Win: Sparky Harris (12-8) Loss: Ken Luecken (15-8)
Save: George Pujols (23)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ken Luecken pitching. Juan Vasquez flies out to the left fielder. Alex Miller strikes out. Matt Harper pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Sparky Harris pitching. Bert Corbin singles to left field. Larry Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Corbin advances to second on the play. Ben Werhas grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Glavenich grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Curt Branca strikes out. Hector McGuire grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Peterson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Slim Latimer strikes out. Art Huelsman singles to right field. Jesse Meaney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Art Huelsman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Earle Sasser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Earl Shinall singles to center field. Angel Whitaker strikes out. Sparky Harris lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Vasquez singles to left field. Earl Shinall scores. Alex Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Ken Luecken grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Corbin singles past the first baseman. Bert Corbin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry Brown lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Harper strikes out. Curt Branca strikes out. Hector McGuire grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ben Werhas singles to right field. Ray Glavenich pops out to the second baseman. Slim Latimer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Peterson flies out to the center fielder. Earl Shinall lines out to the second baseman. Angel Whitaker singles to center field. Sparky Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Art Huelsman pops out to the third baseman. Jesse Meaney grounds out to the shortstop. Earle Sasser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Juan Vasquez singles to left field. Alex Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Vasquez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Harper walks. Curt Branca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Miller advances to third on the play. Matt Harper advances to second on the play. Hector McGuire singles to left field. Alex Miller scores. Matt Harper scores. Hector McGuire steals second. Ed Peterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ken Luecken strikes out. Bert Corbin singles to left field. Larry Brown strikes out. Ben Werhas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bert Corbin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Earl Shinall grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Whitaker singles to center field. Tom Salve comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sparky Harris lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Vasquez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Ray Glavenich singles to center field. Bill Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Slim Latimer flies out to the center fielder. Art Huelsman pops out to the first baseman. Jesse Meaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Alex Miller pops out to the second baseman. Smoky Mendoza is pinch hitting for Matt Harper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Smoky Mendoza singles to center field. Smoky Mendoza steals second. Curt Branca strikes out. Hector McGuire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas George Veigel is pinch hitting for Earle Sasser. George Veigel flies out to the center fielder. Carl Dernier is pinch hitting for Tom Salve. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Dernier strikes out. Bert Corbin hits an infield single to the first baseman. Larry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ted Gleason pitching. Eddie Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Veigel at C. Hughie Wright is pinch hitting for Ed Peterson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hughie Wright flies out to the right fielder. Earl Shinall walks. Angel Whitaker pops out to the first baseman. Ab Espinoza is pinch hitting for Bill Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Earl Shinall gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas George Pujols pitching. Ben Werhas walks. Ben Werhas steals second. Ray Glavenich strikes out. Slim Latimer grounds out to the shortstop. Art Huelsman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Luis Austin did not respond to coaching in control Bunty Simba did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cal Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity Ariel Duncan improves in velocity Kevin Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Williams improves in contact_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Duff Nonnenkamp did not respond to coaching in control Mike McGlynn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Peanuts West did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Mahomes did not respond to coaching in velocity Leon Ross did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harley Miller did not respond to coaching in range Ed Akers did not respond to coaching in 3B