Win: Kelly Gehringer (16-4) Loss: Alan Dobens (11-12)
Save: Ben Ruhle (3)
Inning: 1 Seattle Alan Dobens pitching. Bob Lawson walks. Bob Lawson steals second. Ed Unglaub grounds out to the shortstop. Guillermo Kane walks. Tomas Tenace singles to left field. Bob Lawson scores. Harry McKean grounds out to the third baseman. Guillermo Kane advances to third on the play. Tomas Tenace advances to second on the play. Bobby Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kelly Gehringer pitching. Jim Maynard grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Ferreira singles to right field. Harry Porter singles to center field. Dave Ferreira advances to third on the hit. Stu Short pops out to the first baseman. Harry Porter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Bill Chaplin strikes out. Jim Gainey grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Gehringer singles to center field. Bob Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Takashi Imamura strikes out. Wade Sheckard grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Culberson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Ed Unglaub singles to left field. Guillermo Kane singles to right field. Ed Unglaub advances to third on the hit. Tomas Tenace walks. Harry McKean flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Unglaub scores. Bobby Wilson strikes out. Bill Chaplin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Merle Johnson strikes out. Alan Dobens strikes out. Jim Maynard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Jim Gainey grounds out to the shortstop. Kelly Gehringer flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lawson singles to center field. Ed Unglaub grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dave Ferreira walks. Harry Porter flies out to the center fielder. Dave Ferreira steals second. Stu Short flies out to the center fielder. Takashi Imamura pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Guillermo Kane flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Tenace grounds out to the second baseman. Harry McKean grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wade Sheckard hits a home run. Joe Culberson walks. Merle Johnson walks. Alan Dobens lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Maynard walks. Dave Ferreira grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Bobby Wilson walks. Bill Chaplin strikes out. Jim Gainey strikes out. Kelly Gehringer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Porter strikes out. Stu Short grounds out to the pitcher. Takashi Imamura is hit by a pitch. Wade Sheckard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Bob Lawson grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Unglaub grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Culberson singles to left field. Joe Culberson steals second. Merle Johnson singles to left field. Joe Culberson scores. Alan Dobens lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Maynard singles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Dave Ferreira grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Tomas Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Harry McKean grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Porter strikes out. Stu Short strikes out. Takashi Imamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Jerry Huston is pinch hitting for Bill Chaplin. Jerry Huston singles to right field. Jose Miller 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. Jim Gainey flies out to the center fielder. Brandon Crawford is pinch hitting for Kelly Gehringer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brandon Crawford singles to center field. Jerry Huston advances to third on the hit. Bob Lawson singles to center field. Jerry Huston scores. Ed Unglaub flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Kane grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ben Ruhle pitching. George Misse enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Unglaub at SS. Wade Sheckard pops out to the shortstop. Joe Culberson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Merle Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Seattle total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Howard Smith did not respond to coaching in control Birdie Sherlock did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Stimac improves in velocity Chuck Cook improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Stark improves in power_vs_lefty Dixie Ortiz did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Art Lindsey did not respond to coaching in control Atley Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Busby did not respond to coaching in speed Oscar Dipoto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cannonball Archer improves in velocity