Inning: 1 New York Eric Grace pitching. Ted Malay flies out to the center fielder. Les Marion flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Julian Combs pitching. Sidney DeFate pops out to the second baseman. Jay Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Taylor singles to left field. Jake Taylor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Dale Adams strikes out. Buster Stember lines out to the pitcher. Carlos Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sean Casey lines out to the shortstop. Duke Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Katsuo Machida singles to left field. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Sloppy Poole strikes out. Duane Turner singles to left field. Julian Combs lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ted Malay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Sidney DeFate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Les Marion walks. Dutch Quinn pops out to the second baseman. Dale Adams singles to center field. Les Marion advances to third on the hit. Dale Adams steals second. Buster Stember grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jay Smith strikes out. Jake Taylor strikes out. Sean Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Sloppy Poole strikes out. Duane Turner strikes out. Julian Combs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Duke Sims singles to center field. Katsuo Machida pops out to the catcher. Klondike Douglass grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Ted Malay grounds out to the shortstop. Les Marion walks. Dutch Quinn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Bailor. Dale Adams reached on a fielding error by Sidney DeFate. Les Marion scores. Dale Adams steals second. Buster Stember walks. Carlos Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dutch Quinn scores. Sloppy Poole pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Grace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sidney DeFate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Mike Morgan is pinch hitting for Duane Turner. Mike Morgan hits a home run. Julian Combs flies out to the right fielder. Ted Malay walks. Les Marion strikes out. Dutch Quinn walks. Dale Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Rennie Ballenger enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Morgan at C. Jay Smith singles to center field. Jake Taylor singles past the second baseman. Jay Smith advances to third on the hit. Sean Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Smith scores. Jake Taylor advances to second on the play. Duke Sims singles to center field. Jake Taylor is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Katsuo Machida grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Buster Stember flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Carlos Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Sloppy Poole grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Todd Helton is pinch hitting for Bob Bailor. Todd Helton pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Jones is pinch hitting for Eric Grace. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chuck Jones flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Sidney DeFate singles to right field. Smead Robinson 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. Jay Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sidney DeFate is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Don Drysdale pitching. Desi Coco enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Helton at SS. Rennie Ballenger flies out to the center fielder. Dave Dellucci is pinch hitting for Smead Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dave Dellucci singles to center field. Ted Malay grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Willie Shipke pitching. Jake Taylor walks. Sean Casey walks. Duke Sims singles to right field. Jake Taylor scores. Sean Casey advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Frank Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Katsuo Machida grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sean Casey scores. Klondike Douglass singles to right field. Desi Coco grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 New York Les Marion grounds out to the pitcher. Dutch Quinn strikes out. Dale Adams hits a home run. Luis Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buster Stember singles to center field. Carlos Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Jose Cruz Jr. is pinch hitting for Luis Kent. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Cruz Jr. strikes out. Sidney DeFate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ody Sloat did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Thomas improves in range Glenn Hulen did not respond to coaching in arm Ody Sloat improves in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in control Augie Rosen improves in contact_vs_lefty Eric Nagy improves in arm Bobby Altizer improves in contact_vs_righty