Win: Willie Geiss (9-15) Loss: Will Smalley (12-15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Willie Geiss pitching. Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Babe Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Anaheim Will Smalley pitching. Gerry Samuel doubles to right field. Len Lee walks. Bennie Grilli grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Len Lee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Solomon Jones strikes out. Jeff Stenhouse bunts for a base hit. Gerry Samuel scores. Rolla Waner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Shirley strikes out. Chief Escobar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kid Shellenback singles to center field. Lou Brown grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kid Shellenback is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Bill Larkin singles to left field. Andy Reyes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Larkin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Geiss lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerry Samuel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Brian Lloyd singles to right field. Will Smalley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marv Young singles past the shortstop. Brian Lloyd scores. Takumi Nishioka grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Marv Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Babe Manning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Anaheim Len Lee strikes out. Bennie Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Solomon Jones walks. Jeff Stenhouse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Chief Escobar grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Shellenback grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Rolla Waner doubles to right field. Bill Larkin singles in front of the left fielder. Rolla Waner scores. Andy Reyes grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Larkin advances to second on the play. Willie Geiss flies out to the left fielder. Gerry Samuel singles to left field. Bill Larkin scores. Len Lee triples. Gerry Samuel scores. Bennie Grilli walks. Pretzel Mejia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Solomon Jones singles to left field. Len Lee scores. Bennie Grilli advances to third on the hit. Jeff Stenhouse hits a home run. Bennie Grilli scores. Solomon Jones scores. John Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rolla Waner walks. Bill Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Lou Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Lloyd strikes out. John Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Andy Reyes reached on a fielding error by Takumi Nishioka. Willie Geiss lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerry Samuel doubles to left field. Andy Reyes scores. Len Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Gerry Samuel advances to third on the play. Bennie Grilli singles to center field. Gerry Samuel scores. Solomon Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bennie Grilli is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Marv Young singles to right field. Takumi Nishioka flies out to the right fielder. Babe Manning flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Jeff Stenhouse grounds out to the second baseman. Rolla Waner grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Chief Escobar hits a home run. Kid Shellenback walks. Lou Brown flies out to the center fielder. Brian Lloyd strikes out. Yonel Reyes is pinch hitting for John Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yonel Reyes singles to center field. Marv Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Anaheim Art Larmore pitching. Andy Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Trinkle is pinch hitting for Willie Geiss. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnny Trinkle singles to center field. Gerry Samuel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Trinkle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Len Lee grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gerry Samuel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mike Horner pitching. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Babe Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Anaheim Bennie Grilli singles to right field. Jerry Hancken comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Solomon Jones reached on a fielding error by Tom Shirley. Jeff Stenhouse singles to right field. Bennie Grilli scores. Solomon Jones advances to third on the hit. Bill Graney is pinch hitting for Rolla Waner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Graney doubles past the center fielder. Solomon Jones scores. Jeff Stenhouse uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Larkin strikes out. Andy Reyes pops out to the first baseman. Nick Shealy is pinch hitting for Mike Horner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Nick Shealy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jocko Kester pitching. Chief Escobar flies out to the left fielder. Kid Shellenback pops out to the shortstop. Lou Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Anaheim total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Yasuhiko Mende did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Torriente did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Castleman did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Orton did not respond to coaching in speed Chick Karros improves in arm Bill Coble improves in range Goldie Schultz did not respond to coaching in CF
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Craver did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Jordan improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Gross did not respond to coaching in control Gary Gross did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Libke improves in speed Jimmy Libke improves in power_vs_lefty