Win: Buckshot Freeman (21-4) Loss: Ben Cox (12-10)
Save: Scott Graff (43)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ben Cox pitching. Motohiro Sumitani singles to center field. Scott Kaiser strikes out. Tom Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Lance Beckmann pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Buckshot Freeman pitching. Dick Gregg doubles to right field. Jack Stone strikes out. Bob Ragan pops out to the second baseman. Naoichi Omiya strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Myatt grounds out to the third baseman. Don Puente grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Desmond Smith walks. Ted Geygan walks. Jeff Neill singles to right field. Desmond Smith scores. Bill Easley flies out to the center fielder. Ben Cox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Gregg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ron Murray singles to center field. Buckshot Freeman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Motohiro Sumitani strikes out. Scott Kaiser reached on a fielding error by Bob Ragan. Tom Hunter is hit by a pitch. Lance Beckmann singles to left field. Ron Murray scores. Scott Kaiser scores. Katsuhiko Tsugawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Jack Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Ragan flies out to the center fielder. Naoichi Omiya pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jerry Myatt singles to right field. Don Puente singles to center field. Jerry Myatt advances to third on the hit. Ron Murray singles to center field. Jerry Myatt scores. The catcher fields the ball and Don Puente is thrown out at third. Ron Murray advances to second on the play. Ron Murray advances to second on the play. Motohiro Sumitani singles to left field. Scott Kaiser singles past the second baseman. Ron Murray scores. Tom Hunter strikes out. Lance Beckmann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 New York Desmond Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Geygan strikes out. Jeff Neill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Katsuhiko Tsugawa strikes out. Jerry Myatt pops out to the first baseman. Don Puente strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bill Easley singles to right field. Ben Cox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Gregg pops out to the first baseman. Jack Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ron Murray strikes out. Buckshot Freeman pops out to the second baseman. Motohiro Sumitani flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bob Ragan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Naoichi Omiya flies out to the center fielder. Desmond Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Scott Kaiser singles past the shortstop. Tom Hunter singles to left field. Lance Beckmann flies out to the left fielder. Katsuhiko Tsugawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Ted Geygan flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Neill strikes out. Bill Easley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tommy Hudek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jerry Myatt pops out to the first baseman. Don Puente singles to center field. Ron Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Don Puente advances to second on the play. Buckshot Freeman singles to right field. Don Puente scores. Ziggy Mattimore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Motohiro Sumitani grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Buckshot Freeman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Red Lara is pinch hitting for Ziggy Mattimore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Lara grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Gregg grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Stone singles to right field. Jack Stone steals second. Bob Ragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Red Chiles pitching. Scott Kaiser hits a home run. Creighton Frey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Minnie Hague is pinch hitting for Lance Beckmann. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Minnie Hague singles to center field. Herb Tate is pinch hitting for Katsuhiko Tsugawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Minnie Hague is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Herb Tate singles to center field. Jerry Myatt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herb Tate is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Naoichi Omiya flies out to the center fielder. Desmond Smith walks. Ted Geygan walks. Jeff Neill walks. Scott Graff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Easley grounds out to the shortstop. Desmond Smith scores. Ted Geygan advances to third on the play. Jeff Neill advances to second on the play. Matt Grabowski is pinch hitting for Creighton Frey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Grabowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lee Cotter did not respond to coaching in control Phil Koecher improves in arm Bob Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Fothergill improves in speed Bill Rojas did not respond to coaching in control Mike Fothergill improves in arm Rob Rudolph did not respond to coaching in arm