Win: Leo Ott (10-9) Loss: Fred Merritt (12-9)
Save: Vance Cubbage (26)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Fred Merritt pitching. Buck Jones walks. Buck Jones steals second. Karl Davis singles to center field. Ed Masters grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Jones scores. Karl Davis advances to second on the play. Jim Glover strikes out. Joey Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Leo Ott pitching. Orie Hunter strikes out. Stan Haselman strikes out. Jamie Pitlock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Ed Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jorgens strikes out. Sal Rabinowitz reached on a fielding error by Wally Sanicki. Leo Ott singles to center field. Buck Jones doubles to left field. Sal Rabinowitz scores. Karl Davis lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Richie Nitz singles to right field. Jim Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Bill Quillen singles to center field. Richie Nitz advances to third on the hit. Wally Sanicki singles to left field. Richie Nitz scores. Bill Quillen advances to third on the hit. Bob Verhoeven strikes out. Fred Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ed Masters singles to center field. Jim Glover lines out to the shortstop. Joey Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Masters advances to second on the play. Ed Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Orie Hunter singles in front of the center fielder. Stan Haselman reached on a fielding error by Buck Jones. Jamie Pitlock pops out to the catcher. Richie Nitz grounds out to the shortstop. Orie Hunter advances to third on the play. Stan Haselman advances to second on the play. Jim Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bill Jorgens grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sal Rabinowitz flies out to the center fielder. Leo Ott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Quillen strikes out. Wally Sanicki flies out to the center fielder. Bob Verhoeven reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Masters. Fred Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Buck Jones pops out to the second baseman. Karl Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Masters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Orie Hunter pops out to the shortstop. Stan Haselman flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Pitlock lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jim Glover singles to right field. Joey Hernandez singles to right field. Ed Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Jim Glover steals third. Bill Jorgens doubles to center field. Jim Glover scores. Sal Rabinowitz strikes out. Leo Ott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Richie Nitz strikes out. Jim Barnes strikes out. Bill Quillen flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Shane Berra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Karl Davis pops out to the third baseman. Ed Masters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ryan Pena is pinch hitting for Wally Sanicki. Ryan Pena strikes out. Al Butler is pinch hitting for Bob Verhoeven. Al Butler strikes out. Shane Berra grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Red Williams enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Butler at 3B. Jim Glover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Mitchell singles to center field. Bill Jorgens grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Robby Brock enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Glover at RF. Gus Lee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Mitchell at LF. Felix Moreira enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Jorgens at C. Orie Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Haselman singles to right field. Lee Brusstar 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. Stan Haselman steals second. Jamie Pitlock doubles to right field. Stan Haselman scores. Richie Nitz lines out to the second baseman. Jim Barnes walks. Bill Quillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Sal Rabinowitz singles to left field. Jim Frazier is pinch hitting for Lee Brusstar. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Frazier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sal Rabinowitz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buck Jones flies out to the left fielder. Jim Frazier steals second. Karl Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Vance Cubbage pitching. Ryan Pena walks. Red Williams singles to left field. Shane Berra lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Orie Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Buck Jones (27), Bill Jorgens (12). Baserunning: SB - Buck Jones (20), Jim Glover (10), Jim Frazier (3). Fielding: E - Buck Jones, Ed Masters.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Gillespie did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Difelice did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Clancy did not respond to coaching in speed Hachiro Yonemura did not respond to coaching in endurance Hachiro Yonemura did not respond to coaching in velocity George Pearson did not respond to coaching in speed Don Flowers did not respond to coaching in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: William K. Cuthrell improves in control Darren Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Josias Lugo did not respond to coaching in speed Red Baldwin improves in contact_vs_lefty Arthur Barnhouse did not respond to coaching in control Brian House did not respond to coaching in velocity