Win: Charlie Taurus (5-0) Loss: Brian Nichting (0-4)
Save: Ken Cougar (10)
Inning: 1 Anaheim Charlie Taurus pitching. Ollie Fritz grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Turang grounds out to the shortstop. Takuro Kawahara singles to right field. Takeshi Aoki lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Brian Nichting pitching. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Butch Mustang grounds out to the pitcher. Trace Bronco doubles to left field. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Les Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Surhoff strikes out. Merrill Strawberry lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Carroll Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Bill Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Red Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Carl Cavarretta grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Nichting grounds out to the third baseman. Ollie Fritz singles to center field. Bob Turang strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Sammy Corsair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Taurus grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Takuro Kawahara lines out to the shortstop. Takeshi Aoki grounds out to the third baseman. Les Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Butch Mustang singles past the shortstop. Butch Mustang steals second. Trace Bronco flies out to the left fielder. Pat Grampp strikes out. Carroll Shelby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim Bill Surhoff walks. Merrill Strawberry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Carl Cavarretta walks. Brian Nichting flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Grissom pops out to the second baseman. Red Spurgeon singles to right field. Sammy Corsair singles to right field. Red Spurgeon advances to third on the hit. Charlie Taurus grounds out to the shortstop. Red Spurgeon scores. Sammy Corsair advances to second on the play. Dick Thunderbird doubles to left field. Sammy Corsair scores. Butch Mustang flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Ollie Fritz flies out to the left fielder. Bob Turang pops out to the third baseman. Takuro Kawahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Trace Bronco strikes out. Pat Grampp grounds out to the pitcher. Carroll Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Anaheim Takeshi Aoki strikes out. Les Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Surhoff doubles to right field. Merrill Strawberry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Grissom singles to right field. Red Spurgeon flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Grissom advances to second on the play. John Ranchero is pinch hitting for Charlie Taurus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Ranchero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Rolando Maverick pitching. Carl Cavarretta singles to left field. Willard Anderson is pinch hitting for Brian Nichting. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Willard Anderson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Red McNaughton is pinch hitting for Ollie Fritz. Ralph Weik is pinch running for Willard Anderson on 1st base. Red McNaughton strikes out. Bob Turang grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Cy Bronkie pitching. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the left fielder. Butch Mustang flies out to the left fielder. Trace Bronco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Ken Cougar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Takuro Kawahara strikes out. Takeshi Aoki flies out to the left fielder. Les Rodriguez walks. Bill Surhoff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Les Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Anaheim total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Hironori Hirayama did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Haynes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Anse Gibson did not respond to coaching in control Taira Matoyama did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Econoline improves in power_vs_righty Frank Windstar improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Louis Aerostar improves in control Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B