Win: Roger Brown (5-5) Loss: John Young (1-7)
Save: Rolando Maverick (20)
Inning: 1 Detroit John Young pitching. John Ranchero flies out to the right fielder. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Butch Mustang singles to left field. Trace Bronco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Roger Brown pitching. John Bochte walks. John Bochte steals second. Otis Amos singles to right field. Otis Amos is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Desi Kerr walks. Nate Tenace grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Clarence Edge grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Fairlane grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Escort grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stu Karger pops out to the second baseman. Mike Breitenstein walks. George Jones pops out to the shortstop. Mike Breitenstein is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Sammy Corsair flies out to the center fielder. Roger Brown flies out to the center fielder. John Ranchero hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Ranchero steals second. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Service singles to left field. John Young fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Young grounds out to the pitcher. John Service advances to second on the play. John Bochte strikes out. Otis Amos lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Butch Mustang flies out to the center fielder. Trace Bronco grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Edge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Desi Kerr singles to center field. Desi Kerr steals second. Nate Tenace strikes out. Stu Karger walks. Mike Breitenstein walks. George Jones singles past the third baseman. Desi Kerr scores. John Service strikes out. John Young pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Fairlane walks. Monte Escort hits a home run. Frank Fairlane scores. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Brown pops out to the first baseman. John Ranchero pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Bochte walks. Otis Amos grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Bochte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Desi Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otis Amos advances to second on the play. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Mustang reached on a fielding error by John Young. Trace Bronco flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Edge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Stu Karger flies out to the center fielder. Mike Breitenstein strikes out. George Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Fairlane singles to right field. Carlos Pafko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Frank Fairlane steals second. Monte Escort grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Fairlane advances to third on the play. David Collins is pinch hitting for Roger Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. David Collins singles to center field. Frank Fairlane scores. John Ranchero triples. David Collins scores. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Zephyr Zodiac pitching. John Service singles to center field. Carlos Pafko lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Bochte flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Otis Amos pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Edge grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Desi Kerr flies out to the center fielder. Nate Tenace strikes out. Stu Karger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Frank Fairlane strikes out. Monte Escort flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Corsair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rolando Maverick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the shortstop. George Jones walks. John Service grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shuji Uchi is pinch hitting for Carlos Pafko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shuji Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lu Fiesta did not respond to coaching in velocity John Aspire did not respond to coaching in control Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in range Jesse Focus did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Amos Flowers improves in contact_vs_lefty Duke Massa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Art Wright did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Casey Bowers improves in arm Jeff Brickley did not respond to coaching in LF