Win: Eddie Gagnon (14-9) Loss: Shane Morgan (13-11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Eddie Gagnon pitching. Harold Phillips strikes out. Jeff Charton strikes out. John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Shane Morgan pitching. Bob Henninger grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Lavelle hits a home run. Les Thielman strikes out. Russ Sykes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Scott Hunt singles to left field. Scott Hunt steals second. Henry Erickson grounds out to the pitcher. Al Kerr grounds out to the shortstop. Tavo Minor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Al Gorsica singles to right field. Ed Rueter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Gorsica advances to second on the play. Tink Cardenas grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Dunlop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Chad Hunt singles to center field. Chad Hunt steals second. Shane Morgan lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Chad Hunt is thrown out at third. Harold Phillips grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Eddie Gagnon singles to center field. Bob Henninger strikes out. Gus Lavelle singles to right field. Les Thielman singles past the second baseman. Russ Sykes strikes out. Al Gorsica hits a home run. Eddie Gagnon scores. Gus Lavelle scores. Les Thielman scores. Ed Rueter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Charton singles to center field. John Heiserman walks. Scott Hunt strikes out. Henry Erickson singles to center field. Jeff Charton scores. John Heiserman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Henry Erickson steals second. Al Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Tink Cardenas strikes out. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Gagnon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tavo Minor strikes out. Chad Hunt strikes out. John Magrini is pinch hitting for Shane Morgan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. John Magrini flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Al Lindsey pitching. Bob Henninger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Lavelle flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Harold Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Charton lines out to the third baseman. John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Russ Sykes hits a home run. Fred Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Gorsica is hit by a pitch. Al Gorsica steals second. Ed Rueter doubles to center field. Al Gorsica scores. Tink Cardenas strikes out. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Gagnon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Scott Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Erickson walks. Al Kerr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Eric Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Henninger strikes out. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Les Thielman singles to right field. Les Thielman steals second. Russ Sykes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tavo Minor flies out to the left fielder. Chad Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Tiegen is pinch hitting for Eric Walker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Tiegen singles to right field. Walter Tiegen steals second. Harold Phillips pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Joe Becker pitching. Lee May is pinch hitting for Al Gorsica. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lee May flies out to the left fielder. Ed Rueter grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Fondy is pinch hitting for Tink Cardenas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Fondy singles to right field. Ike Bell is pinch hitting for Fred Dunlop. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ike Bell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Fondy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ray Brandon 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. Jeff Charton grounds out to the shortstop. John Heiserman strikes out. Scott Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 3 Boston total runners left on base: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Liu Rasmussen did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Weimer did not respond to coaching in speed George McNichol improves in power_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Allensworth improves in control Ed Allensworth improves in control Hank McTigue did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Moolic did not respond to coaching in C