Win: Dick Adcock (2-1) Loss: Lafayette Bolger (1-4)
Save: John Miller (18)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jay Hegman pitching. Bill Draper grounds out to the second baseman. Phil King grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Susumu Yokokawa pitching. Alta Dixon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Kunkel strikes out. Willie Sanders walks. Bill Crockett singles to center field. Alta Monroe doubles to center field. Willie Sanders scores. Bill Crockett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Melburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Rondon strikes out. Joe Inks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Speier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duffy Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Jay Hegman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Laddie Kopshaw flies out to the left fielder. John Moschitto flies out to the center fielder. Susumu Yokokawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alta Dixon walks. George Kunkel flies out to the left fielder. Willie Sanders doubles to center field. Alta Dixon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Crockett strikes out. Alta Monroe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Draper walks. Phil King flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Bill Draper steals second. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Danny Melburn flies out to the right fielder. George Speier strikes out. Duffy Bradley singles to right field. Jay Hegman walks. Alta Dixon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon singles past the second baseman. Joe Inks singles past the first baseman. Rudy Rondon advances to third on the hit. Laddie Kopshaw strikes out. John Moschitto flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rudy Rondon is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Kunkel pops out to the third baseman. Willie Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Crockett doubles to right field. Alta Monroe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Susumu Yokokawa flies out to the left fielder. Bill Draper singles to left field. Phil King strikes out. Ralph Walsh singles to left field. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Danny Melburn grounds out to the shortstop. George Speier flies out to the right fielder. Duffy Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon singles to right field. Joe Inks strikes out. Laddie Kopshaw reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alta Dixon. John Moschitto singles to left field. Rudy Rondon scores. Blas Carter 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. Susumu Yokokawa singles to center field. Laddie Kopshaw scores. Roy Spencer is pinch running for Susumu Yokokawa on 1st base. Bill Draper flies out to the left fielder. Phil King grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Spencer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Craig Phelan pitching. Ed Bomback is pinch hitting for Blas Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Bomback grounds out to the second baseman. Alta Dixon grounds out to the pitcher. George Kunkel lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jerry Brennan pitching. Ralph Walsh walks. Shigeo Ube flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Rondon singles to center field. Joe Inks hits an infield single to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Laddie Kopshaw hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ralph Walsh scores. John Moschitto flies out to the left fielder. Chauncey Walker is pinch hitting for Craig Phelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chauncey Walker grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rudy Rondon is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dick Adcock pitching. Willie Sanders walks. Bill Crockett flies out to the right fielder. Alta Monroe strikes out. Danny Melburn singles to center field. George Speier walks. Duffy Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lafayette Bolger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Draper grounds out to the pitcher. Phil King singles to center field. Ralph Walsh hits a home run. Phil King scores. Jack Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeo Ube grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Rondon walks. Joe Inks lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Wagner is pinch hitting for Jack Elliott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Larry Wagner walks. Alta Dixon singles to center field. George Kunkel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Wagner is out at third base. Willie Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Bill Crockett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Christy Mathewson V did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Batch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Christy Mathewson V did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Nyls Reed did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: March Treadaway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Speed Evans did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Woods did not respond to coaching in arm Leon McGraner improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Astroth improves in LF