Win: Kelly Ford (4-4) Loss: Jim Farr (2-3)
Save: Ray Stargell (6)
Inning: 1 Boston Jose Gunderson pitching. John Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Tracy grounds out to the third baseman. D Wills doubles to center field. Jack Yoshii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Kelly Ford pitching. Dick Brown flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gyselman walks. Jim Blong flies out to the left fielder. Ben Lillard lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ray Brown flies out to the center fielder. John Meekin strikes out. Robin McCaskill singles to left field. Joe Whitehouse flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Effie Kiser walks. Johnny Reynolds grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Effie Kiser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Knoop grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Johnny Reynolds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Peter Wiggin doubles to center field. Bill Knoop uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose Gunderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Kelly Ford strikes out. John Chapman walks. Bob Tracy walks. D Wills grounds out to the pitcher. John Chapman advances to third on the play. Bob Tracy advances to second on the play. Jack Yoshii grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Brown strikes out. Ron Gyselman singles to right field. Ron Gyselman steals second. Jim Blong lines out to the shortstop. Ben Lillard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ray Brown lines out to the third baseman. John Meekin flies out to the center fielder. Robin McCaskill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Effie Kiser walks. Johnny Reynolds singles to left field. Effie Kiser advances to third on the hit. Bill Knoop grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Effie Kiser scores. Peter Wiggin singles to center field. Jose Gunderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Joe Whitehouse flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Spence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dick Brown strikes out. Ron Gyselman grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Blong singles to center field. Ben Lillard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Blong is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Tracy hits a home run. Jim Farr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. D Wills singles to center field. Jack Yoshii singles to center field. D Wills advances to third on the hit. Ray Brown grounds out to the shortstop. D Wills scores. Jack Yoshii advances to second on the play. Bill Tooley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Meekin pops out to the first baseman. Robin McCaskill singles to left field. Jack Yoshii scores. Joe Whitehouse doubles to center field. Robin McCaskill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hensley Somerlott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kelly Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Effie Kiser reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Brown. Johnny Reynolds strikes out. Bill Knoop strikes out. Peter Wiggin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston John Chapman strikes out. Bob Tracy grounds out to the third baseman. D Wills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Hensley Somerlott strikes out. Dick Brown hits a home run. Ron Gyselman grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Blong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jack Yoshii flies out to the center fielder. Ray Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Meekin hits a home run. Syd Fischer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Robin McCaskill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Greg Schuler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ben Lillard strikes out. Effie Kiser grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Reynolds singles to center field. Bill Knoop doubles to left field. Johnny Reynolds uses his aggressiveness and scores. Peter Wiggin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Joe Whitehouse grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Vaughn is pinch hitting for Greg Schuler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the pitcher. John Chapman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ray Stargell pitching. Joe Smith is pinch hitting for Syd Fischer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Smith strikes out. Dick Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gyselman singles to left field. Jim Blong flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Grace improves in arm Dan Grace improves in speed Paul Reich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Stu Donovan improves in velocity Lorenzo Sojo did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Wilson improves in power_vs_righty Rick Wilson improves in arm Rick Wilson improves in power_vs_righty Monte Mercker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Early Stephenson did not respond to coaching in 3B