Win: Katsuhito Yoshimura (1-0) Loss: Fred Waller (5-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Harry Solomon pitching. Hal Dashiell strikes out. Larry Lanning singles to center field. Gregg Walker strikes out. Derrek Maisel singles to right field. Larry Lanning advances to third on the hit. Shinya Ohishi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Roy Parkinson pitching. Ray Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmie Schmidt doubles to center field. Art Schult flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Groh grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Perkins walks. Jim Rowe strikes out. Roy Parkinson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jud Sowders flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith strikes out. Frank Willis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hal Dashiell singles to left field. Larry Lanning grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gregg Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jose Kerr flies out to the right fielder. Harry Solomon flies out to the center fielder. Ray Williamson doubles to right field. Jerry Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Derrek Maisel grounds out to the second baseman. Shinya Ohishi grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Groh walks. Jimmy Perkins walks. Jim Rowe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jimmy Perkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jimmie Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Art Schult singles to center field. Jud Sowders strikes out. Jim Smith singles to left field. Art Schult advances to third on the hit. Jim Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roy Parkinson lines out to the second baseman. Hal Dashiell strikes out. Larry Lanning singles to center field. Gregg Walker walks. Derrek Maisel walks. Shinya Ohishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Willis flies out to the right fielder. Jose Kerr singles to right field. Harry Solomon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Williamson singles past the second baseman. Jose Kerr scores. Jerry Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Groh flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Perkins doubles past the third baseman. Jim Rowe walks. Ernie Rhines 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. Roy Parkinson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jimmy Perkins is thrown out at third. Jim Rowe advances to second on the play. Jim Rowe advances to second on the play. Hal Dashiell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Jimmie Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Art Schult pops out to the shortstop. Jud Sowders pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Lanning flies out to the center fielder. Gregg Walker strikes out. Derrek Maisel walks. Shinya Ohishi walks. Tom Groh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Smith pops out to the first baseman. Frank Willis walks. Jose Kerr walks. Luke Sheely is pinch hitting for Ernie Rhines. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Luke Sheely grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dom Schilling pitching. Jimmy Perkins walks. Jimmy Perkins steals second. Jim Rowe singles to left field. Jimmy Perkins is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ivan Johnson is pinch hitting for Roy Parkinson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ivan Johnson reached on a fielding error by Jim Smith. Hal Dashiell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Fred Waller pitching. Ray Williamson walks. Jerry Wallace strikes out. Ray Williamson steals second. Jimmie Schmidt pops out to the second baseman. Art Schult is hit by a pitch. Jud Sowders strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Larry Lanning bunts for a base hit. Gregg Walker singles to left field. Derrek Maisel singles to center field. Larry Lanning scores. Gregg Walker advances to third on the hit. Shinya Ohishi strikes out. Tom Groh hits a home run. Gregg Walker scores. Derrek Maisel scores. Katsuhito Yoshimura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Rowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Smith singles to center field. Frank Willis strikes out. Jose Kerr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shinya Ohishi. Lyle Falk is pinch hitting for Katsuhito Yoshimura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lyle Falk flies out to the right fielder. Ray Williamson walks. Jerry Wallace hits a home run. Jim Smith scores. Jose Kerr scores. Ray Williamson scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 13 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jimmy Perkins (10).HR - Tom Groh (5).GIDP - Hal Dashiell, Larry Lanning. Baserunning: SB - Jimmy Perkins (9). Fielding: E - Shinya Ohishi.
Batting:2B - Ray Williamson (10), Jimmie Schmidt (13).HR - Jerry Wallace (4).GIDP - Luke Sheely.HBP - Art Schult (1). Baserunning: SB - Ray Williamson (12).CS - Jim Smith (1). Fielding: E - Jim Smith.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Huck Silva did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Gotay did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dan Shellenback did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Shellenback did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Nen improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Bass did not respond to coaching in LF