Win: Jeff Higuera (1-11) Loss: Sam Monday (0-8)
Save: Ken Woods (13)
Inning: 1 Detroit Rip McIntosh pitching. Luke Cias strikes out. Brian Hermansen pops out to the first baseman. Les Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bump McCarren pitching. Rod Lemaster grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Maloney hits a home run. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Al Bockman singles to right field. Butch Hoffman singles to center field. Jimmy Fuentes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Shields strikes out. George Dalcanton singles to center field. Bob Vaughn singles to right field. George Dalcanton advances to third on the hit. Bob Vaughn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Harry Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Dizzy Baxter singles to right field. Rip McIntosh lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Dizzy Baxter forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rod Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Larry Laskey grounds out to the second baseman. Bump McCarren flies out to the center fielder. Luke Cias singles to left field. Luke Cias is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Allen Maloney hits a home run. Soichiro Hattori flies out to the right fielder. Al Bockman flies out to the center fielder. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Brian Hermansen singles to left field. Brian Hermansen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Les Daniels hits a home run. Bill Johnson singles to right field. Rick Shields walks. George Dalcanton grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Johnson advances to third on the play. Rick Shields advances to second on the play. Bob Vaughn singles past the third baseman. Bill Johnson scores. Rick Shields scores. Larry Laskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Harry Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Dizzy Baxter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bump McCarren flies out to the center fielder. Luke Cias flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hermansen lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Rip McIntosh strikes out. Rod Lemaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Maloney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Les Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Johnson strikes out. Rick Shields singles to left field. Rick Shields is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Bockman flies out to the right fielder. Butch Hoffman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit George Dalcanton flies out to the center fielder. Bob Vaughn walks. Larry Laskey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Vaughn advances to second on the play. Cotton Griffin 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. Bump McCarren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jimmy Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Harry Lewis walks. Dizzy Baxter singles to right field. Cotton Griffin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rod Lemaster singles to center field. Harry Lewis scores. Dizzy Baxter scores. Jeff Higuera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allen Maloney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Luke Cias grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Hermansen singles to center field. Brian Hermansen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Les Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Al Bockman flies out to the center fielder. Butch Hoffman singles to right field. Passed ball. Butch Hoffman advances to second. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sam Monday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Johnson singles to center field. Bill Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Shields flies out to the right fielder. George Dalcanton singles to left field. Bob Vaughn singles to center field. George Dalcanton advances to third on the hit. Larry Laskey walks. Reggie Sutton is pinch hitting for Jeff Higuera. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Sutton singles to center field. George Dalcanton scores. Bob Vaughn scores. Larry Laskey advances to third on the hit. Frank Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luke Cias strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Ken Woods pitching. Harry Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Shinichiro Watanabe is pinch hitting for Dizzy Baxter. Shinichiro Watanabe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Billiard is pinch hitting for Frank Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Billiard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Batting:HR - Les Daniels (16). Baserunning: CS - Luke Cias (24), Brian Hermansen 2 (7), Bill Johnson (1), Rick Shields (20), Bob Vaughn (26). Fielding: PB - Bill Johnson.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Juul did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Pena did not respond to coaching in velocity George Carswell improves in power_vs_righty Steve Speer improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Alvarez did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Nicholls improves in range Greg Jones improves in velocity Barry Graff did not respond to coaching in speed Barry Graff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Jones improves in CF