Win: Zephyr Zodiac (6-2) Loss: Nin Boswell (3-4)
Save: Ken Cougar (12)
Inning: 1 Detroit Nin Boswell pitching. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Mustang doubles to center field. Trace Bronco walks. John Ranchero flies out to the right fielder. Bill Grissom walks. Red Spurgeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington Don Cobra pitching. Claude Veach singles to center field. Jason Agbayani singles to center field. Urbane Jackson pops out to the third baseman. Tom Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Sammy Corsair walks. Monte Escort pops out to the second baseman. Don Cobra lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Sammy Corsair forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Thunderbird triples. Don Cobra scores. Butch Mustang walks. Trace Bronco pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Frankie Eiteljorge singles to center field. Watty Wright walks. Minoru Fujii grounds out to the pitcher. Frankie Eiteljorge advances to third on the play. Watty Wright advances to second on the play. Nin Boswell flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frankie Eiteljorge is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Ranchero grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Grissom hits a home run. Red Spurgeon singles to left field. Sammy Corsair grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Claude Veach strikes out. Jason Agbayani strikes out. Urbane Jackson singles to left field. Urbane Jackson steals second. Tom Nixon hits a home run. Urbane Jackson scores. Jerry Habyan singles to center field. Frankie Eiteljorge walks. Jerry Habyan steals third. Watty Wright hits a home run. Jerry Habyan scores. Frankie Eiteljorge scores. Zephyr Zodiac comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Minoru Fujii grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Monte Escort singles to left field. Monte Escort steals second. Zephyr Zodiac fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Zephyr Zodiac walks. Dick Thunderbird singles to center field. Monte Escort scores. Butch Mustang singles to left field. Zephyr Zodiac uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Thunderbird advances to third on the hit. Trace Bronco grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Thunderbird scores. Butch Mustang advances to second on the play. John Ranchero pops out to the first baseman. Bill Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Nin Boswell strikes out. Claude Veach walks. Jason Agbayani grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Claude Veach is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Urbane Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Red Spurgeon singles past the third baseman. Steve Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sammy Corsair flies out to the right fielder. Monte Escort singles to left field. Zephyr Zodiac lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Thunderbird doubles past the third baseman. Red Spurgeon scores. Monte Escort scores. Butch Mustang pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Tom Nixon singles to right field. Jerry Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Frankie Eiteljorge flies out to the left fielder. Watty Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Gulley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trace Bronco walks. Trace Bronco is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Ranchero flies out to the right fielder. Bill Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Minoru Fujii singles to center field. Bob Gulley lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Minoru Fujii forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Claude Veach flies out to the left fielder. Jason Agbayani grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Gulley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Red Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Escort strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Urbane Jackson strikes out. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for Zephyr Zodiac. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Fairlane grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Butch Mustang singles to center field. Trace Bronco grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Rolando Maverick pitching. Frankie Eiteljorge grounds out to the second baseman. Watty Wright walks. Sherman Mercer is pinch hitting for Minoru Fujii. Sherman Mercer walks. Ryan Anderson is pinch hitting for Bob Gulley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Watty Wright advances to third on the play. Sherman Mercer advances to second on the play. Claude Veach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Toru Uemura pitching. Hal Lopata enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sherman Mercer at C. John Ranchero walks. Bill Grissom walks. Red Spurgeon grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Ranchero advances to third on the play. Sammy Corsair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Ken Cougar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbane Jackson doubles to left field. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Habyan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Washington total runners LOB: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in speed Elliott Ranger did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Ka improves in contact_vs_righty Elliott Ranger improves in endurance Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shayne Michaels improves in velocity Shayne Michaels did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Elliott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Max Cain did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty