Win: Johnny Barnes (14-11) Loss: Brad Armstrong (11-14)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Brad Armstrong pitching. Bud Chase strikes out. Al Wortham flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Koehler hits a home run. Thomas Partey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Barnes pitching. Larry Cameron grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Bresnahan strikes out. Tracy Thompson reached on a fielding error by Bud Chase. Rickey Gryska singles past the shortstop. Tracy Thompson advances to third on the hit. Redneck Murdoch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Al Millan pops out to the first baseman. Russ Gill grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Allison reached on a fielding error by Tracy Thompson. Dick Whitney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alexandra Zimmerman strikes out. Ziggy Pope singles to center field. Bert Rinker flies out to the left fielder. Brad Armstrong grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Johnny Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Chase singles to center field. Al Wortham grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Chase advances to second on the play. Charlie Koehler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Cameron grounds out to the pitcher. Mickey Bresnahan flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Thomas Partey singles to right field. Al Millan strikes out. Russ Gill doubles to center field. Thomas Partey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Allison singles to right field. Russ Gill scores. Dick Whitney strikes out. Johnny Barnes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Allison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rickey Gryska doubles to center field. Redneck Murdoch flies out to the center fielder. Alexandra Zimmerman flies out to the center fielder. Ziggy Pope flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bud Chase singles past the second baseman. Al Wortham singles to right field. Charlie Koehler strikes out. Thomas Partey hits a home run. Bud Chase scores. Al Wortham scores. Al Millan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Gill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bert Rinker strikes out. Brad Armstrong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Larry Cameron grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Larry Allison grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Whitney flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Barnes singles to left field. Bud Chase grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Johnny Barnes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mickey Bresnahan strikes out. Tracy Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey Gryska pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Wortham pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Koehler grounds out to the shortstop. Thomas Partey hits a home run. Al Millan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Redneck Murdoch lines out to the shortstop. Alexandra Zimmerman reached on a fielding error by Bud Chase. Joe Decatur is pinch hitting for Ziggy Pope. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Decatur strikes out. Bert Rinker singles to left field. Brad Armstrong strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Russ Gill flies out to the left fielder. Larry Allison walks. Dick Whitney is hit by a pitch. Johnny Barnes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud Chase singles to center field. Larry Allison scores. Randy Rhoads comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Al Wortham lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Larry Cameron grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Bresnahan singles to right field. Tracy Thompson hits a home run. Mickey Bresnahan scores. Rickey Gryska grounds out to the shortstop. Redneck Murdoch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Charlie Koehler grounds out to the shortstop. Thomas Partey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gaylord Mathews is pinch hitting for Al Millan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gaylord Mathews singles to right field. Russ Gill singles to center field. Larry Allison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Alexandra Zimmerman flies out to the left fielder. Joe Decatur singles to right field. Bert Rinker flies out to the center fielder. Simon Baumgardt is pinch hitting for Randy Rhoads. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Simon Baumgardt walks. Larry Cameron strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Kuiper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Seerey improves in power_vs_righty Elmer Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe White improves in range Al DeMerit did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Mathews improves in power_vs_lefty Morgan Jill did not respond to coaching in control Morgan Jill did not respond to coaching in control Edgar Lovett did not respond to coaching in control