Inning: 1 Detroit Katsumi Endo pitching. Gerry Shea strikes out. Zeke Scheffler grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce Church strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Vic Bancroft pitching. Fred Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Malloy singles to center field. Dave Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Steve Kopf flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Guy Haley walks. Rube Bovee singles to left field. Guy Haley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Don Lee flies out to the center fielder. Lou Keeton doubles to right field. Phenomenal Hairston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Fred Jones singles to center field. John Meine flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo LaRocca pops out to the first baseman. Ben Page hits a home run. Fred Jones scores. Katsumi Endo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Vic Bancroft singles to right field. Gerry Shea lines out to the second baseman. Zeke Scheffler flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Church singles to center field. Vic Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Guy Haley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Fred Thompson singles to left field. Fred Thompson steals second. Jimmy Malloy reached on a fielding error by Zeke Scheffler. Dave Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Thompson scores. Steve Kopf strikes out. Jimmy Malloy steals second. Fred Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rube Bovee flies out to the left fielder. Don Lee singles to right field. Lou Keeton singles to center field. Don Lee advances to third on the hit. Phenomenal Hairston singles to left field. Don Lee scores. Vic Bancroft lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gerry Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston John Meine singles to right field. Guillermo LaRocca walks. Ben Page walks. Katsumi Endo strikes out. Fred Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Meine scores. Bill Enright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Malloy singles to left field. Guillermo LaRocca scores. Ben Page advances to third on the hit. Dave Hardy singles past the second baseman. Ben Page scores. Steve Kopf singles to center field. Jimmy Malloy scores. Dave Hardy advances to third on the hit. Jim Delaney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Jones singles to left field. Dave Hardy scores. Steve Kopf advances to third on the hit. John Meine reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gerry Shea. Steve Kopf scores. Guillermo LaRocca strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Zeke Scheffler strikes out. Bruce Church strikes out. Guy Haley singles to left field. Rube Bovee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ben Page grounds out to the shortstop. Katsumi Endo flies out to the right fielder. Fred Thompson walks. Jimmy Malloy walks. Dave Hardy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Don Lee strikes out. Lou Keeton flies out to the center fielder. Phenomenal Hairston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Steve Kopf strikes out. Fred Jones singles to left field. John Meine is hit by a pitch. Guillermo LaRocca strikes out. Ben Page grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Delaney grounds out to the second baseman. Gerry Shea walks. Zeke Scheffler grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gerry Shea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Zeke Scheffler steals second. Bruce Church grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Katsumi Endo grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Thompson strikes out. Jimmy Malloy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Guy Haley hits a home run. Rube Bovee grounds out to the shortstop. Don Lee lines out to the second baseman. Lou Keeton walks. Phenomenal Hairston pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jake Hampton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Justice is pinch hitting for Dave Hardy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Justice hits a home run. Steve Kopf singles to left field. Steve Kopf is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Jones grounds out to the second baseman. John Meine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit George Pedre is pinch hitting for Jake Hampton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Pedre singles to left field. Gerry Shea hits a home run. George Pedre scores. Zeke Scheffler flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Church strikes out. Guy Haley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:HR - Phil Justice (17), Ben Page (1).SF - Fred Thompson, Dave Hardy.HBP - John Meine (1). Baserunning: SB - Fred Thompson (12), Jimmy Malloy (5).CS - Steve Kopf (2).
Game Notes Jim Delaney is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Milligan did not respond to coaching in control Ed Milligan did not respond to coaching in control Gil Rufer improves in contact_vs_righty Howie Koppe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Danny Jeltz improves in arm Ryan Gumpert did not respond to coaching in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mort Medwick did not respond to coaching in range Jim Hundley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Angelo Kerns improves in velocity Angelo Kerns improves in control Denny Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity