Inning: 1 Detroit Keith Burtschy pitching. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Thunderbird singles to center field. Butch Mustang flies out to the center fielder. Trace Bronco doubles to right field. Dick Thunderbird uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Ranchero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Anaheim Marty Pinto pitching. Jerry Abrams strikes out. Takeshi Aoki flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiyuki Hosokawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Frank Fairlane grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Escort flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Edge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Anaheim Willard Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Ty Colavito strikes out. Joe Callahan doubles to left field. Bob Newsome pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Marty Pinto strikes out. Sammy Corsair walks. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Butch Mustang flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Anaheim Red McNaughton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Keith Burtschy lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jerry Abrams grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Keith Burtschy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Takeshi Aoki singles past the second baseman. Red McNaughton scores. Yoshiyuki Hosokawa walks. Willard Anderson hits a home run. Jerry Abrams scores. Takeshi Aoki scores. Yoshiyuki Hosokawa scores. Roger Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ty Colavito singles to right field. Joe Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Bob Newsome hits a home run. Ty Colavito scores. Rip Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red McNaughton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Trace Bronco singles to center field. Trace Bronco steals second. John Ranchero singles to center field. Trace Bronco scores. Frank Fairlane flies out to the left fielder. Monte Escort flies out to the center fielder. John Ranchero steals second. Clarence Edge grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Keith Burtschy grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Abrams grounds out to the pitcher. Takeshi Aoki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Rip Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Corsair walks. Sammy Corsair steals second. Dick Thunderbird pops out to the first baseman. Butch Mustang lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim Yoshiyuki Hosokawa walks. Willard Anderson hits a home run. Yoshiyuki Hosokawa scores. Ty Colavito grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Callahan strikes out. Bob Newsome hits a home run. Red McNaughton walks. Keith Burtschy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Trace Bronco strikes out. John Ranchero is hit by a pitch. Frank Fairlane flies out to the left fielder. John Ranchero is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Anaheim Jerry Abrams singles past the third baseman. Jerry Abrams steals second. Takeshi Aoki flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiyuki Hosokawa doubles to center field. Jerry Abrams scores. Willard Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Ty Colavito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Monte Escort singles to center field. Edgar Probe is pinch hitting for Clarence Edge. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Edgar Probe pops out to the first baseman. David Collins is pinch hitting for Rip Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. David Collins flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Corsair pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Ken Cougar pitching. Joe Callahan singles to right field. Bob Newsome singles to center field. Red McNaughton singles to left field. Joe Callahan scores. Keith Burtschy lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Red McNaughton advances to second on the play. Red McNaughton advances to second on the play. Jerry Abrams lines out to the second baseman. Takeshi Aoki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Anaheim Ralph Weik is pinch hitting for Yoshiyuki Hosokawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Weik strikes out. Willard Anderson strikes out. Fred Land is pinch hitting for Ty Colavito. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Land pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit John Ranchero grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Fairlane hits a home run. Monte Escort grounds out to the shortstop. Edgar Probe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Anaheim total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Roger Brown is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Jim Freda improves in range Keith Ka improves in contact_vs_lefty Carroll Shelby improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Explorer improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in 3B
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Sanders did not respond to coaching in control John Barber did not respond to coaching in control Hironori Hirayama did not respond to coaching in control Hitoshi Shibata did not respond to coaching in velocity