Inning: 1 Kansas City Larry Langsford pitching. Ryoichi Misawa strikes out. Nick Clark doubles to right field. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Joe Cedeno walks. Bill Shoch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Ted Mura pitching. Bob Glazner singles to center field. Luis Prough singles to left field. Bob Glazner advances to third on the hit. Chico Wells strikes out. Luis Prough steals second. Bo Rosselli walks. Howie Murray singles to center field. Bob Glazner scores. Luis Prough scores. Bo Rosselli advances to third on the hit. Johnny Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howie Murray advances to second on the play. Sean Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Jim James hits a home run. Bill Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Mura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Sumpter Rincon doubles to right field. Larry Langsford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Glazner strikes out. Luis Prough flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa walks. Nick Clark singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke triples. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Nick Clark scores. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kleinke scores. Bill Shoch flies out to the center fielder. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Chico Wells flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bo Rosselli walks. Howie Murray strikes out. Johnny Taylor singles to left field. Bo Rosselli advances to third on the hit. Sean Miller hits a home run. Bo Rosselli scores. Johnny Taylor scores. George Vaughn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sumpter Rincon is hit by a pitch. Larry Langsford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sumpter Rincon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim James strikes out. Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. George Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Bob Glazner grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Prough hits an infield single to the shortstop. Chico Wells grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa doubles to center field. Nick Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the second baseman. Ryoichi Misawa advances to third on the play. Joe Cedeno singles to left field. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Marcel Hilley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Shoch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Bo Rosselli flies out to the right fielder. Howie Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Taylor singles to left field. Sean Miller singles in front of the right fielder. Sumpter Rincon walks. Marcel Hilley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Jim James walks. Fats Morgan is pinch running for Jim James on 1st base. Bill Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Bob Glazner flies out to the right fielder. Luis Prough flies out to the right fielder. Chico Wells singles to left field. Frank Replogle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bo Rosselli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Replogle singles to left field. Frank Replogle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ryoichi Misawa pops out to the first baseman. Nick Clark pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Howie Murray singles past the shortstop. Johnny Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howie Murray advances to second on the play. Sean Miller flies out to the right fielder. Sumpter Rincon singles to center field. Howie Murray scores. Hersh Sudhoff is pinch hitting for Marcel Hilley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hersh Sudhoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rube Criscione pitching. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno singles past the shortstop. Bill Shoch doubles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Fats Morgan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Cedeno scores. Red Piet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Bob Glazner doubles to center field. Luis Prough strikes out. Chico Wells strikes out. Bo Rosselli pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chris Hood is pinch hitting for Frank Replogle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Chris Hood grounds out to the second baseman. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Ryoichi Misawa steals second. Nick Clark walks. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Dilson Owens pitching. Howie Murray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Sean Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Bill Shoch singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Shoch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fats Morgan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roosevelt Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Sumpter Rincon flies out to the center fielder. Bob Chandler is pinch hitting for Red Piet. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Chandler strikes out. Bob Glazner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Bill Funk pitching. Dilson Owens grounds out to the third baseman. Ryoichi Misawa triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Nick Clark strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Washington Luis Prough flies out to the right fielder. Chico Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Bo Rosselli walks. Howie Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Kansas City Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Shoch flies out to the right fielder. Roosevelt Thompson triples. Fats Morgan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Washington Johnny Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Sumpter Rincon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Kansas City Bill Smith strikes out. Dilson Owens grounds out to the shortstop. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Nick Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Washington Lou Shepherd is pinch hitting for Bill Funk. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lou Shepherd pops out to the first baseman. Bob Glazner grounds out to the shortstop. Candy Welsh 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. Luis Prough strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Kansas City Derrin Cole pitching. Tarrik Kleinke reached on a fielding error by Sean Miller. Tarrik Kleinke steals second. Joe Cedeno singles past the third baseman. Tarrik Kleinke scores. Bill Shoch singles to right field. Joe Cedeno advances to third on the hit. Roosevelt Thompson doubles to left field. Joe Cedeno scores. Fats Morgan singles to right field. Bill Shoch scores. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Bill Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fats Morgan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Candy Welsh fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Candy Welsh strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Washington Chico Wells strikes out. Bo Rosselli doubles to right field. Jim Brandenburg is pinch hitting for Howie Murray. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Brandenburg flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Taylor doubles to center field. Bo Rosselli scores. Sean Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 Washington total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Bob Glazner (2), Bo Rosselli (1), Johnny Taylor (4), Sumpter Rincon (4).HR - Sean Miller (1).GIDP - Chico Wells.HBP - Sumpter Rincon (1). Baserunning: SB - Luis Prough (2). Fielding: E - Sean Miller.
Game Notes Johnny Taylor is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Reid improves in velocity Tim Watkins improves in control Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in arm Russ Gerheauser improves in control Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Joe DeShields did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Hobson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Pena improves in arm Bill Callahan did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Edington improves in power_vs_righty Virgil Schmidt improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Rosen did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Rosen did not respond to coaching in velocity Virgil Schmidt did not respond to coaching in 1B