Win: Ben Sample (2-5) Loss: Jim Berran (8-6)
Save: Bill Chazhan (7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ben Sample pitching. Yuichi Aikawa doubles to center field. Rudy Hayes singles to center field. Yuichi Aikawa scores. John Bonner singles to left field. Rudy Hayes advances to third on the hit. Julius Anschutz singles to left field. Rudy Hayes scores. John Bonner advances to third on the hit. Cory Weiss strikes out. Ron Gagne flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Bonner is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Jim Berran pitching. Ed Banta doubles to right field. Dixie Flowers singles to center field. Ed Banta scores. Danny Cuccinello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Flowers advances to second on the play. Fred McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Flowers advances to third on the play. Charley Witt singles to left field. Dixie Flowers scores. Jason Sembera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Butch Kruk hits a home run. Rosario Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Berran strikes out. Yuichi Aikawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Leach grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Beech singles to center field. Ben Sample fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ben Sample grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Beech is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Banta walks. Dixie Flowers walks. Danny Cuccinello walks. Ben Sample scores. Fred McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rudy Hayes strikes out. John Bonner singles to center field. Julius Anschutz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Bonner advances to second on the play. Cory Weiss walks. Ron Gagne grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cory Weiss is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Charley Witt flies out to the left fielder. Jason Sembera grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Leach lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Butch Kruk walks. Rosario Miller strikes out. Jim Berran lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yuichi Aikawa walks. Rudy Hayes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Beech grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Sample grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Banta grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Bonner strikes out. Julius Anschutz lines out to the second baseman. Cory Weiss grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dixie Flowers grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Cuccinello walks. Fred McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Charley Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ron Gagne strikes out. Butch Kruk grounds out to the shortstop. Rosario Miller doubles past the third baseman. Jim Berran pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jason Sembera pops out to the third baseman. Bill Leach hits a home run. Ed Beech flies out to the right fielder. Al Nyman is pinch hitting for Ben Sample. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Clay Grubb pitching. Ray Jurges enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred McGraw at 2B. Yuichi Aikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Hayes flies out to the left fielder. John Bonner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Percy Leius comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Banta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Flowers hits a home run. Danny Cuccinello strikes out. Ray Jurges flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Julius Anschutz grounds out to the shortstop. Cory Weiss singles to left field. Ron Gagne strikes out. Cory Weiss steals second. Butch Kruk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Witt strikes out. Jason Sembera strikes out. Bill Leach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Chazhan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rosario Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Freddie Flynn is pinch hitting for Dave Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Freddie Flynn hits a home run. Yuichi Aikawa pops out to the shortstop. Rudy Hayes singles to right field. John Bonner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rudy Hayes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Ellam did not respond to coaching in control Bob Rolison did not respond to coaching in arm Lefty Foster improves in power_vs_righty Issei Morishita did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Rolison did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Donald Kelly improves in power_vs_righty Rod Webster did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Korwan did not respond to coaching in control Greg Smith did not respond to coaching in control Auguste Francotte did not respond to coaching in 2B