Win: Hoot Aragon (10-7) Loss: Tom Mattingly (9-13)
Inning: 1 Boston Tom Mattingly pitching. Al Moore strikes out. Paddy Kirsch singles to center field. Bob Tracy doubles to right field. Paddy Kirsch uses his aggressiveness and scores. D Wills hits a home run. Bob Tracy scores. Stan Spence comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Grace walks. Dan Grace steals second. John Weiss strikes out. John Chapman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Hoot Aragon pitching. Ron Gyselman lines out to the second baseman. Jim Blong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbane Cummings walks. Bobby Burbrink singles to left field. Urbane Cummings advances to third on the hit. Effie Kiser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Ray Brown walks. Hoot Aragon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Brown advances to third on the play. Paddy Kirsch walks. Bob Tracy walks. D Wills strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Peter Wiggin flies out to the right fielder. Rick Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yunier Rives flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Dan Grace reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bobby Burbrink. John Weiss flies out to the center fielder. John Chapman singles to left field. Dan Grace scores. Ray Brown walks. Hoot Aragon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Moore singles to center field. John Chapman scores. Ray Brown scores. Paddy Kirsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Smith is pinch hitting for Stan Spence. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Smith strikes out. Ron Gyselman grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Blong grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Syd Fischer pitching. Bob Tracy singles past the third baseman. D Wills strikes out. Dan Grace grounds out to the catcher. Bob Tracy advances to second on the play. John Weiss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Urbane Cummings strikes out. Bobby Burbrink strikes out. Effie Kiser singles to center field. Peter Wiggin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Effie Kiser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston John Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Brown walks. Hoot Aragon pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Al Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Rick Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Yunier Rives strikes out. Syd Fischer singles to center field. Ron Gyselman singles to right field. Jim Blong singles to left field. Urbane Cummings grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Paddy Kirsch strikes out. Bob Tracy singles to center field. D Wills hits a home run. Bob Tracy scores. Dan Grace pops out to the shortstop. John Weiss singles to left field. John Weiss steals second. John Chapman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bobby Burbrink grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Effie Kiser strikes out. Peter Wiggin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ray Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hoot Aragon strikes out. Al Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rick Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Yunier Rives singles to right field. Syd Fischer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Gyselman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Paddy Kirsch flies out to the left fielder. Bob Tracy triples. Bill Tooley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. D Wills grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Tracy scores. Dan Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Blong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbane Cummings singles to center field. Bobby Burbrink singles to left field. Ty Graham is pinch hitting for Effie Kiser. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ty Graham walks. Peter Wiggin singles to left field. Urbane Cummings scores. Marv Speier 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. Rick Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Burbrink scores. Yunier Rives flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Rick Scott is pinch hitting for John Weiss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Scott grounds out to the pitcher. John Chapman strikes out. Dee Puig is pinch hitting for Ray Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dee Puig reached on a fielding error by Rick Wilson. Jim Stratton is pinch hitting for Marv Speier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dee Puig steals second. Jim Stratton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Johnny Gullic pitching. Ben Lillard is pinch hitting for Bill Tooley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ben Lillard grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gyselman grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Blong strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Harris improves in range Danny Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Manny McMahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Lorenzo Sojo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Matt Francona improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Prothro improves in range Kirtley Sketchley improves in arm Rob Lewis did not respond to coaching in control