Win: Ed Milligan (10-7) Loss: Dave Rodriguez (6-5)
Save: Bob Tobin (11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ramon Sullivan pitching. Bert Brady strikes out. Dave Bilko strikes out. Jack Stellbauer doubles to left field. Rube Bovee singles to right field. Jack Stellbauer scores. Gerry Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Burleson pitching. Ken Magee grounds out to the pitcher. Dan McDaniel grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Mills triples. Joe Slagle pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Luke Schult grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Gumpert strikes out. Glenn Melton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Russ McCarthy walks. Russ McCarthy steals second. Butch Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Kosman grounds out to the shortstop. Art Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Burleson singles past the shortstop. Bert Brady singles to right field. Mike Burleson advances to third on the hit. Dave Bilko strikes out. Jack Stellbauer doubles to right field. Mike Burleson scores. Bert Brady is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Rube Bovee pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ramon Sullivan walks. Ken Magee grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ramon Sullivan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan McDaniel walks. Joe Mills grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan McDaniel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Mills steals second. Joe Slagle walks. Russ McCarthy singles to center field. Ken Magee scores. Joe Mills scores. Joe Slagle advances to third on the hit. Russ McCarthy steals second. Butch Cox walks. Julio Kosman singles past the third baseman. Joe Slagle scores. Russ McCarthy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roberto Clark 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. Art Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Gerry Shea singles to right field. Gerry Shea steals second. Luke Schult flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Gumpert grounds out to the pitcher. Glenn Melton triples. Gerry Shea scores. Roberto Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ramon Sullivan strikes out. Ken Magee grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dan McDaniel singles to right field. Joe Mills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bert Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Bilko strikes out. Jack Stellbauer singles to left field. Rube Bovee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Slagle grounds out to the third baseman. Russ McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Gerry Shea grounds out to the third baseman. Luke Schult grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ryan Gumpert walks. Glenn Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Julio Kosman flies out to the center fielder. Art Cooper pops out to the third baseman. Ramon Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dick Page is pinch hitting for Roberto Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Page grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Abbott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bert Brady walks. Bert Brady steals second. Dave Bilko walks. Jack Stellbauer pops out to the shortstop. Rube Bovee singles to right field. Bert Brady scores. Dave Bilko advances to third on the hit. Gerry Shea grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Milligan pitching. Ken Magee walks. Dan McDaniel singles to left field. Joe Mills flies out to the right fielder. Joe Slagle strikes out. Russ McCarthy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan McDaniel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Luke Schult flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Gumpert grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Melton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Butch Cox walks. Butch Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Julio Kosman singles to center field. Art Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Gordon Tillman is pinch hitting for Andy Abbott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gordon Tillman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Rodriguez pitching. Jack Bass is pinch hitting for Ed Milligan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Bass hits a home run. Bert Brady doubles to left field. Dave Bilko grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Stellbauer hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rube Bovee grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Brady scores. Jack Stellbauer advances to second on the play. Gerry Shea singles to left field. Jack Stellbauer scores. Gerry Shea steals second. Luke Schult pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Tobin pitching. Ken Magee doubles past the right fielder. Dan McDaniel singles to left field. Ken Magee scores. Joe Mills strikes out. Joe Slagle singles to center field. Dan McDaniel advances to third on the hit. Russ McCarthy singles to left field. Dan McDaniel scores. Butch Cox flies out to the center fielder. Julio Kosman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Joe Mills is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rob Shank improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Storie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ben Murray improves in arm Dan Wilcox did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Wilcox did not respond to coaching in velocity Warren Dunn did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Roe did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Adams did not respond to coaching in velocity Xavier Foster improves in control Jim Melter improves in control Terry Richmond did not respond to coaching in control Catfish Pierson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Terry Richmond did not respond to coaching in velocity