Win: Tommy Laydon (14-6) Loss: Don Ruszkowski (2-16)
Save: Stan Trout (31)
Inning: 1 Boston Tommy Laydon pitching. Lindsay Bird flies out to the center fielder. Bob Creel strikes out. Tim McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Don Ruszkowski pitching. Chuck Dietzel hits a home run. Chris Walsh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Umphlett grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Keller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Cecil Wallis grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Jones strikes out. Mo Bruner walks. Chris Chouinard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Richie Zisk singles past the shortstop. Francisco Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Richie Zisk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Mohardt singles to center field. Francisco Davis aggressively advances to third on the hit. George Hall strikes out. Tommy Laydon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mo Bruner. Francisco Davis scores. Chuck Dietzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Johnny Osgood flies out to the left fielder. Don Ruszkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Lindsay Bird flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Chris Walsh walks. Bob Umphlett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Walsh advances to second on the play. Frank Keller singles to left field. Chris Walsh scores. Richie Zisk grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Keller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Francisco Davis lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Creel grounds out to the shortstop. Tim McCormick grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Wallis singles past the second baseman. Bob Jones singles to left field. Cecil Wallis advances to third on the hit. Mo Bruner doubles to center field. Cecil Wallis scores. Bob Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Chouinard pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tony Mohardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Hall flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Laydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Johnny Osgood singles to left field. Don Ruszkowski fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Ruszkowski strikes out. Lindsay Bird grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chuck Dietzel grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Umphlett singles to left field. Frank Keller hits a home run. Bob Umphlett scores. Richie Zisk singles past the shortstop. Francisco Davis singles to left field. Richie Zisk advances to third on the hit. Francisco Davis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Creel flies out to the right fielder. Tim McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Wallis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tony Mohardt singles to right field. Tony Mohardt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Hall grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tommy Laydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bob Jones flies out to the left fielder. Mo Bruner strikes out. Chris Chouinard walks. Johnny Osgood walks. Rudy Bithorn is pinch hitting for Don Ruszkowski. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Rudy Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pete Moffett pitching. Chuck Dietzel singles to center field. Chris Walsh hits a home run. Chuck Dietzel scores. Tom Meers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Umphlett walks. Frank Keller grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Umphlett advances to second on the play. Richie Zisk flies out to the right fielder. Francisco Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Lindsay Bird strikes out. Gil Williams is pinch hitting for Bob Creel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gil Williams flies out to the left fielder. Steve Kessler is pinch hitting for Tim McCormick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Kessler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tony Mohardt flies out to the center fielder. George Hall strikes out. Tommy Laydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Cecil Wallis hits a home run. Bob Jones hits a home run. Stan Trout comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mo Bruner strikes out. Chris Chouinard grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Osgood pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Biff Darling improves in power_vs_lefty Carlos Straker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vean Hallman improves in arm Chuck Lawrence improves in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Batsch improves in control Mickey Davey did not respond to coaching in control Dave Blackburn improves in contact_vs_righty Mickey Davey improves in velocity