Win: Angel Sanchez (1-0) Loss: Charlie Turner (0-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Charlie Turner pitching. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the third baseman. Al Henry grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Quinones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pete Easley. Tom Odom singles to center field. Joe Quinones scores. Charlie DeRosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Angel Sanchez pitching. Gary Hale grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Chiffer strikes out. Rusty Nieman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Sparma walks. Bernie Kellner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Sparma advances to second on the play. Heinie Werner singles to right field. Bill Sparma scores. Angel Sanchez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bowman D. Russ doubles to right field. Heinie Werner scores. Al Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jimmy Dyer strikes out. Billy Friday strikes out. Joe Marshall walks. Luis Cey walks. Pete Easley walks. Charlie Turner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Quinones singles to left field. Tom Odom walks. Charlie DeRosa flies out to the center fielder. Bill Sparma hits a home run. Joe Quinones scores. Tom Odom scores. Bernie Kellner doubles to left field. Heinie Werner singles to left field. Bernie Kellner scores. Angel Sanchez lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gary Hale grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Chiffer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rusty Nieman singles to left field. Jimmy Dyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rusty Nieman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bowman D. Russ strikes out. Al Henry singles to right field. Joe Quinones strikes out. Tom Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Friday flies out to the left fielder. Joe Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Charlie DeRosa grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Sparma pops out to the shortstop. Bernie Kellner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pete Easley flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Turner reached on a 2-base fielding error by Heinie Werner. Gary Hale doubles to left field. Charlie Turner scores. Jim Chiffer strikes out. Gary Hale steals third. Rusty Nieman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Heinie Werner pops out to the second baseman. Angel Sanchez strikes out. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jimmy Dyer strikes out. Billy Friday flies out to the right fielder. Joe Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Henry flies out to the center fielder. Joe Quinones flies out to the center fielder. Tom Odom grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Pete Easley grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Turner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Morrison is pinch hitting for Charlie DeRosa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Morrison singles to center field. Bill Sparma lines out to the shortstop. Bernie Kellner singles to right field. John Morrison advances to third on the hit. Heinie Werner strikes out. Angel Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gary Hale singles to center field. Gary Hale is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Chiffer pops out to the third baseman. Rusty Nieman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the shortstop. Al Henry strikes out. Joe Quinones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Luis Cey. Tom Odom singles to left field. John Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jimmy Dyer walks. Billy Friday walks. Red Archer is pinch hitting for Joe Marshall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Archer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Friday is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Ring is pinch hitting for Luis Cey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Ring flies out to the right fielder. Pete Easley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Derek Phoenix improves in range Bobby Gibson did not respond to coaching in range Luis Grotewold did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Gibson did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Sam Ebert improves in control Gil Hemus did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brooks Bluege did not respond to coaching in control Bob Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lefty Bartee did not respond to coaching in control Harry Thorpe improves in power_vs_righty