Win: Billy Fritz Jr. (15-6) Loss: Wally Braggs (3-13)
Inning: 1 New York Wally Braggs pitching. Yoshihiko Ohara singles to left field. Jon Nixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshihiko Ohara advances to second on the play. Lou Wooten flies out to the left fielder. B.J. Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Billy Fritz Jr. pitching. Ed Hunt lines out to the shortstop. Lou Lance doubles to right field. Brian Gannon pops out to the first baseman. John Zipfel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Rob Gillespie hits a home run. Claude Schwall walks. Bill Wilber flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Suter strikes out. Billy Fritz Jr. grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Claude Schwall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Valdespino strikes out. Carroll Dreyer grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Yoshihiko Ohara strikes out. Jon Nixon strikes out. Lou Wooten walks. B.J. Carter singles to left field. Lou Wooten advances to third on the hit. Rob Gillespie hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lou Wooten scores. Claude Schwall hits a home run. B.J. Carter scores. Rob Gillespie scores. Bill Wilber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ricky Natal pops out to the second baseman. Wally Braggs flies out to the right fielder. Ed Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Cliff Suter flies out to the left fielder. Billy Fritz Jr. strikes out. Yoshihiko Ohara walks. Yoshihiko Ohara is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lou Lance singles past the second baseman. Brian Gannon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Zipfel singles to center field. John Zipfel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Nin Skalski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon Nixon doubles to center field. Lou Wooten flies out to the center fielder. B.J. Carter strikes out. Rob Gillespie doubles to center field. Jon Nixon scores. Claude Schwall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Valdespino singles to center field. Carroll Dreyer singles to left field. Luis Valdespino advances to third on the hit. Dick Foster walks. Ricky Natal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Luis Valdespino scores. Carroll Dreyer advances to third on the play. Tim Gagliano is pinch hitting for Nin Skalski. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tim Gagliano pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Rusty Diehl pitching. Bill Wilber grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Suter pops out to the third baseman. Billy Fritz Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Hunt pops out to the second baseman. Lou Lance walks. Brian Gannon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lou Lance advances to second on the play. John Zipfel singles to left field. Lou Lance scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Luis Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Yoshihiko Ohara grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Nixon strikes out. Lou Wooten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carroll Dreyer grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Foster strikes out. Ricky Natal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Johnnie Gill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. B.J. Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Gillespie singles to center field. Claude Schwall pops out to the shortstop. Bill Wilber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Don Surhoff is pinch hitting for Johnnie Gill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Surhoff lines out to the third baseman. Ed Hunt singles to center field. Lou Lance grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Eddie Rogers pitching. Cliff Suter singles to right field. Billy Fritz Jr. lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshihiko Ohara singles to center field. Cliff Suter scores. Jon Nixon singles to left field. Lou Wooten grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yoshihiko Ohara advances to third on the play. Jon Nixon advances to second on the play. B.J. Carter singles to center field. Yoshihiko Ohara scores. Jon Nixon scores. Rob Gillespie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. B.J. Carter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brian Gannon flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bevil is pinch hitting for John Zipfel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bevil doubles to left field. Luis Valdespino singles to center field. Victor Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Carroll Dreyer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Victor Rodriguez strikes out. Dick Foster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Merwin Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Shinault did not respond to coaching in control Tom Martin improves in velocity Ray Jaeckel did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Nicholson improves in power_vs_lefty Dmitri Camnitz improves in power_vs_righty Stuffy Sherry improves in range Allen Bonness improves in contact_vs_righty