Win: Brian Nichting (2-14) Loss: Manuel Parklane (8-6)
Save: Ryota Ando (16)
Inning: 1 Anaheim Manuel Parklane pitching. Merrill Strawberry hits a home run. Takuro Kawahara strikes out. Ralph Weik grounds out to the second baseman. Willard Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Brian Nichting pitching. Dick Thunderbird pops out to the first baseman. Butch Mustang hits an infield single to the pitcher. Trace Bronco singles to center field. Butch Mustang advances to third on the hit. Pat Grampp walks. Red Spurgeon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Anaheim Bob Turang flies out to the right fielder. Bill Surhoff hits a home run. Takeshi Aoki singles to center field. Red McNaughton strikes out. Brian Nichting hits an infield single to the shortstop. Merrill Strawberry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Carroll Shelby grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Edge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Takuro Kawahara singles to center field. Takuro Kawahara steals second. Ralph Weik flies out to the left fielder. Willard Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Turang reached on a 2-base fielding error by Butch Mustang. Takuro Kawahara scores. Bill Surhoff grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Manuel Parklane flies out to the left fielder. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Mustang flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Takeshi Aoki strikes out. Red McNaughton walks. Brian Nichting fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Brian Nichting walks. Merrill Strawberry singles past the shortstop. Takuro Kawahara is hit by a pitch. Red McNaughton scores. Ralph Weik strikes out. Willard Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Trace Bronco grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Grampp grounds out to the second baseman. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Bob Turang strikes out. Bill Surhoff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takeshi Aoki singles to center field. Craig Excursion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red McNaughton triples. Takeshi Aoki scores. Brian Nichting grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Carroll Shelby pops out to the second baseman. Sammy Corsair triples. Clarence Edge flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sammy Corsair scores. Craig Excursion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Anaheim Merrill Strawberry flies out to the right fielder. Takuro Kawahara strikes out. Ralph Weik grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Dick Thunderbird flies out to the center fielder. Butch Mustang hits a home run. Trace Bronco singles to center field. Trace Bronco steals second. Pat Grampp flies out to the center fielder. Red Spurgeon walks. Carroll Shelby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red Spurgeon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Anaheim Willard Anderson singles to center field. Hal Haines is pinch running for Willard Anderson on 1st base. Bob Turang strikes out. Bill Surhoff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Sammy Corsair grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Edge singles past the shortstop. John Ranchero is pinch hitting for Craig Excursion. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Ranchero hits an infield single to the pitcher. Doug Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Edge advances to third on the play. John Ranchero advances to second on the play. Butch Mustang strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Anaheim Jesse Focus pitching. Takeshi Aoki strikes out. Red McNaughton singles to center field. Les Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Doug Phillips. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red McNaughton steals second. Les Rodriguez walks. Merrill Strawberry strikes out. Takuro Kawahara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Tommy Tipton pitching. Ray Haynes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Takuro Kawahara at 2B. Ollie Fritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Surhoff at RF. Ed Sadowski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Takeshi Aoki at CF. Trace Bronco singles to left field. Pat Grampp flies out to the left fielder. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Trace Bronco advances to second on the play. Carroll Shelby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Anaheim Ralph Weik pops out to the first baseman. Hal Haines strikes out. Bob Turang strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ryota Ando comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Edge grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for Jesse Focus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Fairlane reached on a fielding error by Bob Turang. Dick Thunderbird grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Fairlane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Anaheim total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lloyd Nelson did not respond to coaching in control Rich Pezold did not respond to coaching in control Javier Poffenberger did not respond to coaching in velocity Hironori Hirayama did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sergio Contour did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sergio Contour improves in arm Ivan Kuga improves in power_vs_righty Ivan Kuga improves in power_vs_righty Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B