Win: Les Mulroney (1-1) Loss: Reinier Morejon (2-4)
Inning: 1 Boston John Young pitching. Dave Gabler strikes out. Hilly Heath singles to center field. Art Stallings doubles to left field. Lloyd Nielsen walks. Nick Meyers grounds out to the second baseman. Hilly Heath scores. Art Stallings advances to third on the play. Lloyd Nielsen advances to second on the play. Jose Monbouquette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Nate Craghead pitching. Jim Cuccinello strikes out. John Bochte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bluege grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston John Bigelow singles to left field. Roy Wagner walks. Nate Craghead lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Gabler walks. Hilly Heath grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Denny Bankhead hits a home run. John Gomez singles to left field. Jimmy Burkart singles to center field. John Gomez advances to third on the hit. Snake Schilling flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Gomez scores. Leon Glade flies out to the left fielder. John Young singles to left field. Jimmy Burkart advances to third on the hit. Jim Cuccinello grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Art Stallings strikes out. Lloyd Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Bochte pops out to the first baseman. Ed Bluege flies out to the left fielder. Denny Bankhead singles past the shortstop. John Gomez singles to center field. Denny Bankhead advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Burkart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Jose Monbouquette flies out to the right fielder. John Bigelow flies out to the center fielder. Roy Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Snake Schilling singles to right field. Leon Glade grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Young singles to center field. Jim Cuccinello singles to center field. John Young advances to third on the hit. John Bochte lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Darrell Bocachica is pinch hitting for Nate Craghead. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Darrell Bocachica strikes out. Dave Gabler grounds out to the shortstop. Hilly Heath triples. Art Stallings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Edgar Suche pitching. Ed Bluege flies out to the left fielder. Denny Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. John Gomez walks. Jimmy Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Lloyd Nielsen pops out to the first baseman. Nick Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Jose Monbouquette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Snake Schilling doubles to right field. Leon Glade strikes out. John Young pops out to the first baseman. Jim Cuccinello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston John Bigelow hits a home run. Roy Wagner singles to center field. Otis Pagan is pinch hitting for Edgar Suche. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otis Pagan flies out to the left fielder. Dave Gabler grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Wagner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Fenner 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. Hilly Heath grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dave Gentry pitching. John Bochte strikes out. Ed Bluege grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Denny Bankhead walks. John Gomez singles to left field. Denny Bankhead advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Burkart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Art Stallings flies out to the right fielder. Lloyd Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Nick Meyers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Snake Schilling singles to center field. Buster Weingartner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leon Glade flies out to the center fielder. Pat Ray is pinch hitting for Jim Fenner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Pat Ray strikes out. Jim Cuccinello lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Eddie Myers pitching. Jose Monbouquette flies out to the center fielder. John Bigelow strikes out. Roy Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Bochte strikes out. Ed Bluege strikes out. Denny Bankhead grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Buster Weingartner grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Gabler flies out to the right fielder. Hilly Heath reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Bluege. Art Stallings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City John Gomez strikes out. Jimmy Burkart strikes out. Snake Schilling singles to center field. Leon Glade singles to center field. Snake Schilling advances to third on the hit. Russ Saunders is pinch hitting for Eddie Myers. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Leon Glade is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Boston Ron Blazier pitching. Lloyd Nielsen strikes out. Nick Meyers grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Monbouquette flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Ron Blazier strikes out. Jim Cuccinello singles to right field. Reinier Morejon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bochte flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bluege flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Boston John Bigelow flies out to the left fielder. Roy Wagner strikes out. Reinier Morejon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City Denny Bankhead strikes out. John Gomez strikes out. Jimmy Burkart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Boston Dave Gabler grounds out to the third baseman. Hilly Heath walks. Art Stallings flies out to the center fielder. Lloyd Nielsen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hilly Heath is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Kansas City Snake Schilling singles past the third baseman. Leon Glade flies out to the left fielder. Ron Borton is pinch hitting for Ron Blazier. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ron Borton grounds out to the shortstop. Snake Schilling advances to second on the play. Jim Cuccinello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Boston Les Mulroney pitching. Nick Meyers strikes out. Jose Monbouquette flies out to the center fielder. John Bigelow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Kansas City John Bochte reached on a fielding error by Hilly Heath. Ed Bluege grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Bochte advances to second on the play. Denny Bankhead walks. John Gomez doubles to center field. John Bochte scores. Boston total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 14
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Felsch did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Boardman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Firpo Arias improves in arm Dan Posada did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Claude Veach improves in power_vs_lefty Preacher Crane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Slusarski improves in power_vs_lefty Hunky Donovan did not respond to coaching in speed Claude Veach did not respond to coaching in CF