Win: Nick Picciolo (5-1) Loss: Ed Cochrane (9-15)
Save: Jim Blomdahl (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City George Dusak pitching. Alta Dixon strikes out. George Kunkel lines out to the pitcher. Bill Crockett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ed Cochrane pitching. Alex Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Aguirre lines out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Allen Johnson singles past the second baseman. Ed Bomback strikes out. George Speier singles to right field. Benito Felder strikes out. Fred Passeau grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Fred Orsatti singles to center field. Masaaki Yamada walks. Ryota Ohno flies out to the left fielder. Hank Hamilton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Cochrane strikes out. Alta Dixon walks. George Kunkel singles to right field. Bill Crockett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Snapper Hafey hits a home run. George Dusak grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Stone pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Allen Johnson walks. Ed Bomback grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Speier doubles to left field. Benito Felder grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Chico Lahoud hits a home run. Fred Orsatti strikes out. Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Fred Passeau singles to center field. Ed Cochrane lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alta Dixon singles to left field. Fred Passeau scores. George Kunkel strikes out. Bill Crockett singles to left field. Allen Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Hank Hamilton grounds out to the pitcher. Snapper Hafey grounds out to the shortstop. George Dusak grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Bomback singles past the third baseman. George Speier hits a home run. Ed Bomback scores. Benito Felder walks. Benito Felder steals second. Fred Passeau grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Cochrane grounds out to the catcher. Alta Dixon singles to center field. Nick Picciolo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Kunkel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Alex Stone strikes out. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Chico Lahoud singles to left field. Fred Orsatti pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Crockett strikes out. Allen Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bomback singles to center field. George Speier lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Masaaki Yamada pops out to the second baseman. Ryota Ohno flies out to the right fielder. Hank Hamilton singles to center field. Snapper Hafey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Hamilton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Benito Felder strikes out. Fred Passeau flies out to the center fielder. Ed Cochrane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bert Yde is pinch hitting for Nick Picciolo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bert Yde singles past the second baseman. Alex Stone walks. Bernie Aguirre singles past the first baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Chico Lahoud singles to right field. Bert Yde scores. Alex Stone is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bernie Aguirre advances to third on the play. Fred Orsatti doubles to center field. Bernie Aguirre scores. Chico Lahoud uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Steinfeldt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaaki Yamada flies out to the right fielder. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Blomdahl pitching. Alta Dixon grounds out to the second baseman. George Kunkel flies out to the center fielder. Bill Crockett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete Cruz did not respond to coaching in control Dick Gochnauer did not respond to coaching in endurance Jeff Goliat improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Astroth improves in range Jeff Goliat did not respond to coaching in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ed Creeden improves in power_vs_lefty Jim McLain did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Mullen did not respond to coaching in range Jim McLain did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Mullen did not respond to coaching in 3B