Win: Alex Baker (2-4) Loss: Pretzel Mejia (1-17)
Save: Andy Lee (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Pretzel Mejia pitching. Todd Garrison grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Donnels walks. Mike Wilson walks. Tom Burkhart singles to left field. Bill Donnels scores. Mike Wilson advances to third on the hit. Ed Blank flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Wilson scores. Johnny Hannahs singles to left field. Tom Burkhart advances to third on the hit. Brian Witherup grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Ed Bailey pitching. Tom Shirley flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George James grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Manning singles to right field. Kid Shellenback grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Babe Manning is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ossie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bailey strikes out. Todd Garrison triples. Bill Donnels reached on a fielding error by Tom Shirley. Todd Garrison scores. Mike Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Lou Brown walks. Steve Pyburn strikes out. Marv Young reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Burkhart. Kiichiro Shimao hits a home run. Lou Brown scores. Marv Young scores. Pretzel Mejia singles to right field. Tom Shirley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pretzel Mejia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George James singles to left field. Babe Manning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Tom Burkhart walks. Ed Blank singles to center field. Tom Burkhart advances to third on the hit. Johnny Hannahs hits a home run. Tom Burkhart scores. Ed Blank scores. Ken Davison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Witherup grounds out to the shortstop. Ossie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Kid Shellenback grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pyburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Todd Garrison doubles to center field. Bill Donnels grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Garrison advances to third on the play. Mike Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Todd Garrison scores. Tom Burkhart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Marv Young walks. Kiichiro Shimao hits a home run. Marv Young scores. Ken Davison singles to left field. Tom Shirley strikes out. George James walks. Babe Manning singles to right field. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Lou Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Chicago Ed Blank flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Johnny Hannahs walks. Brian Witherup grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Alex Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Pyburn hits an infield single to the pitcher. Marv Young singles to left field. Steve Pyburn advances to third on the hit. Kiichiro Shimao flies out to the right fielder. Pat Yowell is pinch hitting for Ken Davison. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pat Yowell grounds out to the pitcher. Marv Young advances to second on the play. Tom Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Jerry Hancken pitching. Ossie Smith flies out to the right fielder. David Gardenhire is pinch hitting for Alex Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. David Gardenhire flies out to the left fielder. Todd Garrison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bart Klutts pitching. George James grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Manning walks. Kid Shellenback singles to left field. Babe Manning advances to third on the hit. Lou Brown singles to left field. Babe Manning scores. Steve Pyburn pops out to the first baseman. Marv Young pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Donnels singles to center field. Mike Wilson singles to right field. Bill Donnels advances to third on the hit. Tom Burkhart singles to right field. Bill Donnels scores. Mike Wilson advances to third on the hit. Ed Blank grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Burkhart advances to second on the play. Chuck Girard 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. Johnny Hannahs flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Wilson scores. Brian Witherup strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Roy Lytle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kiichiro Shimao singles to right field. Toshimi Sugi is pinch hitting for Chuck Girard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toshimi Sugi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Shirley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Jim Clements pitching. Ossie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Marshall is pinch hitting for Roy Lytle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Doc Marshall singles to center field. Todd Garrison strikes out. Bill Donnels pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Andy Lee pitching. George James strikes out. Babe Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Shellenback flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Mike Wilson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Burkhart grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Blank pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Lou Brown strikes out. Steve Pyburn grounds out to the shortstop. Marv Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Todd Garrison (30).3B - Todd Garrison (6).HR - Johnny Hannahs (16).SF - Mike Wilson, Ed Blank, Johnny Hannahs.GIDP - Brian Witherup. Fielding: E - Tom Burkhart.
Game Notes Jerry Hancken is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Hack Saunders did not respond to coaching in control Les Lopez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Thomas did not respond to coaching in range Kirby LaMaster did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Hampton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lew McRae did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Dixon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Mitchell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Lutz did not respond to coaching in speed Nobuyuki Hirayama did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roger Compton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Haney improves in RF