Inning: 1 Detroit Johnny Tannehill pitching. Tom Welch strikes out. Bill Lajoie strikes out. Bill Brown hits a home run. Jerry Boyle doubles to right field. Bert Lintz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Marcelino Richardson pitching. Morgan Schmulbach strikes out. John Fuller singles to right field. Rick Lefebvre lines out to the second baseman. Ernie Crouch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Daryl Riebe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lyle McCurdy flies out to the center fielder. George Brashear singles to center field. Marcelino Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Vazquez strikes out. Joe Cookson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Welch walks. Bill Lajoie flies out to the left fielder. Bill Brown hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jerry Boyle doubles to center field. Tom Welch scores. Bill Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bert Lintz strikes out. Daryl Riebe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dick Nolan walks. Johnny Tannehill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Morgan Schmulbach pops out to the shortstop. John Fuller singles to center field. Dick Nolan scores. Rick Lefebvre singles to center field. John Fuller advances to third on the hit. Ernie Crouch singles to center field. John Fuller scores. Rick Lefebvre advances to third on the hit. Frank Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Lyle McCurdy singles to right field. George Brashear grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lyle McCurdy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Brashear steals second. Marcelino Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Welch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Jose Vazquez singles to center field. Joe Cookson singles to right field. Jose Vazquez advances to third on the hit. Dick Nolan walks. Johnny Tannehill singles to center field. Jose Vazquez scores. Joe Cookson scores. Dick Nolan advances to third on the hit. Farmer Spanky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Morgan Schmulbach flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Nolan scores. Johnny Tannehill steals second. John Fuller flies out to the right fielder. Rick Lefebvre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Lajoie flies out to the center fielder. Bill Brown hits a home run. Jerry Boyle lines out to the second baseman. Bert Lintz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ernie Crouch doubles to left field. Frank Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Jose Vazquez pops out to the second baseman. Joe Cookson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Daryl Riebe strikes out. Lyle McCurdy grounds out to the second baseman. George Brashear grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Dick Nolan strikes out. Larry Sommers is pinch hitting for Johnny Tannehill. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Larry Sommers flies out to the right fielder. Morgan Schmulbach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Juan Flager pitching. Jack Mercedes is pinch hitting for Farmer Spanky. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Mercedes singles to center field. Tom Welch singles to right field. Jack Mercedes advances to third on the hit. Bill Lajoie flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Mercedes scores. Bill Brown lines out to the third baseman. Jerry Boyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Basil Rathbone pitching. John Fuller walks. Rick Lefebvre flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Crouch singles to right field. Frank Kirby pops out to the third baseman. Jose Vazquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Bud Meusel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Lintz reached on a fielding error by Jose Vazquez. Daryl Riebe singles to center field. Lyle McCurdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert Lintz advances to third on the play. Daryl Riebe advances to second on the play. George Brashear singles to left field. Bert Lintz scores. 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 strikes out. Tom Welch singles to center field. Daryl Riebe scores. Bill Lajoie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Ed Behrman pitching. Joe Cookson singles to left field. Dick Nolan flies out to the center fielder. Ron Pena is pinch hitting for Bud Meusel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cookson advances to second on the play. Morgan Schmulbach triples. Joe Cookson scores. John Fuller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Tony Clarke pitching. Bill Brown strikes out. Jerry Boyle strikes out. Bert Lintz singles to left field. Daryl Riebe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Rick Lefebvre walks. Jeff Reynolds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Crouch strikes out. Frank Kirby singles to right field. Jose Vazquez singles to left field. Rick Lefebvre scores. Joe Cookson flies out to the right fielder. Frank Kirby steals third. Dick Nolan grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Lyle McCurdy walks. Peanuts Faries 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. George Brashear strikes out. Joey Beamon is pinch hitting for Jeff Reynolds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joey Beamon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Chick Guerrero pitching. Bob Vick is pinch hitting for Peanuts Faries. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Vick singles to left field. Morgan Schmulbach walks. John Fuller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Vick advances to third on the play. Morgan Schmulbach advances to second on the play. Rick Lefebvre hits a home run. Bob Vick scores. Morgan Schmulbach scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Ernie Crouch (24).3B - Morgan Schmulbach (3).HR - Rick Lefebvre (32).SF - Morgan Schmulbach. Baserunning: SB - Frank Kirby (3), Johnny Tannehill (2). Fielding: E - Jose Vazquez.
Game Notes Peanuts Faries is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Henry Lomon did not respond to coaching in control Henry Lomon did not respond to coaching in control Eiji Shimamura improves in range Dave Fox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Tomas Wistert improves in arm Vern Knell did not respond to coaching in speed Tomas Wistert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ossie Sanchez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty