Win: Barry Wall (14-7) Loss: Benny Southwick (9-18)
Save: Tom Griffin (39)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Barry Wall pitching. Steve Courtney flies out to the right fielder. Ben Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Yarrison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Benny Southwick pitching. Ky Losh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reggie Wiedman strikes out. Spider Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Fred Baldwin grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Wasem walks. Joe Hardy flies out to the right fielder. Ken Franklin singles to center field. Hank Kelley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Rube Bradford hits a home run. Murray McGill walks. Vance Cox grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Murray McGill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Henry doubles to center field. Vance Cox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clayton Huntsman singles to right field. Pete Henry scores. Barry Wall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ky Losh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Benny Southwick grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Courtney grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Reggie Wiedman strikes out. Spider Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Bradford singles to left field. Murray McGill singles to right field. Rube Bradford advances to third on the hit. Vance Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Yarrison grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Baldwin walks. Pete Wasem strikes out. Joe Hardy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Pete Henry singles to right field. Clayton Huntsman pops out to the shortstop. Pete Henry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Barry Wall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Franklin strikes out. Hank Kelley singles past the second baseman. Benny Southwick fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Benny Southwick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Kelley advances to second on the play. Steve Courtney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ky Losh doubles to right field. Reggie Wiedman singles to center field. Ky Losh scores. Spider Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Wiedman advances to second on the play. Rube Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Murray McGill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ben Baker flies out to the center fielder. Fred Yarrison flies out to the center fielder. Fred Baldwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Vance Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Clayton Huntsman walks. Barry Wall grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pete Wasem singles to left field. Joe Hardy singles to right field. Pete Wasem advances to third on the hit. Ken Franklin grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Wasem scores. Joe Hardy advances to second on the play. Hank Kelley strikes out. Benny Southwick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ky Losh reached on a fielding error by Benny Southwick. Reggie Wiedman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ky Losh advances to second on the play. Spider Jones singles to left field. Ky Losh scores. Rube Bradford strikes out. Murray McGill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Taber 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. Steve Courtney strikes out. Ben Baker singles past the first baseman. Fred Yarrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Baker advances to second on the play. Fred Baldwin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Vance Cox strikes out. Pete Henry flies out to the left fielder. Clayton Huntsman walks. Buzz Reiss is pinch hitting for Jim Taber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clayton Huntsman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Seizo Takagi pitching. Dudley Killian enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vance Cox at 1B. Pete Wasem strikes out. Joe Hardy singles to center field. Ken Franklin singles to center field. Tom Griffin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hank Kelley flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Miller is pinch hitting for Benny Southwick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy Mack did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Mack improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Inks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lindsay McConnell improves in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugh McCauley improves in range Ellis Schurr improves in range Joaquin Bell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy Funderburk improves in power_vs_righty