Inning: 1 Detroit Tony Tigre pitching. Tom Stricklett singles to right field. Tom Stricklett steals second. Dan Kauffman singles to left field. Tom Stricklett scores. Fred Lynn pops out to the second baseman. Dan Kauffman steals second. Larry Baker singles to center field. Al Palmer strikes out. Joe Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Earl Poland pitching. Larry Johns flies out to the center fielder. Frank Furter walks. Slippery Schlupp walks. Jiminy Cricket grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Slippery Schlupp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fly Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the left fielder. Raul Morrill strikes out. Earl Poland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York River Fisher doubles to left field. Mister Magee grounds out to the second baseman. River Fisher advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. River Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, River Fisher scores. Tony Tigre pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Stricklett doubles to center field. Dan Kauffman flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Larry Johns lines out to the shortstop. Frank Furter walks. Slippery Schlupp grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Frank Furter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jiminy Cricket strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Palmer strikes out. Joe Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Duke Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Fly Wright flies out to the center fielder. River Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Mister Magee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Raul Morrill grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Poland strikes out. Tom Stricklett walks. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York River Cruz walks. Tony Tigre fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tony Tigre strikes out. Larry Johns walks. Frank Furter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Johns is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Slippery Schlupp singles to right field. River Cruz scores. Frank Furter advances to third on the hit. Jiminy Cricket singles to center field. Frank Furter scores. Slippery Schlupp advances to third on the hit. Fly Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Fred Lynn singles to left field. Fred Lynn steals second. Larry Baker walks. Al Palmer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fred Lynn advances to third on the play. Joe Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York River Fisher walks. Mister Magee strikes out. River Cruz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Duke Sims singles to center field. Duke Sims is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Raul Morrill grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Poland pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Danny Pippen is pinch hitting for Tony Tigre. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Danny Pippen singles to left field. Larry Johns flies out to the center fielder. Danny Pippen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Furter walks. Slippery Schlupp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Dave Misses Robinson pitching. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Kauffman grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lynn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Jiminy Cricket grounds out to the pitcher. Fly Wright strikes out. Von Tobin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. River Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Earley Byrd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Baker singles to center field. Al Palmer walks. Joe Stone strikes out. Duke Sims strikes out. Raul Morrill pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Al Palmer is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walter Forsythe improves in endurance Vern Rapp improves in control Mike Gregg improves in speed Lou Noyes improves in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Crothers improves in arm Nelson Masterson improves in contact_vs_righty Foghorn Blower improves in arm Frank Tepedino did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nelson Masterson did not respond to coaching in SS