Win: Jim Hughes (11-4) Loss: Birdie Lake (9-12)
Save: Roman Morrison (10)
Inning: 1 Toronto Birdie Lake pitching. Art Herr hits a home run. Mike Cullenbine grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Stefero walks. Rabbit Bragg singles to left field. Paul Stefero advances to third on the hit. Eric Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Stefero is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Hughes pitching. Yonel Hurtado grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Stanton grounds out to the shortstop. Clem Thornton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Gene Piazza strikes out. Lew McKnight grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Macullar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Lovelace hits a home run. Reggie Tartabull grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Kelleher hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lefty Lindaman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Jim Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Art Herr flies out to the center fielder. Mike Cullenbine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Tartabull strikes out. Birdie Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Yonel Hurtado singles to left field. Gene Stanton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yonel Hurtado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Paul Stefero grounds out to the second baseman. Rabbit Bragg strikes out. Eric Smith singles to right field. Gene Piazza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Clem Thornton strikes out. Ed Lovelace singles to right field. Reggie Tartabull grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Lew McKnight strikes out. Bobby Macullar singles past the shortstop. Jim Hughes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Art Herr pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Kelleher singles to left field. Lefty Lindaman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Mike Cullenbine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Stefero doubles to center field. Rabbit Bragg singles to center field. Paul Stefero scores. Eric Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rabbit Bragg advances to second on the play. Gene Piazza singles to left field. Rabbit Bragg scores. Lew McKnight pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Birdie Lake singles to left field. Birdie Lake is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Yonel Hurtado flies out to the right fielder. Gene Stanton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Bobby Macullar grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Dyer is pinch hitting for Jim Hughes. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Charlie Dyer flies out to the right fielder. Art Herr singles to right field. Mike Cullenbine singles to center field. Art Herr advances to third on the hit. Red Simpson 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. Paul Stefero doubles to right field. Art Herr scores. Mike Cullenbine is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Page pitching. Clem Thornton walks. Ed Lovelace flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kelleher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Rabbit Bragg lines out to the shortstop. Eric Smith flies out to the center fielder. Gene Piazza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lefty Lindaman singles to center field. Bob Tartabull grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lefty Lindaman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ike Aase is pinch hitting for Red Simpson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ike Aase strikes out. Yariel Duvergel is pinch hitting for Yonel Hurtado. Yariel Duvergel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Tartabull is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Ishod Wair pitching. Lew McKnight grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Macullar pops out to the second baseman. Claire Sheldon is pinch hitting for Bob Page. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Claire Sheldon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Roman Morrison pitching. Gene Stanton reached on a fielding error by Rabbit Bragg. Clem Thornton walks. Ed Lovelace flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Reggie Tartabull walks. Freddy Perry is pinch hitting for Bob Kelleher. Freddy Perry strikes out. Lefty Lindaman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Toronto total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Thurman did not respond to coaching in range Dutch McGriff did not respond to coaching in control Al Lanning did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dutch McGriff did not respond to coaching in control Tim Thurman did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lave Bowa improves in power_vs_righty Lave Bowa did not respond to coaching in speed Deacon Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Art Feliz did not respond to coaching in 1B