Win: Bert Blaise (14-8) Loss: Larry Lowenstein (16-7)
Save: Ed Royer (18)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bert Blaise pitching. Mike Piniella strikes out. Billy Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mike Tejada hits an infield single to the first baseman. Eric Zerbe singles to left field. King Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Larry Lowenstein pitching. Stan Scheid pops out to the second baseman. Julio Dorelle doubles to left field. Dave Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Smithton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lucky Pfister lines out to the third baseman. Cotton Billiard grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Sularz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Nelson Aparicio strikes out. Seth Pepper singles to center field. Bill Burton singles to right field. Seth Pepper is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Ross Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Lowenstein grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Piniella walks. Billy Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Piniella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Tejada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Bert Blaise grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Scheid grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Dorelle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Eric Zerbe flies out to the right fielder. King Kelly walks. Lucky Pfister walks. Cotton Billiard flies out to the left fielder. Billy Sularz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lucky Pfister is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Dave Andrews strikes out. Milt Smithton strikes out. Nelson Aparicio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Larry Lowenstein grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Piniella grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Seth Pepper bunts for a base hit. Bill Burton singles to center field. Ross Barnes flies out to the right fielder. The catcher fields the ball and Seth Pepper is thrown out at third. Bill Burton advances to second on the play. Bill Burton advances to second on the play. Stan Scheid walks. Julio Dorelle triples. Bill Burton scores. Bert Blaise scores. Stan Scheid scores. Dave Andrews grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Tejada pops out to the third baseman. Eric Zerbe grounds out to the second baseman. King Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Milt Smithton flies out to the right fielder. Nelson Aparicio grounds out to the shortstop. Seth Pepper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lucky Pfister grounds out to the pitcher. Cotton Billiard hits a home run. Billy Sularz grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Lowenstein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Burton flies out to the center fielder. Luis Gainey is pinch hitting for Ross Barnes. Luis Gainey strikes out. Bert Blaise flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Ferguson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Gainey at 1B. Mike Piniella grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Tejada pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas George Mordecai is pinch hitting for Stan Scheid. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Mordecai singles to right field. Hank Eversgard is pinch hitting for Julio Dorelle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hank Eversgard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Andrews grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Evans enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nelson Aparicio at CF. Ed Royer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eric Zerbe grounds out to the third baseman. King Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Lucky Pfister grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 3
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Sylvester improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Coker did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lemaster did not respond to coaching in speed Hooks Steenstra did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Charlie Schmidt did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Feldman did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Salmon did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Schmidt did not respond to coaching in velocity Conrad Martinez did not respond to coaching in LF