Win: Al Buchanan (11-14) Loss: George Flora (9-14)
Save: Dick Mantei (8)
Inning: 1 Chicago Al Buchanan pitching. Harry Billings walks. Brady Davis flies out to the right fielder. Harry Billings is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Motton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston George Flora pitching. John Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Benny Black strikes out. Fred Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bobby Buckles strikes out. Ernest Lemon doubles to left field. Mark Becker walks. Jeff Marshall walks. Jack Rixey flies out to the left fielder. George Flora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Mort Medwick flies out to the left fielder. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the right fielder. John Meine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Harry Billings grounds out to the shortstop. Brady Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Motton singles to center field. Bobby Buckles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Mickey Abreu singles to left field. Adrian Blank walks. Al Buchanan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. John Brown singles to center field. Mickey Abreu scores. Adrian Blank scores. Benny Black flies out to the center fielder. Fred Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Ernest Lemon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Becker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Benny Black. Jeff Marshall strikes out. Jack Rixey walks. George Flora strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Mort Medwick hits a home run. Boots Ontiveros singles to center field. John Meine flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Abreu lines out to the shortstop. Adrian Blank singles to left field. Al Buchanan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Harry Billings flies out to the right fielder. Brady Davis singles to right field. Bill Motton strikes out. Bobby Buckles singles to center field. Brady Davis advances to third on the hit. Ernest Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston John Brown walks. Benny Black strikes out. Fred Thompson doubles to center field. John Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mort Medwick pops out to the first baseman. Boots Ontiveros doubles to left field. Fred Thompson scores. John Meine singles to left field. Mickey Abreu walks. Adrian Blank grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Boots Ontiveros is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Mark Becker flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Rixey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Al Buchanan hits a home run. John Brown pops out to the catcher. Benny Black singles to left field. Benny Black steals second. Fred Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Black advances to third on the play. Mort Medwick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago George Flora grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harry Billings strikes out. Brady Davis doubles to left field. Bill Motton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Boots Ontiveros walks. John Meine hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mickey Abreu singles to center field. Boots Ontiveros scores. John Meine advances to third on the hit. Adrian Blank grounds out to the shortstop. John Meine scores. Mickey Abreu advances to second on the play. Paul Bowlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Al Buchanan grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Bobby Buckles singles to center field. Bobby Buckles gets picked off first. Ernest Lemon singles to left field. Ken Magee is pinch hitting for Mark Becker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Magee flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jeff Marshall singles to left field. Ernest Lemon advances to third on the hit. Jack Rixey singles to left field. Ernest Lemon scores. Paul Bowlin singles to center field. Harry Billings strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Boston Lou Hippauf is pinch hitting for Benny Black. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Hippauf strikes out. Fred Thompson singles past the second baseman. Mort Medwick triples. Fred Thompson scores. Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the second baseman. Mort Medwick scores. John Meine doubles to right field. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Brady Davis singles to center field. Bill Motton hits a home run. Brady Davis scores. Bobby Buckles walks. Ernest Lemon singles to right field. Bobby Buckles advances to third on the hit. Ken Magee walks. Jeff Marshall strikes out. Passed ball. Bobby Buckles scores. Ernest Lemon advances to third. Ken Magee advances to second. Jack Rixey doubles to center field. Ernest Lemon scores. Ken Magee scores. George Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Bailey is pinch hitting for Paul Bowlin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Barney Bailey singles to center field. Jack Rixey scores. Dick Mantei comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Billings grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 12 Boston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Fred Thompson (26), Boots Ontiveros (18), John Meine (18).3B - Mort Medwick (2).HR - Mort Medwick (14), Al Buchanan (1). Baserunning: SB - Benny Black (9). Fielding: E - Benny Black.PB - Adrian Blank.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roger Moran improves in contact_vs_righty Roger Moran improves in speed Fred Monteleone improves in speed Johnny Partridge improves in arm William Milnar improves in arm Joe Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Odom did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Donnie Hargrave did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ McCarthy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Shinji Iwasaki did not respond to coaching in velocity Donnie Hargrave improves in control Jim Hundley improves in power_vs_lefty Don Groom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty