Inning: 1 New York Frank Sloan pitching. Jim Turner grounds out to the second baseman. Orie Bunker strikes out. Cotton Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Reinhart pitching. Juan Schmidt strikes out. Harl Mercedes grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Barthelson triples. John Grimes singles to left field. Irv Barthelson scores. Jay Brewster singles to center field. Hugo Mercer singles to right field. Yusaku Okamoto grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Grimes is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 New York Paul Shoemaker walks. Skip Crowell triples. Paul Shoemaker scores. Jeff Castillo walks. Daryl DeMontreville singles to center field. Skip Crowell scores. Jeff Castillo advances to third on the hit. Fred Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Castillo scores. Jim Reinhart lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Turner singles to left field. Orie Bunker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yoandry Orta strikes out. Frank Sloan strikes out. Juan Schmidt singles to left field. Harl Mercedes walks. Irv Barthelson hits a home run. Juan Schmidt scores. Harl Mercedes scores. John Grimes singles to right field. Jay Brewster singles to center field. Hugo Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Cotton Durham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Skip Crowell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yusaku Okamoto strikes out. Yoandry Orta strikes out. Frank Sloan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jeff Castillo flies out to the right fielder. Daryl DeMontreville flies out to the center fielder. Fred Nelson walks. Al Sturdivant is pinch hitting for Jim Reinhart. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Al Sturdivant singles to left field. Jim Turner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Carroll pitching. Juan Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Harl Mercedes strikes out. Irv Barthelson singles to right field. John Grimes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Daryl DeMontreville. Jay Brewster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Orie Bunker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cotton Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Shoemaker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hugo Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Yusaku Okamoto hits a home run. Yoandry Orta grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Skip Crowell strikes out. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl DeMontreville flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Juan Schmidt singles to right field. Harl Mercedes singles to center field. Irv Barthelson walks. John Grimes strikes out. Jay Brewster grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Schmidt scores. Harl Mercedes advances to third on the play. Irv Barthelson advances to second on the play. Cookie Oliva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugo Mercer singles to center field. Harl Mercedes scores. Hugo Mercer steals second. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Fred Nelson singles to center field. Cookie Oliva lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Turner flies out to the center fielder. Orie Bunker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Yoandry Orta pops out to the first baseman. Rick Arias is pinch hitting for Phil Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick Arias singles to left field. Juan Schmidt doubles past the center fielder. Rick Arias scores. Harl Mercedes grounds out to the third baseman. Irv Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Steve Ancker pitching. Cotton Durham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Shoemaker grounds out to the second baseman. Skip Crowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Grimes singles to right field. Jay Brewster grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Hugo Mercer singles to left field. Yusaku Okamoto singles to left field. Walt Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoandry Orta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Jeff Castillo hits an infield single to the third baseman. Makoto Ishii is pinch hitting for Daryl DeMontreville. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Makoto Ishii strikes out. Charlie Coggin 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. Billy Sosa is pinch hitting for Fred Nelson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Sosa doubles to right field. Jeff Castillo uses his aggressiveness and scores. B.J. Leonard is pinch hitting for Walt Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. B.J. Leonard hits a home run. Billy Sosa scores. Jim Turner singles to center field. Orie Bunker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Smyres did not respond to coaching in velocity John Coleman improves in power_vs_lefty Len Lewis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Fiske did not respond to coaching in control Joe Campisi did not respond to coaching in speed Don Schoendienst did not respond to coaching in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Wooten improves in arm Art Knicely did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Curt Keely improves in speed Ron Mails did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Curd did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Keely did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty