Win: Wally Umbarger (11-10) Loss: Howard Lynch (9-13)
Inning: 1 Toronto Howard Lynch pitching. Doug Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Lave Nunnari walks. Frank Orta grounds out to the third baseman. Lave Nunnari advances to second on the play. Roy Kelley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Wally Umbarger pitching. Tom Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Lajoie doubles to center field. Bill Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Busby pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Yuhei Takagi flies out to the left fielder. Jim Abbott flies out to the right fielder. Hobe Ferris walks. Bill Person flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bert Lintz walks. Del Reynolds walks. Lyle McCurdy flies out to the center fielder. George Brashear flies out to the right fielder. Howard Lynch singles to center field. Bert Lintz scores. Tom Welch pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Wally Umbarger walks. Wally Umbarger steals second. Doug Taylor triples. Wally Umbarger scores. Lave Nunnari walks. Frank Orta singles to center field. Doug Taylor scores. Lave Nunnari advances to third on the hit. Roy Kelley flies out to the left fielder. Yuhei Takagi grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Orta advances to second on the play. Jim Abbott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Bill Lajoie flies out to the right fielder. Bill Brown lines out to the second baseman. Jerry Busby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Hobe Ferris walks. Bill Person walks. Wally Umbarger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doug Taylor singles past the third baseman. Hobe Ferris scores. Bill Person scores. Farmer Spanky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lave Nunnari singles to center field. Doug Taylor advances to third on the hit. Frank Orta singles to left field. Doug Taylor scores. Roy Kelley is hit by a pitch. Yuhei Takagi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lave Nunnari scores. Frank Orta advances to third on the play. Roy Kelley advances to second on the play. Jim Abbott reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Brashear. Frank Orta scores. Roy Kelley scores. Hobe Ferris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bert Lintz flies out to the right fielder. Del Reynolds strikes out. Lyle McCurdy singles to center field. George Brashear grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lyle McCurdy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Bill Person flies out to the left fielder. Wally Umbarger singles to left field. Doug Taylor singles to right field. Wally Umbarger advances to third on the hit. Lave Nunnari reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jerry Busby. Wally Umbarger scores. Frank Orta flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Doug Taylor scores. Roy Kelley reached on a fielding error by Bill Brown. Ed Behrman 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. Roy Kelley steals second. Yuhei Takagi pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Behrman grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Lajoie walks. Bill Brown walks. Jerry Busby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Jim Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Hobe Ferris singles to left field. Bill Person grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bert Lintz singles to center field. Del Reynolds doubles to right field. Bert Lintz is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Lyle McCurdy singles to left field. Del Reynolds scores. Lyle McCurdy steals second. George Brashear strikes out. Jack Mercedes is pinch hitting for Ed Behrman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Mercedes walks. Tom Welch singles to center field. Lyle McCurdy scores. Bill Lajoie pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Basil Rathbone pitching. Pete Bosch is pinch hitting for Wally Umbarger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Bosch singles to center field. Doug Taylor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Bosch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doug Taylor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lave Nunnari singles to center field. Frank Orta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ray Sutherland pitching. Bill Brown flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Busby doubles to right field. Dick Dahlen is pinch hitting for Bert Lintz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Dahlen strikes out. Del Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Roy Kelley lines out to the shortstop. Yuhei Takagi pops out to the shortstop. Jim Abbott singles to right field. Jim Abbott steals second. Hobe Ferris pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Lyle McCurdy grounds out to the pitcher. George Brashear flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Gibbons is pinch hitting for Basil Rathbone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jamie Gibbons singles to left field. Tom Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Dave Rhiel pitching. Bud Williams is pinch hitting for Bill Person. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bud Williams strikes out. Frank Henry is pinch hitting for Ray Sutherland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bryan Wilson pitching. Bill Lajoie singles to center field. Bill Brown flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Busby strikes out. Dick Dahlen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Batting:3B - Doug Taylor (5).SF - Frank Orta.GIDP - Bill Person.HBP - Roy Kelley (4). Baserunning: SB - Roy Kelley (22), Jim Abbott (33), Wally Umbarger (1).CS - Doug Taylor (11).
Batting:2B - Bill Lajoie (34), Jerry Busby (8), Del Reynolds (4). Baserunning: SB - Lyle McCurdy (13). Fielding: E - Bill Brown, Jerry Busby, George Brashear.
Game Notes Ray Sutherland is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Doug Delahanty improves in power_vs_lefty Rube Malloy did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Hickey did not respond to coaching in endurance Gary Mackinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Wade Oertel improves in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Eiji Shimamura improves in contact_vs_lefty Elam Berblinger did not respond to coaching in control John May improves in range