Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Markham pitching. Pinky Lerian singles to left field. Pinky Lerian steals second. Craig McNamara strikes out. C.K. May pops out to the catcher. Tommy LaVita grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Wingo pitching. Judy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Codie Spearman singles to left field. Jelly Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Whitey Bligh singles to right field. Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Julio Dagres strikes out. John Toca strikes out. Jim Hough strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Aubrey Smith flies out to the center fielder. March McKechnie triples. Charlie Mason grounds out to the third baseman. March McKechnie scores. Johnny Markham pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Deke Miller doubles to right field. Bill Wingo fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Wingo grounds out to the second baseman. Deke Miller advances to third on the play. Pinky Lerian singles to center field. Deke Miller scores. Craig McNamara lines out to the third baseman. Pinky Lerian steals second. C.K. May walks. Tommy LaVita singles to right field. Pinky Lerian scores. C.K. May aggressively advances to third on the hit. C.K. May gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Judy Johnson singles to left field. Judy Johnson steals second. Codie Spearman strikes out. Jelly Taylor singles to right field. Judy Johnson scores. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Julio Dagres singles past the first baseman. John Toca grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Hough grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Aubrey Smith flies out to the left fielder. March McKechnie grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Mason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Deke Miller singles to right field. Bill Wingo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pinky Lerian flies out to the center fielder. Craig McNamara pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Johnny Markham grounds out to the second baseman. Judy Johnson singles to center field. Codie Spearman lines out to the third baseman. Jelly Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City C.K. May singles to left field. Tommy LaVita flies out to the center fielder. C.K. May steals second. Julio Dagres singles to left field. C.K. May scores. John Toca singles to left field. Julio Dagres advances to third on the hit. Jim Hough walks. Deke Miller singles to left field. Julio Dagres scores. John Toca scores. Jim Hough advances to third on the hit. Scott Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Wingo strikes out. Pinky Lerian walks. Craig McNamara walks. Jim Hough scores. C.K. May walks. Deke Miller scores. Tommy LaVita pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Whitey Bligh flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Blackwell singles to center field. Aubrey Smith walks. March McKechnie flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Mason grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jerry Blackwell is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Julio Dagres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Toca flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hough flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Scott Donovan flies out to the left fielder. Judy Johnson singles to center field. Judy Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Codie Spearman hits a home run. Jelly Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Deke Miller strikes out. Eddie Jones is pinch hitting for Bill Wingo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Jones pops out to the second baseman. Pinky Lerian strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bake Callison pitching. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. Pete McQueen is pinch hitting for Aubrey Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete McQueen lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Craig McNamara walks. C.K. May walks. Tommy LaVita flies out to the right fielder. Julio Dagres pops out to the first baseman. John Toca singles to center field. Craig McNamara scores. C.K. May advances to third on the hit. Rube Hudgens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hough walks. Deke Miller singles to left field. C.K. May scores. John Toca scores. Gus Tonks is pinch hitting for Bake Callison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Tonks doubles to center field. Jim Hough scores. Deke Miller scores. Heinie Hemus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Lerian strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve McLaughlin pitching. March McKechnie flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Mason grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Wally Fitzgerald is pinch hitting for Heinie Hemus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wally Fitzgerald singles to right field. Judy Johnson walks. Codie Spearman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Judy Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Croucher improves in range Phil Wolfe improves in range Gene Archer improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Durham did not respond to coaching in endurance Paul Halliday did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Clemens did not respond to coaching in velocity Edgar Bolen did not respond to coaching in control Rick Bowen did not respond to coaching in SS