Win: Dick Gladden (10-3) Loss: Gene Heidemann (10-9)
Save: Felipe Wortham (10)
Inning: 1 New York Gene Heidemann pitching. Bill Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Felix Sullivan strikes out. Marty Millwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dick Gladden pitching. Claude Franklin singles to right field. Claude Franklin steals second. Kal Cox strikes out. Tony Kull grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Franklin advances to third on the play. Tom Herndon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Martin Valdez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! William Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Wheat grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Ettles singles to center field. Ivan Martinez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cal Ettles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Greg Meier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ivan Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York George Comer strikes out. John Ferriss grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Gladden reached on a fielding error by Gene Heidemann. Passed ball. Dick Gladden advances to second. Bill Tobin doubles to right field. Dick Gladden scores. Felix Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gene Heidemann flies out to the center fielder. Claude Franklin doubles to center field. Kal Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Kull pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Marty Millwood strikes out. Martin Valdez strikes out. William Hall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Herndon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Wheat grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Ettles grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Jim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. George Comer singles to center field. John Ferriss strikes out. Dick Gladden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ivan Martinez singles to center field. Greg Meier strikes out. Gene Heidemann fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gene Heidemann grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bill Tobin singles to center field. Felix Sullivan singles to center field. Bill Tobin advances to third on the hit. Marty Millwood singles to right field. Bill Tobin scores. Felix Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Martin Valdez grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Millwood advances to second on the play. William Hall pops out to the shortstop. Jim Smith singles past the first baseman. Felix Sullivan scores. Marty Millwood scores. George Comer singles to right field. Jim Smith advances to third on the hit. John Ferriss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Claude Franklin strikes out. Kal Cox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tony Kull singles to center field. Tom Herndon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Dick Gladden grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Tobin doubles to left field. Tommy Clendenon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Appling is pinch hitting for Felix Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Appling grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Millwood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Wheat flies out to the center fielder. Cal Ettles walks. Ivan Martinez singles to left field. Cal Ettles advances to third on the hit. Greg Meier walks. Len Rath is pinch hitting for Tommy Clendenon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Len Rath flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cal Ettles scores. Bob Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Franklin walks. Kal Cox grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ivan Martinez is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 New York Cliff Paulsen pitching. Martin Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Don Ross is pinch hitting for William Hall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Ross lines out to the second baseman. Wally Kostal is pinch hitting for Jim Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wally Kostal doubles to center field. George Comer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Brinkopf enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Millwood at RF. Dan Doljack enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Comer at SS. Tony Kull grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Herndon flies out to the left fielder. Steve Wheat walks. Cal Ettles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York John Ferriss flies out to the right fielder. Bob Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Tobin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ivan Martinez walks. Greg Meier doubles to left field. Ivan Martinez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Felipe Wortham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Petrocelli is pinch hitting for Cliff Paulsen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Petrocelli grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Franklin singles to right field. Greg Meier scores. Claude Franklin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kal Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Claude Franklin (36), Greg Meier (20).SF - Len Rath.GIDP - Gene Heidemann. Baserunning: SB - Claude Franklin (26).CS - Claude Franklin (5). Fielding: E - Gene Heidemann.PB - Ivan Martinez.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Huck Andrews improves in arm Kei Wakutsu improves in contact_vs_righty Lew Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Parker did not respond to coaching in velocity Casey Gonzales did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Gil Monchak improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Pfyl improves in range Herb Erickson did not respond to coaching in arm Dickey Burke did not respond to coaching in control