Win: Bash Brannigan (16-4) Loss: John Shorten (16-7)
Inning: 1 Detroit John Shorten pitching. Jerry Golsteyn walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ken Fantetti grounds out to the pitcher. Homer Elias flies out to the left fielder. Bubba Baker hits a home run. Jerry Golsteyn scores. Spuds Mackenzie hits a home run. Russ Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Bash Brannigan pitching. B.J. Carter strikes out. Jon Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Lou Wooten pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Wedge Antilles singles to right field. Doc Schmidt strikes out. Bash Brannigan lays a bunt down the first base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Golsteyn singles to left field. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Rob Gillespie doubles to center field. Paul Briley grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Schmulbach flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Suter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Homer Elias lines out to the second baseman. Bubba Baker flies out to the left fielder. Spuds Mackenzie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Mark Brumfield flies out to the left fielder. John Shorten strikes out. B.J. Carter pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Russ Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Wedge Antilles lines out to the shortstop. Doc Schmidt lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jon Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Lou Wooten singles to center field. Rob Gillespie grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lou Wooten is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Briley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bash Brannigan singles to right field. Jerry Golsteyn walks. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Homer Elias doubles to center field. Bash Brannigan scores. Jerry Golsteyn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bubba Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Spuds Mackenzie pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Charlie Schmulbach grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Suter grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Brumfield singles to right field. John Shorten grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Brumfield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Russ Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Wedge Antilles flies out to the right fielder. Doc Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York B.J. Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Jon Nixon singles to right field. Jon Nixon steals second. Lou Wooten walks. Rob Gillespie singles to center field. Jon Nixon is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Lou Wooten advances to third on the play. Paul Briley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bash Brannigan flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Golsteyn singles to center field. Jerry Golsteyn steals second. Ken Fantetti grounds out to the shortstop. Homer Elias grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Charlie Schmulbach grounds out to the pitcher. Cliff Suter strikes out. George Mallon is pinch hitting for Mark Brumfield. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Mallon walks. John Shorten strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Luther Blue is pinch hitting for Bubba Baker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luther Blue walks. Luis Figueroa is pinch hitting for Spuds Mackenzie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Figueroa strikes out. Russ Davis flies out to the center fielder. Wedge Antilles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York B.J. Carter singles to right field. Jon Nixon singles to right field. B.J. Carter advances to third on the hit. David Grimes is pinch hitting for Lou Wooten. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, B.J. Carter scores. Dexter Bussey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rob Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Jon Nixon advances to second on the play. Paul Briley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Holke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Doc Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Hal Walker is pinch hitting for Dexter Bussey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Walker reached on a fielding error by Cliff Suter. Jerry Golsteyn flies out to the left fielder. Ken Fantetti singles to center field. Homer Elias walks. Luther Blue singles to center field. Hal Walker scores. Ken Fantetti scores. Homer Elias advances to third on the hit. Luis Figueroa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Horace King pitching. Charlie Schmulbach hits a home run. Cliff Suter grounds out to the shortstop. George Mallon doubles to left field. Yoshihiko Ohara is pinch hitting for Jim Holke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yoshihiko Ohara flies out to the left fielder. B.J. Carter doubles to center field. George Mallon scores. Ray Bob Oldham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - B.J. Carter (22), Rob Gillespie (16), George Mallon (1).HR - Charlie Schmulbach (21).SF - David Grimes. Baserunning: SB - Jon Nixon (18). Fielding: E - Cliff Suter.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Chadwick did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Skladany did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Skladany improves in speed Dave Pureifory did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Martin did not respond to coaching in endurance Buddy Jolly did not respond to coaching in control Tom Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Hardy did not respond to coaching in velocity