range Willis Curd did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cy Crawford did not respond to coaching in control Andy Cardenas did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Shearer improves in control John Houck did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in control Ross Davis improves in control Bruce Burkle did not respond to coaching in RF