Win: Don Drysdale (6-0) Loss: Gene Checo (1-3)
Save: Henry Gallego (27)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dick Loaiza pitching. Jim Moolic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Felton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rich Weston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Polly Barron pitching. Sidney DeFate pops out to the shortstop. Jay Smith walks. Todd Helton strikes out. Sean Casey walks. Duke Sims flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Noboru Asakura pops out to the third baseman. Gene Ramos grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Konieczny grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass singles to right field. Bob Bailor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike Douglass advances to second on the play. Dick Loaiza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harold Cepeda is hit by a pitch. Bruce Perrin walks. Polly Barron lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Moolic singles to center field. Harold Cepeda scores. Bruce Perrin scores. Ron Felton flies out to the center fielder. Jim Moolic steals second. Rich Weston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Sidney DeFate pops out to the shortstop. Jay Smith strikes out. Todd Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Noboru Asakura flies out to the left fielder. Gene Ramos grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Konieczny singles to center field. Harold Cepeda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Sean Casey is hit by a pitch. Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Katsuo Machida reached on a fielding error by Polly Barron. Klondike Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Perrin strikes out. Polly Barron strikes out. Jim Moolic doubles to center field. Ron Felton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dick Loaiza strikes out. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Jay Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rich Weston pops out to the catcher. Noboru Asakura flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ramos lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Todd Helton strikes out. Sean Casey singles to right field. Duke Sims singles to center field. Sean Casey advances to third on the hit. Duke Sims is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Katsuo Machida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Konieczny singles to right field. Ecky McMillan is pinch hitting for Harold Cepeda. Ecky McMillan walks. Jimmy Callahan 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 2nd. Bruce Perrin singles to right field. Bill Konieczny scores. Ecky McMillan advances to third on the hit. Polly Barron strikes out. Jim Moolic singles past the shortstop. Ecky McMillan scores. Bruce Perrin advances to third on the hit. Jim Moolic is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Felton walks. Rich Weston pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Klondike Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor strikes out. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Jimmy Callahan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Don Drysdale pitching. Noboru Asakura strikes out. Gene Ramos grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Konieczny pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Sidney DeFate strikes out. Desi Coco is pinch hitting for Jay Smith. Desi Coco hits an infield single to the shortstop. Todd Helton doubles to center field. Sean Casey hits a home run. Desi Coco scores. Todd Helton scores. Duke Sims walks. Gene Checo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Katsuo Machida singles to center field. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Duke Sims scores. Katsuo Machida advances to third on the hit. Jesus Black comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Bailor triples. Katsuo Machida scores. Klondike Douglass scores. Bert Lee is pinch hitting for Don Drysdale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bailor scores. Joe McGaffigan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Henry Gallego pitching. Tetsuya Akagi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Desi Coco at RF. Jake Taylor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Helton at CF. Ecky McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Perrin pops out to the shortstop. Carlos Moffett is pinch hitting for Joe McGaffigan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Moffett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Boney did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Pettee did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Chadbourne did not respond to coaching in velocity Cotton Eyrich did not respond to coaching in arm Ollie Pena did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roy Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Adam Cole did not respond to coaching in speed Augie Rosen improves in arm Roy Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed