Win: Carl Charboneau (2-0) Loss: Will Bohanon (0-1)
Save: Pat Keefe (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Smith pitching. Rusty Nieman grounds out to the pitcher. William Seelbach strikes out. Fergie Conatser singles to center field. Tom Odom singles to left field. Fergie Conatser advances to third on the hit. Bud Tavarez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Farmer pitching. Luke Blaze strikes out. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit John Morrison pops out to the catcher. Hector Eenhoorn strikes out. Harry Hamm pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Thorpe walks. Tony Ritz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Thorpe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Bosio walks. George Halas walks. Ramon Puente flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tony Ritz scores. Jim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Steve Farmer singles to right field. Rusty Nieman strikes out. William Seelbach strikes out. Fergie Conatser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Luke Blaze grounds out to the shortstop. Bowman D. Russ flies out to the right fielder. Ed Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Odom strikes out. Bud Tavarez singles to right field. John Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Hector Eenhoorn walks. Harry Hamm singles to center field. Bud Tavarez scores. Hector Eenhoorn is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Thorpe pops out to the second baseman. Tony Ritz flies out to the right fielder. Sam Bosio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Steve Farmer grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Nieman flies out to the right fielder. William Seelbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Halas grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Puente singles to center field. Jim Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luke Blaze flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Fergie Conatser singles to left field. Tom Odom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fergie Conatser advances to second on the play. Bud Tavarez singles to right field. Fergie Conatser scores. Bud Tavarez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bowman D. Russ doubles to right field. Ed Smith flies out to the center fielder. Harry Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Tony Ritz walks. Sam Bosio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Hector Eenhoorn singles to left field. Harry Hamm flies out to the left fielder. Otis Hawes is pinch hitting for Steve Farmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Otis Hawes singles to right field. Rusty Nieman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Eenhoorn advances to third on the play. Otis Hawes advances to second on the play. William Seelbach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Doug Steirer pitching. T.P. Fleer is pinch hitting for George Halas. T.P. Fleer singles to center field. Mel Mateo is pinch hitting for Ramon Puente. Mel Mateo flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Werner is pinch hitting for Jim Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. T.P. Fleer steals second. Heinie Werner strikes out. Charlie Ring is pinch hitting for Luke Blaze. Charlie Ring singles to right field. T.P. Fleer scores. Bowman D. Russ singles to right field. Charlie Ring advances to third on the hit. Ed Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Delhi pitching. Bill Russell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Ring at LF. George Mahan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mel Mateo at C. Fergie Conatser singles to center field. Tom Odom strikes out. Bud Tavarez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Thorpe singles to right field. Tony Ritz strikes out. Sam Bosio flies out to the left fielder. Harry Thorpe steals second. T.P. Fleer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit John Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Hector Eenhoorn strikes out. Harry Hamm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Mahan pops out to the third baseman. Scott Reynolds is pinch hitting for Bill Delhi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Reynolds doubles to left field. Bill Russell flies out to the right fielder. Bowman D. Russ flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Will Bohanon pitching. Doug Steirer pops out to the third baseman. Rusty Nieman grounds out to the third baseman. William Seelbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Ed Smith strikes out. Harry Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. Carl Charboneau comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Tony Ritz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Fergie Conatser pops out to the third baseman. Tom Odom singles to right field. Bud Tavarez singles to right field. John Morrison reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sam Bosio. Tom Odom scores. Hector Eenhoorn strikes out. Harry Hamm strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Kansas City Pat Keefe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sam Bosio strikes out. T.P. Fleer strikes out. George Mahan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Tom Odom is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Earl Sommers did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Northen improves in velocity Gil Hemus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sal Cieslak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Wise improves in power_vs_righty John Kalfass did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sid Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in range Andre Warner improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Kutzler improves in power_vs_lefty Carl Norris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Moe Easterly improves in range Moe Easterly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Moe Easterly improves in 3B