Win: Livan Kuczek (1-0) Loss: Dave Moss (0-1)
Save: Jeff Niekro (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Livan Kuczek pitching. Clay Sauer grounds out to the shortstop. Kay Mar St. Jean strikes out. Ralph Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Moss pitching. Erv Owens bunts for a base hit. Charlie Cox strikes out. Ray Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Moose Fullerton singles to right field. Erv Owens advances to third on the hit. Mike Piniella grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Cicero singles to center field. T.J. Minor singles to center field. Joe Cicero advances to third on the hit. Bob Krukow strikes out. Jim Pruett strikes out. Greg Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnnie Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Gordon Hennessey grounds out to the pitcher. Abe Daal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dave Moss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Clay Sauer walks. Kay Mar St. Jean pops out to the third baseman. Ralph Cooper walks. Joe Cicero strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Livan Kuczek grounds out to the third baseman. Erv Owens singles to center field. Charlie Cox strikes out. Ray Griffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland T.J. Minor grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Krukow strikes out. Jim Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Moose Fullerton pops out to the second baseman. Mike Piniella walks. Johnnie Thompson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Piniella is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gordon Hennessey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Abe Daal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Greg Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Dave Moss walks. Clay Sauer singles to left field. Kay Mar St. Jean flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Cooper walks. Joe Cicero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Livan Kuczek singles to right field. Erv Owens strikes out. Charlie Cox grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Livan Kuczek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland T.J. Minor singles to center field. Bob Krukow lines out to the first baseman. Jim Pruett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. T.J. Minor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Hoover doubles to right field. Jim Pruett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Moss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ray Griffin pops out to the first baseman. Moose Fullerton flies out to the right fielder. Mike Piniella walks. Johnnie Thompson singles to right field. Mike Piniella advances to third on the hit. Gordon Hennessey singles to center field. Mike Piniella scores. Johnnie Thompson advances to third on the hit. Abe Daal singles to left field. Johnnie Thompson scores. Gordon Hennessey advances to third on the hit. Hirozo Yoshizawa 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. Livan Kuczek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Clay Sauer singles to center field. Kay Mar St. Jean singles to center field. Clay Sauer advances to third on the hit. Ralph Cooper strikes out. Joe Cicero strikes out. T.J. Minor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Erv Owens grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Cox hits a home run. Gilbert Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Griffin walks. Moose Fullerton walks. Mike Piniella flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Thompson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bob Krukow flies out to the left fielder. Jim Pruett flies out to the left fielder. Greg Hoover walks. Bill Coffman is pinch hitting for Gilbert Mendoza . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Coffman walks. Fergie Jenkins 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. Clay Sauer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Hill pitching. Pancho Woodruff is pinch hitting for Gordon Hennessey. Pancho Woodruff lines out to the second baseman. Abe Daal singles to left field. Alejandro Gentile is pinch hitting for Fergie Jenkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alejandro Gentile strikes out. Erv Owens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jeff Niekro pitching. Ed Murphy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pancho Woodruff at 2B. Kay Mar St. Jean grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Cooper singles to left field. Joe Cicero strikes out. T.J. Minor doubles to center field. Bob Krukow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 14 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Valle improves in speed Bob Husta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Terrell Comiskey improves in power_vs_righty Jim Hajek improves in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howard Touchstone improves in contact_vs_lefty Sherman Wilkins improves in contact_vs_lefty John Maxvill improves in arm Harry Spangler improves in power_vs_lefty Howard Touchstone did not respond to coaching in 2B