Win: Kim Spencer (7-2) Loss: Jerry Werth (6-7)
Save: Vic Bancroft (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Denny Johnson pitching. Gerry Shea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zeke Scheffler strikes out. Johnny Giallombardo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Marty Castillo pitching. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Black doubles to left field. Mort Medwick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Black advances to third on the play. Boots Ontiveros grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Guy Haley singles to right field. Phenomenal Hairston walks. Rube Bovee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Phenomenal Hairston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Luis Leiter strikes out. Bud Watson walks. Marty Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Jim Hundley flies out to the center fielder. John Meine flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Adrian Blank walks. Adrian Blank steals second. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Gerry Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Scheffler doubles to center field. Johnny Giallombardo doubles to left field. Zeke Scheffler scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Guy Haley strikes out. Phenomenal Hairston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Denny Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. John Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Benny Black hits a home run. Mort Medwick lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rube Bovee hits a home run. Luis Leiter flies out to the right fielder. Bud Watson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Marty Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Boots Ontiveros doubles to center field. Jim Hundley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boots Ontiveros advances to third on the play. John Meine lines out to the third baseman. Adrian Blank pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Gerry Shea flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Scheffler singles to center field. Johnny Giallombardo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mickey Abreu strikes out. Denny Johnson strikes out. John Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Guy Haley pops out to the third baseman. Phenomenal Hairston strikes out. Rube Bovee singles to center field. Luis Leiter singles to center field. Rube Bovee advances to third on the hit. Bud Watson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Benny Black hits a home run. Mort Medwick grounds out to the second baseman. Boots Ontiveros singles to center field. Jim Hundley pops out to the third baseman. John Meine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Baker is pinch hitting for Marty Castillo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Baker walks. Gerry Shea flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Scheffler singles to right field. Johnny Giallombardo flies out to the left fielder. Guy Haley singles to left field. Bill Baker scores. Phenomenal Hairston grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Pat Waldbauer pitching. Adrian Blank singles to right field. Mickey Abreu flies out to the right fielder. Steve Kopf is pinch hitting for Denny Johnson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Kopf grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Goodman pitching. Rube Bovee doubles to center field. Luis Leiter pops out to the shortstop. Bud Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Dan McDaniel is pinch hitting for Pat Waldbauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dan McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Mike Burleson pitching. John Brown hits a home run. Benny Black doubles to right field. Mort Medwick singles to center field. Benny Black scores. Boots Ontiveros hits a home run. Mort Medwick scores. Kim Spencer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Hundley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Meine grounds out to the shortstop. Adrian Blank pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jerry Werth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gerry Shea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zeke Scheffler doubles to left field. Johnny Giallombardo singles to left field. Guy Haley triples. Zeke Scheffler scores. Johnny Giallombardo scores. Phenomenal Hairston hits a home run. Guy Haley scores. Carlos Conde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Bovee walks. Luis Leiter grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rube Bovee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bud Watson walks. Bill Burrell is pinch hitting for Kim Spencer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Burrell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bud Watson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Vic Bancroft pitching. Mickey Abreu grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Crider is pinch hitting for Carlos Conde. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Crider walks. John Brown strikes out. Passed ball. Dick Crider advances to second. Benny Black walks. Mort Medwick grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benny Black is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 11 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Benny Black 2 (30), Boots Ontiveros (20).HR - John Brown (20), Benny Black 2 (18), Boots Ontiveros (14).GIDP - Steve Kopf. Baserunning: SB - Adrian Blank (10).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: D.J. Barnes did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Gwosdz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Pierro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Winkelsas did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Bilko improves in contact_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank McNamara improves in arm Newt Clarke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dusty Willey did not respond to coaching in velocity Fritz Tracewski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pete Breitenstein improves in range Pete Breitenstein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty