Win: Johnny Markham (8-17) Loss: Bunny McBean (10-15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bunny McBean pitching. March McKechnie grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ruffin grounds out to the shortstop. Judy Johnson hits a home run. Whitey Bligh pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Markham pitching. Pinky Lerian walks. Craig McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Lerian steals second. C.K. May strikes out. Tommy LaVita walks. Julio Dagres singles to left field. Pinky Lerian scores. Tommy LaVita advances to third on the hit. John Toca singles to center field. Tommy LaVita scores. Julio Dagres advances to third on the hit. Jim Hough flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jelly Taylor hits a home run. Willie Chiles strikes out. Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Scotland singles to left field. Johnny Markham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jack Roach grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny McBean pops out to the first baseman. Pinky Lerian singles to center field. Craig McNamara singles to center field. Pinky Lerian advances to third on the hit. C.K. May flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit March McKechnie doubles to left field. Bill Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. March McKechnie advances to third on the play. Judy Johnson hits a home run. March McKechnie scores. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Jelly Taylor hits a home run. Willie Chiles hits a home run. Jose Wendell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tommy LaVita grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Julio Dagres walks. John Toca strikes out. Jim Hough pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Scotland flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Markham strikes out. March McKechnie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Roach flies out to the left fielder. Jose Wendell flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Lerian grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Ruffin singles to center field. Judy Johnson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Ruffin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Bligh singles to right field. Jelly Taylor singles to left field. Willie Chiles lines out to the second baseman. Jerry Blackwell hits a home run. Judy Johnson scores. Whitey Bligh scores. Jelly Taylor scores. Joe Scotland singles to left field. Johnny Markham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Scotland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Craig McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. C.K. May strikes out. Tommy LaVita flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit March McKechnie triples. Bill Ruffin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, March McKechnie scores. Harry Lundbom comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Judy Johnson strikes out. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Julio Dagres strikes out. John Toca strikes out. Jim Hough flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Chiles pops out to the third baseman. Jerry Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Roach singles to left field. Gus Tonks is pinch hitting for Harry Lundbom. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Tonks flies out to the right fielder. Pinky Lerian strikes out. Craig McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Thompson pitching. Joe Scotland flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Markham grounds out to the third baseman. March McKechnie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City C.K. May strikes out. Tommy LaVita flies out to the center fielder. Julio Dagres reached on a fielding error by Jelly Taylor. John Toca walks. Jim Hough singles to left field. Julio Dagres is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Ruffin walks. Judy Johnson doubles to center field. Bill Ruffin is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Whitey Bligh flies out to the center fielder. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Roach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ky Lin is pinch hitting for Jerry Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ky Lin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Pinky Lerian grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ky Lin advances to second on the play. Craig McNamara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - March McKechnie (15), Judy Johnson (21).3B - March McKechnie (2).HR - Judy Johnson 2 (29), Jelly Taylor 2 (27), Willie Chiles (8), Jerry Blackwell (19).SF - Bill Ruffin. Fielding: E - Jelly Taylor.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugh Meredith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Durham did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Mason did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Hudgens did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Bowen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Bailey improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Jones improves in speed Davyne McKay did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Crossin did not respond to coaching in speed