Inning: 1 Boston Harry Acre pitching. Fred Lynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rico Rice singles to right field. Mitchell Fisk singles to right field. Pat Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Les Thielman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Carter. Rico Rice scores. Desi Sprague grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Les Wood pitching. Rufe Bowles singles to center field. Rufe Bowles steals second. Ramon Kipp strikes out. Frank Grigsby walks. Tony Mattick flies out to the right fielder. Steve Kahdot reached on a fielding error by Desi Sprague. Tom Leber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Donn Duvall doubles to center field. Bob Beasley grounds out to the third baseman. Les Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lynn singles to left field. Donn Duvall scores. Rico Rice walks. Mitchell Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Christopher singles to right field. Bobby Carter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Christopher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Acre lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rufe Bowles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Pat Meyer strikes out. Les Thielman singles to center field. Desi Sprague strikes out. Donn Duvall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ramon Kipp lines out to the first baseman. Frank Grigsby flies out to the right fielder. Tony Mattick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Beasley strikes out. Les Wood strikes out. Fred Lynn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Kahdot doubles to left field. Tom Leber walks. Gene Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Kahdot advances to third on the play. Tom Leber advances to second on the play. Bobby Carter flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Kahdot scores. Harry Acre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Rico Rice walks. Mitchell Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Pat Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman singles to left field. Rico Rice advances to third on the hit. Desi Sprague grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rufe Bowles singles to right field. Rufe Bowles steals second. Ramon Kipp walks. Frank Grigsby strikes out. Tony Mattick strikes out. Steve Kahdot singles to right field. Rufe Bowles scores. Tom Leber doubles to right field. Ramon Kipp scores. Gene Christopher triples. Steve Kahdot scores. Tom Leber scores. Marty Nieves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Donn Duvall strikes out. Gary Cappuzzello is pinch hitting for Bob Beasley. Gary Cappuzzello flies out to the left fielder. Marty Nieves grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Bierbauer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Cappuzzello at 3B. Harry Acre flies out to the left fielder. Rufe Bowles strikes out. Ramon Kipp walks. Frank Grigsby singles to center field. Ramon Kipp is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Fred Lynn doubles to left field. Rico Rice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Lynn advances to third on the play. Oscar Wilshere is pinch hitting for Mitchell Fisk. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oscar Wilshere pops out to the shortstop. Pat Meyer walks. Les Thielman singles to center field. Fred Lynn scores. Pat Meyer advances to third on the hit. Desi Sprague strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tony Mattick grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Kahdot singles to left field. Tom Leber grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Kahdot advances to second on the play. Gene Christopher triples. Steve Kahdot scores. Bobby Wooten comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Carter singles past the shortstop. Gene Christopher scores. Harry Acre lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Donn Duvall strikes out. Bob Bierbauer strikes out. Dewey Evans is pinch hitting for Bobby Wooten. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dewey Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chet Jaeger pitching. Rufe Bowles reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Bierbauer. Ramon Kipp flies out to the left fielder. Frank Grigsby is hit by a pitch. Rufe Bowles steals third. Tony Mattick singles to center field. Rufe Bowles scores. Frank Grigsby advances to third on the hit. Steve Kahdot flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Grigsby scores. Tom Leber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Fred Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Rico Rice singles to right field. Oscar Wilshere grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Steve Kahdot (7), Tom Leber (3).3B - Gene Christopher 2 (2).SF - Steve Kahdot, Bobby Carter.HBP - Frank Grigsby (1). Baserunning: SB - Rufe Bowles 3 (8). Fielding: E - Bobby Carter.
Game Notes Bob Bierbauer is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ricky Chapman did not respond to coaching in control Al Gorsica improves in arm Mike Dunston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chick Karl improves in power_vs_righty Ed Gilles did not respond to coaching in control Johnnie Schiraldi did not respond to coaching in control Dale Wisner did not respond to coaching in CF