Inning: 1 Kansas City Doc Smith pitching. Ray Biggio flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Sprinz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Huffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Devon Shealy pitching. Frank Johnson singles to right field. Fay Zuber singles to left field. Frank Johnson advances to third on the hit. Blas Sherry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Johnson scores. Fay Zuber advances to second on the play. Ken Duncan strikes out. Rusty Woodruff pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Xavier Serrano strikes out. Odell Aldred strikes out. Lee McCarthy doubles to left field. Harry Gilhooley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Paul Woodend walks. Bill Brown singles to center field. Neil Kimmick lines out to the third baseman. Doc Smith lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Frank Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ray Jordan strikes out. Devon Shealy strikes out. Ray Biggio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Fay Zuber singles to center field. Blas Sherry walks. Ken Duncan strikes out. Rusty Woodruff singles to right field. Fay Zuber scores. Blas Sherry advances to third on the hit. Paul Woodend flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Blas Sherry scores. Bill Brown singles to left field. Rusty Woodruff advances to third on the hit. Neil Kimmick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Sprinz strikes out. Mike Huffman hits a home run. Xavier Serrano strikes out. Odell Aldred flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Doc Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Fay Zuber singles to center field. Blas Sherry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lee McCarthy singles to left field. Harry Gilhooley flies out to the center fielder. Ray Jordan strikes out. Devon Shealy hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ray Biggio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ken Duncan grounds out to the pitcher. Rusty Woodruff doubles past the third baseman. Paul Woodend grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeff Sprinz strikes out. Mike Huffman walks. Xavier Serrano hits a home run. Mike Huffman scores. Odell Aldred grounds out to the shortstop. Lee McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Todd Hunt is pinch hitting for Neil Kimmick. Todd Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Aude is pinch hitting for Doc Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Aude grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rickey Cripe pitching. Mike Goeckel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Todd Hunt at CF. Harry Gilhooley flies out to the left fielder. Ray Jordan walks. Devon Shealy lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Biggio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Fay Zuber walks. Blas Sherry walks. Jose Hillegas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Duncan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Blas Sherry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rusty Woodruff grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Duncan advances to second on the play. Paul Woodend grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jeff Sprinz flies out to the center fielder. Mike Huffman strikes out. Xavier Serrano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Brown singles to left field. Mike Goeckel hits a home run. Bill Brown scores. Sy Foley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Pierson is pinch hitting for Rickey Cripe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Johnny Pierson strikes out. Frank Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Fay Zuber singles to left field. Blas Sherry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fay Zuber is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Sammy Gryska pitching. Odell Aldred singles to center field. Lee McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Odell Aldred advances to second on the play. Harry Gilhooley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Odell Aldred advances to third on the play. Ray Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Cantwell improves in arm Red Talton improves in contact_vs_righty George Kelley did not respond to coaching in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Herman Carney improves in range Ken Brandt did not respond to coaching in control Bill Barry improves in speed Bernie Reach did not respond to coaching in C