Inning: 1 Kansas City Marko Budimir pitching. Luke Blaze strikes out. Bowman D. Russ flies out to the center fielder. Tony Ritz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Dwight McCovey pitching. Bud Tavarez pops out to the second baseman. Rusty Nieman strikes out. Pete Zamora singles to center field. Tom Odom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Alvarez walks. Bob Alvarez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Ring reached on a fielding error by Bud Tavarez. Mel Mateo hits a home run. Charlie Ring scores. Ramon Puente pops out to the catcher. Ed Smith singles past the shortstop. Dwight McCovey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit William Seelbach grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Howard strikes out. Fergie Conatser pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Luke Blaze grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bowman D. Russ walks. Tony Ritz lines out to the first baseman. Bowman D. Russ steals second. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Guy Berger grounds out to the shortstop. Marko Budimir strikes out. Bud Tavarez doubles to right field. Rusty Nieman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Charlie Ring grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Mateo strikes out. Ramon Puente grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Pete Zamora doubles past the third baseman. Tom Odom singles to left field. William Seelbach grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Zamora scores. Tom Odom advances to second on the play. Tim Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Fergie Conatser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Smith walks. Dwight McCovey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luke Blaze strikes out. Bowman D. Russ strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Guy Berger singles to center field. Guy Berger steals second. Marko Budimir lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the corners in. Bud Tavarez singles to center field. Guy Berger scores. Rusty Nieman grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Tavarez advances to second on the play. Pete Zamora grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tony Ritz walks. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Charlie Ring strikes out. Mel Mateo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tony Ritz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Odom singles to center field. William Seelbach flies out to the center fielder. Tim Howard singles to left field. Tom Odom aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Fergie Conatser strikes out. Guy Berger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ramon Puente strikes out. Heinie Werner is pinch hitting for Ed Smith. Heinie Werner is hit by a pitch. Harry Thorpe is pinch hitting for Dwight McCovey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Thorpe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dick Riley pitching. Sam Bosio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Heinie Werner at SS. Marko Budimir reached on a fielding error by Sam Bosio. Bud Tavarez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marko Budimir is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rusty Nieman lines out to the second baseman. Pete Zamora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Luke Blaze flies out to the right fielder. Bowman D. Russ singles to left field. Tony Ritz strikes out. Bowman D. Russ steals second. Pete Zamora throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Carl Charboneau 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. Bob Alvarez singles to left field. Bowman D. Russ scores. Moe Easterly is pinch hitting for Charlie Ring. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Moe Easterly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tom Odom strikes out. William Seelbach flies out to the right fielder. Tim Howard walks. Fergie Conatser pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mel Mateo walks. Ramon Puente grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sam Bosio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Guy Berger strikes out. Otis Hawes is pinch hitting for Carl Charboneau. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Otis Hawes flies out to the left fielder. Bud Tavarez singles to left field. Bud Tavarez steals second. Rusty Nieman is hit by a pitch. Pete Zamora singles to right field. Bud Tavarez scores. Rusty Nieman advances to third on the hit. Tom Odom lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Doug Steirer pitching. Dick Riley strikes out. Luke Blaze walks. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Blaze advances to second on the play. Luke Blaze is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit William Seelbach walks. Tim Howard hits a home run. William Seelbach scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Batting:HR - Mel Mateo (1).GIDP - Ramon Puente, Harry Thorpe.HBP - Heinie Werner (1). Baserunning: SB - Bowman D. Russ 2 (6).CS - Luke Blaze (2), Bob Alvarez (4). Fielding: E - Sam Bosio.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pookie Perez did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Guese improves in power_vs_righty Chick Wilkins improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Kutzler improves in contact_vs_lefty Sid Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in range Pookie Perez did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Wise improves in power_vs_righty Gene Meier improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Sommers did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Kalfass did not respond to coaching in 2B