Inning: 1 Kansas City Alvin Bluege pitching. Ken Schriver walks. Ken Schriver is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Loucks strikes out. Billy Blackburn walks. Billy Blackburn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Rube Brown pitching. Clarence Dobens singles to center field. Ricardo Barker grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Dobens advances to second on the play. Don George walks. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Osdanis Gracial singles to right field. Clarence Dobens scores. Don George advances to third on the hit. Jack Becker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry Houser walks. Larry Houser is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al Watkins grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Clay Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Marshall strikes out. Alvin Bluege flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Colangelo strikes out. Lee Decker grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Dobens doubles to left field. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Don George strikes out. Glenn Sprinz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Schriver flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Loucks flies out to the left fielder. Billy Blackburn singles to right field. Billy Blackburn steals second. Larry Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Osdanis Gracial strikes out. Jack Becker hits a home run. Clay Sheridan hits a home run. Jackie Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Alvin Bluege flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Al Watkins walks. Jimmy Sheridan walks. Jim Colangelo grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Al Watkins advances to third on the play. Lee Decker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Clarence Dobens flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Barker hits a home run. Don George walks. Glenn Sprinz triples. Don George scores. Bob Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Osdanis Gracial strikes out. Jack Becker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Smith strikes out. Ken Schriver grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Loucks walks. Billy Blackburn doubles past the left fielder. Bruce Loucks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Houser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Clay Sheridan pops out to the second baseman. Jackie Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Alvin Bluege strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al Watkins singles to right field. Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Jim Colangelo walks. Lee Decker walks. Emmett Bair is pinch hitting for Bob Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Emmett Bair grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Billy pitching. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the shortstop. Ricardo Barker strikes out. Don George singles to right field. Glenn Sprinz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don George is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ken Schriver walks. Ken Schriver is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Loucks walks. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Bruce Loucks is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Osdanis Gracial triples. Jack Becker grounds out to the shortstop. Osdanis Gracial scores. Sid Waszgis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clay Sheridan strikes out. Jackie Marshall walks. Brian Williams is pinch hitting for Alvin Bluege. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brian Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Renko pitching. Larry Houser doubles to left field. Al Watkins flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Houser advances to third on the play. Jim Colangelo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Billy Blackburn (9), Larry Houser (8).GIDP - Jim Colangelo, Emmett Bair. Baserunning: SB - Billy Blackburn (14).CS - Ken Schriver 2 (3), Bruce Loucks (5), Billy Blackburn (7), Larry Houser (1).
Game Notes Rube Brown is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry DeTore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lon Moeller did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Lord did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Propst did not respond to coaching in speed Yeniet Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rawly Kubenka improves in arm Neal Loes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Danny Archer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Erik Watt improves in power_vs_lefty Erik Watt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Shearer did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Timlin did not respond to coaching in 1B