Win: Bill Witherbee (3-6) Loss: Buddy Garrett (0-1)
Save: Jeff Niekro (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Carpenter pitching. Abe Daal grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Griffin lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Witherbee pitching. Heinie Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Garcia singles to right field. George Hitt singles to center field. Hugh Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pancho Woodruff strikes out. Emil Hawkins flies out to the left fielder. Tom Barry singles to right field. Tom Barry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Greg Cristall grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Curtis bunts for a base hit. Drew Villone walks. Dave Carpenter lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Drew Villone advances to second on the play. Drew Villone advances to second on the play. Heinie Mack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Murphy is hit by a pitch. Nick Lucas walks. Bill Witherbee lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Abe Daal flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Murphy scores. Charlie Cox walks. Ray Griffin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pancho Woodruff pops out to the first baseman. Emil Hawkins flies out to the left fielder. Tom Barry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Cristall pops out to the catcher. Jim Curtis singles to right field. Drew Villone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Murphy strikes out. Nick Lucas grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Witherbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dave Carpenter grounds out to the pitcher. Heinie Mack strikes out. Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Bob Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Abe Daal singles to right field. Charlie Cox flies out to the center fielder. Ray Griffin walks. Pancho Woodruff strikes out. Emil Hawkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Alexander singles past the second baseman. Greg Cristall singles to right field. Jim Curtis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Cristall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Drew Villone singles to right field. Hugh Alexander scores. Roger Kelb is pinch hitting for Dave Carpenter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Roger Kelb grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Drew Villone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Buddy Garrett pitching. Tom Barry walks. Ed Murphy strikes out. Nick Lucas walks. Johnnie Thompson is pinch hitting for Bill Witherbee. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johnnie Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Abe Daal singles past the first baseman. Tom Barry scores. Nick Lucas advances to third on the hit. Al Carisch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Cox walks. Ray Griffin doubles to right field. Nick Lucas scores. Abe Daal scores. Charlie Cox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Coleman pitching. Heinie Mack strikes out. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Emil Hawkins reached on a fielding error by Heinie Mack. Tom Barry singles to right field. Emil Hawkins advances to third on the hit. Al Blattner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Murphy strikes out. Nick Lucas flies out to the left fielder. Moose Fullerton is pinch hitting for John Coleman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Moose Fullerton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hooks Steenstra pitching. George Hitt pops out to the shortstop. Hugh Alexander singles to center field. Greg Cristall grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Abe Daal singles to center field. Charlie Cox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Griffin walks. Pancho Woodruff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jeff Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Curtis singles to center field. Jim Curtis steals second. Drew Villone grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Ward is pinch hitting for Al Blattner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Ward flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnnie Lezcano improves in arm Evelio Morrison improves in control Brad Dickey improves in power_vs_righty Beany Mullin improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Dickerson did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Kraemer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Crump improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Brown improves in power_vs_righty Davey Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in velocity