Win: Atley Taylor (11-7) Loss: Art Cunningham (2-10)
Inning: 1 Chicago Atley Taylor pitching. John Lattimore flies out to the center fielder. Rodney Pittinger reached on a fielding error by Atley Taylor. Paul Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rodney Pittinger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Messenger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Art Cunningham pitching. Frank Ford hits an infield single to the shortstop. Frank Ford steals second. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Ford advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Rod Smith strikes out. Johnny Fluhrer singles to center field. Frank Ford scores. Terry Brewington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jerry Gibson strikes out. George Watson flies out to the center fielder. Jose Carlyle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rude Justin Rudi singles to left field. Rude Justin Rudi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bombo Mertz grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromi Nagai strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Bill Ponce grounds out to the shortstop. Art Cunningham strikes out. John Lattimore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Atley Taylor strikes out. Frank Ford walks. Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Frank Ford advances to third on the hit. Rod Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Paul Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Messenger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer singles to left field. Terry Brewington singles to center field. Johnny Fluhrer advances to third on the hit. Terry Brewington is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rude Justin Rudi hits a home run. Johnny Fluhrer scores. Bombo Mertz grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromi Nagai walks. Atley Taylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiromi Nagai is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Jerry Gibson singles to right field. George Watson pops out to the first baseman. Jose Carlyle flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ponce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Lundbom triples. Possum Block 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. Rod Smith singles to left field. Chris Lundbom scores. Johnny Fluhrer singles to center field. Rod Smith advances to third on the hit. Johnny Fluhrer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Terry Brewington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Possum Block strikes out. John Lattimore flies out to the left fielder. Rodney Pittinger singles to center field. Paul Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rude Justin Rudi walks. Bombo Mertz walks. Hiromi Nagai grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rude Justin Rudi advances to third on the play. Atley Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Johnny Messenger singles to right field. Johnny Messenger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Gibson flies out to the center fielder. George Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Ford hits a home run. Chris Lundbom doubles past the first baseman. Rod Smith singles to right field. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom scores. Rod Smith advances to second on the play. Terry Brewington grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Smith advances to third on the play. Rude Justin Rudi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Tom Brown is pinch hitting for Jose Carlyle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Brown singles to left field. Bill Ponce strikes out. Possum Block lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lattimore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bombo Mertz singles to center field. Hiromi Nagai strikes out. Bombo Mertz steals second. Atley Taylor strikes out. Frank Ford singles to left field. Bombo Mertz scores. Chris Lundbom doubles past the center fielder. Frank Ford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Smith singles to left field. Chris Lundbom scores. Ed Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Paul Smith flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Messenger singles to center field. Arnie Magadan 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. Jerry Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Chris Lundbom 2 (22).3B - Chris Lundbom (5).HR - Frank Ford (10), Rude Justin Rudi (6).GIDP - Rod Smith, Hiromi Nagai. Baserunning: SB - Frank Ford (27), Bombo Mertz (9).CS - Johnny Fluhrer (7), Terry Brewington (3), Rude Justin Rudi (7). Fielding: E - Atley Taylor.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rich Henderson improves in speed Bill Hidalgo improves in power_vs_lefty Bud Pilarcik did not respond to coaching in speed Jock Taylor improves in speed Bud Pilarcik did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Smith did not respond to coaching in control Steve Cvengros did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fritz Shinnick did not respond to coaching in control Walt Hartley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Busby did not respond to coaching in arm Ray Silva did not respond to coaching in control Frank Gorinski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walt Hartley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cesar Brumley did not respond to coaching in SS