Win: Alan Dobens (17-7) Loss: Vance Shinners (5-8)
Save: John Nippert (37)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Myrl Riddle pitching. Lumpy Les Combs strikes out. Shawn Sims walks. Dwayne Werhas walks. Tommy Foley flies out to the center fielder. Frank Payton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Alan Dobens pitching. Pablo Hess walks. Pablo Hess is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Danny McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Mora singles to right field. Carlos Varona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Porter walks. Stu Short singles to right field. Harry Porter advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bud Greene doubles to right field. Harry Porter scores. Stu Short scores. Alan Dobens lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Bud Greene is thrown out at third. Lumpy Les Combs strikes out. Shawn Sims singles to right field. Dwayne Werhas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Gene Timmons flies out to the left fielder. Ed Whitehouse singles to center field. Sheldon Carey singles to right field. Mike Prentiss grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tommy Foley grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Payton walks. Harry Porter pops out to the third baseman. Frank Payton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Myrl Riddle flies out to the left fielder. Pablo Hess flies out to the left fielder. Danny McGraw reached on a fielding error by Lumpy Les Combs. Fred Mora walks. Carlos Varona grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fred Mora is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Stu Short singles to left field. Bud Greene strikes out. Stu Short is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alan Dobens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Gene Timmons grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the third baseman. Sheldon Carey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lumpy Les Combs grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Sims strikes out. Dwayne Werhas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Prentiss singles to left field. Myrl Riddle lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pablo Hess grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tommy Foley singles past the shortstop. Tommy Foley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Payton strikes out. Harry Porter singles to center field. Stu Short flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Fred Mora singles to center field. Fred Mora steals second. Carlos Varona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Fred Mora advances to third on the play. Gene Timmons hits a home run. Fred Mora scores. Ed Whitehouse singles to center field. Ed Whitehouse is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sheldon Carey walks. Mike Prentiss singles to left field. Sheldon Carey advances to third on the hit. Cliff Whited is pinch hitting for Myrl Riddle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cliff Whited lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Vance Shinners pitching. Bud Greene singles to center field. Alan Dobens fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alan Dobens strikes out. Bud Greene steals second. Lumpy Les Combs singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Lumpy Les Combs steals second. Shawn Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Greene scores. Lumpy Les Combs advances to third on the play. Dwayne Werhas singles to center field. Lumpy Les Combs scores. Crese Mieske comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Foley singles to center field. Dwayne Werhas advances to third on the hit. Tommy Foley steals second. Frank Payton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Pablo Hess walks. Danny McGraw doubles to center field. Pablo Hess uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Mora grounds out to the shortstop. Danny McGraw is out trying to steal third. Carlos Varona grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Porter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Stu Short strikes out. Bud Greene doubles to center field. Alan Dobens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Gene Timmons walks. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Timmons advances to second on the play. Sheldon Carey flies out to the right fielder. Steve Bennett 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 1st. Mike Prentiss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lumpy Les Combs pops out to the first baseman. Shawn Sims grounds out to the shortstop. Dwayne Werhas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas John Nippert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Navarro is pinch hitting for Crese Mieske. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Navarro flies out to the right fielder. Pablo Hess pops out to the second baseman. Danny McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bud Greene 2 (22). Baserunning: SB - Lumpy Les Combs (12), Tommy Foley (15), Bud Greene (7).CS - Tommy Foley (5), Frank Payton (5), Stu Short (8). Fielding: E - Lumpy Les Combs.
Batting:2B - Danny McGraw (26).HR - Gene Timmons (7).GIDP - Mike Prentiss. Baserunning: SB - Fred Mora (34).CS - Pablo Hess (9), Danny McGraw (20), Ed Whitehouse (13).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Terry Burkam did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jose Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Cupid Ross did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Dipoto improves in speed Oscar Dipoto did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Garvin did not respond to coaching in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rusty Klages did not respond to coaching in endurance Marlan Naranjo improves in arm Jeff Walbeck did not respond to coaching in arm Mark Shaw improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Lloyd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty