Inning: 1 Chicago Frank Steinbrenner pitching. Johnny Messenger singles to left field. Johnny Messenger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rodney Pittinger grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Spencer Whitney pitching. Gordie Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Calvin Craig walks. John Adkins singles to right field. Calvin Craig advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Brant Waddell strikes out. Nigel Joseph strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Steve Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ponce reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nigel Joseph. Horse Barnhart walks. Marcus Hageman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Chick Scarborough grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Schick pops out to the second baseman. Ricky Pierce pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Earl Norwood grounds out to the third baseman. Spencer Whitney strikes out. Johnny Messenger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Frank Steinbrenner singles to center field. Gordie Bowman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Steinbrenner advances to second on the play. Calvin Craig strikes out. John Adkins hits an infield single to the shortstop. Brant Waddell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Rodney Pittinger pops out to the first baseman. Paul Smith reached on a fielding error by Calvin Craig. Steve Cvengros pops out to the catcher. Bill Ponce singles to center field. Horse Barnhart singles to right field. Paul Smith scores. Bill Ponce advances to third on the hit. Marcus Hageman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nigel Joseph strikes out. Chick Scarborough grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Schick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Earl Norwood flies out to the center fielder. Spencer Whitney grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Messenger walks. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ricky Pierce walks. Frank Steinbrenner fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Steinbrenner singles to center field. Ricky Pierce advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Gordie Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Steinbrenner advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Calvin Craig pops out to the shortstop. John Adkins singles to right field. Ricky Pierce scores. Brant Waddell walks. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Paul Smith strikes out. Steve Cvengros doubles to center field. Bill Ponce lines out to the pitcher. Horse Barnhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Chick Scarborough strikes out. Jeff Schick grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Marcus Hageman walks. Earl Norwood walks. Spencer Whitney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Messenger triples. Marcus Hageman scores. Earl Norwood scores. Rodney Pittinger walks. Paul Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Rodney Pittinger advances to second on the play. There goes the runner on third! Johnny Messenger is out trying to steal home. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Steinbrenner strikes out. Gordie Bowman strikes out. Calvin Craig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Steve Cvengros singles to left field. Bill Ponce strikes out. Horse Barnhart flies out to the center fielder. Marcus Hageman singles to right field. Steve Cvengros advances to third on the hit. Earl Norwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Cvengros at 2B. Tom Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcus Hageman at CF. John Adkins walks. Brant Waddell flies out to the left fielder. Nigel Joseph walks. Jerry Smith 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. Chick Scarborough strikes out. Jeff Schick doubles to center field. John Adkins scores. Nigel Joseph is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Jerry Smith strikes out. Johnny Messenger pops out to the pitcher. Rodney Pittinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ricky Pierce grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Reese is pinch hitting for Frank Steinbrenner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Reese hits a home run. Gordie Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Calvin Craig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Ryan Maxwell pitching. Paul Smith hits an infield single to the first baseman. George Watson walks. Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Bill Ponce. Craig Reitz strikes out. Horse Barnhart flies out to the left fielder. Tom Brown singles to center field. Paul Smith scores. George Watson advances to third on the hit. Earl Norwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Jerry Gibson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Craig Reitz at 1B. John Adkins flies out to the right fielder. Brant Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Parker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Juan Alou did not respond to coaching in range Bob Lopez improves in range Joe Veltman did not respond to coaching in control Juan Alou did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Crabtree did not respond to coaching in velocity Barney Bailey did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wes Masaoka did not respond to coaching in control Jim Littlejohn did not respond to coaching in range Walt Donnels did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Graham improves in contact_vs_lefty Tiny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Gene Graham improves in arm