Inning: 1 Kansas City Cookie Schepner pitching. Tom Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Hurdle lines out to the second baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Kid Hale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Clem Elliott pitching. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Asselstine strikes out. Loyd Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Valentin singles to center field. Bill Valentin steals second. Connie Wilson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Frank Servais singles to left field. Bill Valentin scores. Harry Brown walks. George Ferris singles to center field. Frank Servais scores. Harry Brown steals third. Clem Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Brown scores. George Ferris advances to second on the play. Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Greg Hart doubles to center field. Dave Rico flies out to the center fielder. Connie Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Ducky Odom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Kid Hale walks. Bill Valentin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Reid McMullin strikes out. Cookie Schepner grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Minutelli singles to right field. Tim Asselstine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Servais grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Brown grounds out to the shortstop. George Ferris pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Loyd Birmingham is hit by a pitch. Greg Hart strikes out. Dave Rico grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clem Elliott lines out to the second baseman. Tom Sanchez walks. Jimmy Hurdle hits a home run. Tom Sanchez scores. Larry Leopard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Kid Hale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Connie Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Ducky Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Reid McMullin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Valentin strikes out. Frank Servais hits a home run. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. George Ferris singles to center field. Clem Elliott pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Larry Leopard grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Minutelli pops out to the first baseman. Tim Asselstine singles to left field. Loyd Birmingham singles to center field. Greg Hart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Rico flies out to the left fielder. Connie Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mercer is pinch hitting for Ducky Odom. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Mercer walks. Randy Davis is pinch hitting for Reid McMullin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Mercer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kid Hale strikes out. Bill Valentin singles to left field. Bill Valentin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Servais grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Alex Kahle is pinch hitting for Larry Leopard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Joe Klumpp is pinch hitting for Joe Minutelli. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Klumpp flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Klinger is pinch hitting for Tim Asselstine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Dillon pitching. Bobby Barton is pinch hitting for Harry Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Barton strikes out. Julio LeBourveau is pinch hitting for George Ferris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Julio LeBourveau singles to right field. Clem Elliott fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Clem Elliott strikes out. Tom Sanchez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Loyd Birmingham doubles to center field. Greg Hart singles to center field. Loyd Birmingham scores. Dave Rico strikes out. Connie Wilson reached on a fielding error by Julio LeBourveau. Bill Mercer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:HR - Jimmy Hurdle (28), Frank Servais (19).GIDP - Bill Valentin. Baserunning: SB - Bill Valentin (25), Harry Brown (14).CS - Bill Valentin (15). Fielding: E - Julio LeBourveau.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Cooper did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Grabowski improves in range Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in control Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in control Blix Lisenbee improves in arm Jim Grabowski improves in speed Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Charlie Hest did not respond to coaching in velocity Clark Barr did not respond to coaching in control Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Terry Pirati did not respond to coaching in velocity Wib Kiley improves in power_vs_righty Clark Barr did not respond to coaching in control Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in 2B