Win: Kevin Steels (17-5) Loss: Dave Hermansen (5-5)
Save: Rick McMullen (38)
Inning: 1 Detroit Kevin Steels pitching. Bert Brady grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Rice strikes out. Jack Bass strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Dave Hermansen pitching. Jim Hundley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bert Brady. Boots Ontiveros strikes out. Frank McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Hundley advances to third on the play. Jack Motton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Gerry Shea strikes out. Bud Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Page singles to left field. Dick Page steals second. Ryan Gumpert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Steve Lopez strikes out. Lou Hippauf strikes out. Dick Crider singles to left field. Dick Crider steals second. Benny Black singles to right field. Dick Crider scores. Kevin Steels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit D.J. Barnes walks. Dave Hermansen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert Brady singles to center field. Claude Rice strikes out. Jack Bass strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Jim Hundley grounds out to the second baseman. Boots Ontiveros singles to center field. Frank McNamara flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jack Motton singles to center field. Boots Ontiveros advances to third on the hit. Steve Lopez singles past the shortstop. Boots Ontiveros scores. Jack Motton is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Gerry Shea singles to right field. Bud Watson singles to right field. Dick Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gerry Shea advances to third on the play. Bud Watson advances to second on the play. Ryan Gumpert strikes out. D.J. Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Lou Hippauf doubles to left field. Dick Crider pops out to the first baseman. Benny Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Hippauf advances to third on the play. Kevin Steels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Burrell is pinch hitting for Dave Hermansen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Burrell singles to left field. Bert Brady grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Burrell advances to second on the play. Claude Rice singles to center field. Claude Rice is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Bass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jake Hampton pitching. Jim Hundley strikes out. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the center fielder. Frank McNamara hits a home run. Juan King comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Motton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Gerry Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Watson singles past the third baseman. Dick Page walks. Ryan Gumpert flies out to the right fielder. D.J. Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Steve Lopez strikes out. Lou Hippauf strikes out. Dick Crider strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Bilko is pinch hitting for Juan King. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Bilko walks. Dave Bilko steals second. Bert Brady singles to right field. Dave Bilko scores. Claude Rice strikes out. Jack Bass pops out to the shortstop. Gerry Shea singles to right field. Bud Watson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gerry Shea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Bob Tobin pitching. Benny Black singles in front of the left fielder. Kevin Steels lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Hundley hits a home run. Benny Black scores. Juan Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the right fielder. Frank McNamara flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dick Page singles to left field. Ryan Gumpert flies out to the right fielder. Dick Page steals second. Naoyuki Kumagami 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 2nd. D.J. Barnes singles to center field. Dick Page scores. Glenn Melton is pinch hitting for Juan Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. D.J. Barnes steals second. Glenn Melton strikes out. Bert Brady walks. Claude Rice flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Hal Kilroy pitching. Jack Motton grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Lopez singles past the third baseman. Lou Hippauf walks. Dick Crider grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Lopez advances to third on the play. Lou Hippauf advances to second on the play. Benny Black walks. Mickey Abreu is pinch hitting for Naoyuki Kumagami. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Rick McMullen pitching. John Meine enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank McNamara at 2B. Jack Bass triples. Gerry Shea walks. Bud Watson grounds out to the pitcher. Gerry Shea advances to second on the play. Dick Page singles to right field. Jack Bass scores. Gerry Shea scores. Ryan Gumpert flies out to the center fielder. D.J. Barnes walks. Hal Kilroy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. D.J. Barnes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 14 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Augie Turner did not respond to coaching in velocity Don James did not respond to coaching in control Dick Zuvella improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jack Ramsey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Augie Turner did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Roe did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Werth did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Shreve improves in power_vs_righty Ed Hobbie improves in control Danny Wilkins improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Hageman did not respond to coaching in control Stubby Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity