Win: Gene Heidemann (6-5) Loss: Ronnie Sodowsky (2-7)
Save: John Spencer (37)
Inning: 1 Texas Gene Heidemann pitching. Steve Harder flies out to the left fielder. Henry Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Larry Bamberger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ronnie Sodowsky pitching. Claude Franklin doubles to right field. Kal Cox flies out to the right fielder. Tony Kull flies out to the right fielder. Ty Skiff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dutch Schenz flies out to the center fielder. Jim Foytack strikes out. Stan Midkiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Wheat singles to center field. Ivan Martinez triples. Steve Wheat scores. Jimmy Ogrodowski grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ivan Martinez scores. Greg Meier hits a home run. Bill Zachary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Heidemann strikes out. Claude Franklin reached on a fielding error by Stan Midkiff. Claude Franklin steals second. Kal Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas John Haas flies out to the right fielder. Bill Klepfer grounds out to the catcher. Bill Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tony Kull flies out to the left fielder. Ty Skiff strikes out. Steve Wheat singles to center field. Ivan Martinez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Steve Harder pops out to the first baseman. Henry Schmidt bunts for a base hit. Larry Bamberger grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jimmy Ogrodowski strikes out. Greg Meier grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Heidemann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dutch Schenz singles to center field. Jim Foytack singles to right field. Stan Midkiff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dutch Schenz advances to third on the play. John Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Claude Franklin walks. Kal Cox strikes out. Tony Kull flies out to the right fielder. Ty Skiff singles to center field. Steve Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Klepfer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Blomdahl is pinch hitting for Bill Zachary. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Blomdahl grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Harder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Scotti Nicholson pitching. Ivan Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Ogrodowski walks. Greg Meier walks. Gene Heidemann lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Claude Franklin walks. Kal Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Henry Schmidt strikes out. Larry Bamberger singles past the shortstop. Dutch Schenz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tony Kull doubles to center field. Ty Skiff hits a home run. Tony Kull scores. Steve Wheat flies out to the right fielder. Ivan Martinez strikes out. Jimmy Ogrodowski singles to left field. Jimmy Ogrodowski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Jim Foytack pops out to the first baseman. Stan Midkiff walks. John Haas pops out to the first baseman. Stan Midkiff steals second. Bill Klepfer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Greg Meier singles to right field. Gene Heidemann fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gene Heidemann pops out to the shortstop. Claude Franklin strikes out. Kal Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Joe McGeachy is pinch hitting for Scotti Nicholson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe McGeachy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Harder doubles to left field. Henry Schmidt singles to left field. Larry Bamberger triples. Steve Harder scores. Henry Schmidt scores. John Spencer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dutch Schenz flies out to the right fielder. Jim Foytack doubles to left field. Larry Bamberger scores. Stan Midkiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Steve Harder (15), Jim Foytack (17).3B - Larry Bamberger (6).GIDP - Larry Bamberger, Dutch Schenz, Stan Midkiff. Baserunning: SB - Stan Midkiff (11). Fielding: E - Stan Midkiff.
Batting:2B - Claude Franklin (28), Tony Kull (14).3B - Ivan Martinez (2).HR - Ty Skiff (16), Greg Meier (9). Baserunning: SB - Claude Franklin (6).CS - Jimmy Ogrodowski (6).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dickey Burke did not respond to coaching in control Bill Nash did not respond to coaching in control Tim Mitchell improves in control Gene Handrahan improves in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Freeman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Herb Erickson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Pfyl improves in speed Herb Erickson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Adrian Roche improves in range Ike Woodall did not respond to coaching in 2B