Win: Jim McConnell Loss: Bill Kavanagh
Save: Steve Niggeling
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Kavanagh pitching. Joquel Alfonso grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Blankenship walks. Bill Hanyzewski flies out to the left fielder. Ichiro Takagi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Blankenship is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jim McConnell pitching. Roy Stoops doubles to right field. Flea Burton hits a home run. Roy Stoops scores. Jim Abbott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Pattin strikes out. Marcelino Stargell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ted Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Denney Cates strikes out. Bill Newman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Bob Sherry grounds out to the shortstop. Harry VanRobays strikes out. Roger Berroa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Al Miller singles to right field. Jim McConnell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim McConnell singles to center field. Al Miller advances to third on the hit. Jim McConnell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Miller gets picked off third. Joquel Alfonso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Bill Kavanagh flies out to the center fielder. Roy Stoops singles to left field. Roy Stoops is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Flea Burton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Matt Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hanyzewski singles to center field. Ichiro Takagi singles to right field. Bill Hanyzewski advances to third on the hit. Ichiro Takagi steals second. Roger Berroa throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bill Hanyzewski scores. Ted Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Ichiro Takagi scores. Denney Cates pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jim Abbott walks. Jim Abbott is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tommy Pattin pops out to the shortstop. Marcelino Stargell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Newman flies out to the right fielder. Al Miller singles to center field. Jim McConnell lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joquel Alfonso flies out to the center fielder. Matt Blankenship singles to right field. Al Miller scores. Jim McConnell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Bob Sherry strikes out. Harry VanRobays singles to left field. Roger Berroa grounds out to the third baseman. Harry VanRobays advances to second on the play. Bill Kavanagh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Hanyzewski flies out to the center fielder. Ichiro Takagi singles to center field. Ted Mitchell walks. Denney Cates grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ichiro Takagi is out at third base. Bill Newman walks. Al Miller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tommy Pattin. Ted Mitchell scores. Denney Cates scores. Jim McConnell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Roy Stoops flies out to the center fielder. Flea Burton grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Abbott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joquel Alfonso singles to center field. Joquel Alfonso steals second. Doug Reese 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. Matt Blankenship reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tommy Pattin. Joquel Alfonso scores. Bill Hanyzewski walks. Ichiro Takagi grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Hanyzewski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ted Mitchell singles to center field. Matt Blankenship scores. Ichiro Takagi advances to third on the hit. Denney Cates walks. Bill Newman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Tommy Pattin strikes out. Marcelino Stargell hits a home run. David Bale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Sherry doubles to left field. Harry VanRobays strikes out. Roger Berroa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Miller strikes out. Lee Coble is pinch hitting for David Bale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lee Coble grounds out to the shortstop. Joquel Alfonso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Scott Huff pitching. March Ovitz is pinch hitting for Doug Reese. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. March Ovitz singles to center field. Roy Stoops strikes out. March Ovitz steals second. Flea Burton walks. Jim Abbott strikes out. Tommy Pattin singles to left field. March Ovitz scores. Steve Niggeling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcelino Stargell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mario Smith pitching. Matt Blankenship bunts for a base hit. Matt Blankenship steals second. Bill Hanyzewski pops out to the first baseman. Matt Blankenship is out trying to steal third. Ichiro Takagi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Jordan Mellor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hanyzewski at 3B. Bob Sherry strikes out. Harry VanRobays hits a home run. Roger Berroa grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Burbrink is pinch hitting for Mario Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Burbrink doubles to right field. Roy Stoops flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 5