Inning: 1 Detroit Kiko Kellogg pitching. Bud Tavarez flies out to the center fielder. Pete Zamora strikes out. Tom Odom singles to left field. William Seelbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jorge Steele pitching. Harry Thorpe strikes out. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the pitcher. T.P. Fleer singles to right field. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Tim Howard singles to right field. Guy Berger walks. Otis Hawes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Guy Berger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Blott strikes out. Jorge Steele strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Ring strikes out. Mel Mateo flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Puente walks. Ed Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bud Tavarez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Zamora singles to center field. Tom Odom pops out to the shortstop. William Seelbach singles past the shortstop. Tim Howard lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kiko Kellogg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Thorpe singles to left field. Bowman D. Russ singles to center field. Harry Thorpe advances to third on the hit. T.P. Fleer grounds out to the pitcher. Bowman D. Russ advances to second on the play. Bob Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Guy Berger strikes out. Otis Hawes singles to right field. Tom Blott lines out to the first baseman. Jorge Steele grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Otis Hawes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Charlie Ring grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Mateo hits a home run. Ramon Puente strikes out. Ed Smith walks. Kiko Kellogg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bud Tavarez doubles to left field. Pete Zamora flies out to the right fielder. Tom Odom singles to right field. Bud Tavarez scores. William Seelbach grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Odom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Thorpe grounds out to the shortstop. Bowman D. Russ strikes out. T.P. Fleer doubles to right field. Doug Steirer 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 strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Guy Berger singles to left field. Otis Hawes doubles past the first baseman. Guy Berger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Blott walks. Doug Steirer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud Tavarez strikes out. Pete Zamora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Ring singles to right field. Mel Mateo strikes out. Ramon Puente grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom Odom singles to right field. William Seelbach flies out to the right fielder. Tim Howard walks. Guy Berger strikes out. Otis Hawes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tony Ritz is pinch hitting for Ed Smith. Tony Ritz pops out to the shortstop. Heinie Werner is pinch hitting for Kiko Kellogg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Heinie Werner grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Thorpe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dick Riley pitching. Sam Bosio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Ritz at SS. Tom Blott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Hamm is pinch hitting for Doug Steirer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harry Hamm strikes out. Bud Tavarez doubles to center field. Pete Zamora singles to right field. Bud Tavarez scores. Julio Mata comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pat Keefe pitching. John Morrison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Guy Berger at 1B. Bowman D. Russ doubles to center field. T.P. Fleer hits a home run. Bowman D. Russ scores. Bob Alvarez singles to left field. Luis Grotewold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Ring grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mel Mateo flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit William Seelbach strikes out. Tim Howard flies out to the right fielder. John Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ramon Puente grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Russell is pinch hitting for Sam Bosio. Bill Russell strikes out. George Mahan is pinch hitting for Julio Mata. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Mahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Bill Delhi pitching. Moe Easterly enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Russell at SS. Otis Hawes walks. Tom Blott singles to right field. Luis Grotewold lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Bud Tavarez strikes out. Pete Zamora singles to center field. Otis Hawes scores. Tom Blott scores. Will Bohanon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Odom grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Zamora is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Harry Thorpe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bowman D. Russ singles to right field. Bowman D. Russ steals second. T.P. Fleer strikes out. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 13 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Al Burke improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Halicki did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Kalfass improves in power_vs_righty Gene Bartee did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Bartee improves in control 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: Jack Kutzler improves in power_vs_righty Chick Wilkins improves in contact_vs_lefty Lew Higuera did not respond to coaching in speed Denny Hartenstein did not respond to coaching in velocity Pookie Perez did not respond to coaching in control Chick Wilkins improves in arm Jack Kutzler did not respond to coaching in SS