Win: Luke Jones (10-16) Loss: Carl Charboneau (14-10)
Save: John Lewis (32)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Angel Sanchez pitching. Charlie Ring doubles past the third baseman. George Halas is hit by a pitch. Lee Rivera grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Charlie Ring advances to third on the play. Billy Friday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Jordan pitching. Greg Mann singles to left field. Tom Odom flies out to the center fielder. Bud Tavarez strikes out. Charlie DeRosa singles to right field. Greg Mann advances to third on the hit. Heinie Werner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe Marshall walks. Joe Marshall steals second. Bill Russell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Chiffer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Marshall advances to third on the play. Red Archer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit John Morrison singles to left field. Buzz Burns flies out to the center fielder. Pete Zamora flies out to the left fielder. Angel Sanchez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Morrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Ring pops out to the shortstop. George Halas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Greg Mann flies out to the center fielder. Tom Odom hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bud Tavarez strikes out. Tom Odom steals second. Charlie DeRosa singles to right field. Tom Odom is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lee Rivera grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Friday walks. Joe Marshall walks. Bill Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Friday advances to third on the play. Joe Marshall advances to second on the play. Jim Chiffer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Heinie Werner strikes out. John Morrison grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Buzz Burns pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Red Archer grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Jordan strikes out. Charlie Ring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Pete Zamora pops out to the first baseman. Angel Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Mann singles to left field. Tom Odom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Halas flies out to the right fielder. Lee Rivera singles to right field. Billy Friday pops out to the third baseman. Passed ball. Lee Rivera advances to second. Joe Marshall walks. Bill Russell reached on a fielding error by Charlie DeRosa. Jim Chiffer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Bud Tavarez walks. Charlie DeRosa singles past the shortstop. Bud Tavarez advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Heinie Werner grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie DeRosa advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. John Morrison singles to center field. Bud Tavarez scores. Charlie DeRosa is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Buzz Burns singles to right field. John Morrison advances to third on the hit. Pete Zamora strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Luis Cey is pinch hitting for Red Archer. Luis Cey doubles to left field. Mike Spiezio is pinch hitting for Bill Jordan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Cey advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Charlie Ring strikes out. George Halas hits an infield single to the shortstop. Luis Cey scores. Lee Rivera singles to left field. Billy Friday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Luke Jones pitching. Darryl Bailey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Cey at LF. Tom Blott is pinch hitting for Angel Sanchez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Blott grounds out to the catcher. Greg Mann flies out to the right fielder. Tom Odom walks. Bud Tavarez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Carl Charboneau pitching. Joe Marshall walks. Rich Claire is pinch hitting for Bill Russell. Rich Claire singles to center field. Joe Marshall advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Rich Claire is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Chiffer grounds out to the third baseman. Passed ball. Joe Marshall scores. Darryl Bailey singles to center field. Jamie Herring is pinch hitting for Luke Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamie Herring singles to right field. Darryl Bailey advances to third on the hit. Doug Steirer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Ring grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit John Wagner pitching. Luke Blaze enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Claire at CF. Charlie DeRosa strikes out. Heinie Werner reached on a fielding error by George Halas. John Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Buzz Burns flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Halas singles to left field. Lee Rivera flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! George Halas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Friday hits a home run. Joe Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit John Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Zamora lines out to the pitcher. Barry Schellhase is pinch hitting for Doug Steirer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Barry Schellhase grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Mann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Charlie Ring (20), Luis Cey (10).HR - Billy Friday (22).GIDP - Lee Rivera.HBP - George Halas (4). Baserunning: SB - Joe Marshall (21).CS - George Halas (13), Rich Claire (6). Fielding: E - George Halas.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Decker improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Decker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ramon Jacklitsch improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Smith improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Smith did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Gil Hemus improves in speed Curtis Cunningham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Kalfass improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Fergie Conatser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Hamm did not respond to coaching in 2B