Inning: 1 Kansas City Rick Cooney pitching. John Stahl grounds out to the second baseman. Slick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Merritt walks. Billy Grich singles to center field. Ed Merritt advances to third on the hit. Billy Grich steals second. Dan Gettinger singles to left field. Ed Merritt scores. Mateo Perez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Harry Bradey pitching. Irv Hammaker strikes out. Dan Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Burgmeier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Barnes strikes out. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Bradey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Macleod strikes out. Curt Feinberg flies out to the right fielder. Ray Jensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Stahl triples. Slick Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Ed Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. John Stahl scores. Billy Grich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dallas Halt grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Corcoran grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Cooney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dan Gettinger strikes out. Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. George Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Irv Hammaker strikes out. Dan Nelson singles to right field. Dan Nelson steals second. Jerry Burgmeier flies out to the left fielder. Bob Macleod grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City U.L. Distefano flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bradey walks. John Stahl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Bradey advances to second on the play. Slick Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Curt Feinberg singles to right field. Ray Jensen singles to center field. Dallas Halt strikes out. Tim Corcoran strikes out. Rick Cooney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Grich walks. Dan Gettinger doubles to left field. Billy Grich scores. Mateo Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Gettinger gets picked off second (1-6). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Irv Hammaker flies out to the right fielder. Dan Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Burgmeier walks. Bob Macleod flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Barnes hits a home run. U.L. Distefano flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bradey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Stahl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Curt Feinberg walks. Ray Jensen singles to right field. Dallas Halt singles to center field. Curt Feinberg is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ray Jensen advances to third on the play. Tim Corcoran doubles to left field. Ray Jensen scores. Jo-Jo Holland is pinch hitting for Rick Cooney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jo-Jo Holland grounds out to the shortstop. Dallas Halt scores. Tim Corcoran advances to third on the play. Irv Hammaker is hit by a pitch. Dan Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terry Leach pitching. Slick Johnson strikes out. Ed Merritt grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Burgmeier singles to right field. Jerry Burgmeier steals second. Woody Vidro 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. Bob Macleod flies out to the left fielder. Curt Feinberg grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Cora is pinch hitting for Ray Jensen. Alex Cora walks. Chris LePine is pinch hitting for Dallas Halt. Chris LePine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe McCabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris LePine at C. Dan Gettinger singles to left field. Mateo Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dan Gettinger advances to second on the play. George Barnes flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Distefano hits a home run. Dan Gettinger scores. Bill Brenner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Woody Vidro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Denny Brown hits a home run. John Stahl walks. John Stahl steals second. Slick Johnson singles past the shortstop. John Stahl scores. Vic Schang comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Merritt doubles to center field. Slick Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Grich lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jose Houk pitching. Tim Corcoran pops out to the third baseman. Tom Simpson is pinch hitting for Vic Schang. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Hammaker singles to center field. Dan Nelson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Ed Merritt (17), Dan Gettinger (20).3B - John Stahl (7).HR - George Barnes (15), U.L. Distefano (8), Denny Brown (6). Baserunning: SB - John Stahl (33), Billy Grich (6).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cesar Rosso did not respond to coaching in range Troy Thornton did not respond to coaching in velocity Brett Tyack did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Parrish improves in range Joe Kranepool did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob McNamara improves in arm Julio Maranda improves in contact_vs_righty Dave McKnight did not respond to coaching in speed Bob McNamara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob McNamara improves in 3B