Win: Johnny Reese (5-16) Loss: Hooks Steenstra (6-8)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hooks Steenstra pitching. Heinie Mack walks. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bob Garcia singles to left field. Heinie Mack advances to third on the hit. George Hitt singles to left field. Heinie Mack scores. Bill Rettig strikes out. Hugh Alexander walks. Jim Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Reese pitching. Abe Daal grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Griffin walks. Bill Curtis reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Hitt. Charlie Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Taemon Fukae singles to center field. Ray Griffin scores. Moose Fullerton flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Cliff Munson singles to center field. Johnny Reese lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Cliff Munson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Heinie Mack walks. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Bob Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Deacon Zacher grounds out to the shortstop. Erv Owens flies out to the center fielder. Hooks Steenstra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay George Hitt flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rettig walks. Hugh Alexander walks. Jim Curtis lines out to the shortstop. Cliff Munson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Abe Daal pops out to the catcher. Ray Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Curtis walks. Charlie Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Johnny Reese strikes out. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Taemon Fukae strikes out. Moose Fullerton walks. Deacon Zacher reached on a fielding error by Heinie Mack. Moose Fullerton steals third. Erv Owens strikes out. Hooks Steenstra strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia singles to left field. George Hitt singles to left field. Bill Rettig singles to center field. Bob Garcia scores. Hugh Alexander walks. Jim Curtis bunts for a base hit. George Hitt scores. Ken Keatley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Munson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Rettig scores. Hugh Alexander advances to third on the play. Johnny Reese grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Abe Daal pops out to the third baseman. Ray Griffin strikes out. Bill Curtis hits a home run. Charlie Cox lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack strikes out. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bob Garcia singles to left field. George Hitt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Taemon Fukae singles to right field. Moose Fullerton strikes out. Deacon Zacher singles to right field. Taemon Fukae advances to third on the hit. Erv Owens walks. Ken Keatley strikes out. Abe Daal strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig strikes out. Hugh Alexander flies out to the right fielder. Jim Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ray Griffin pops out to the catcher. Bill Curtis walks. Charlie Cox singles past the second baseman. Bill Curtis advances to third on the hit. Tony Monge 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. Taemon Fukae grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Curtis scores. Charlie Cox advances to second on the play. Moose Fullerton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Cliff Munson strikes out. Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Tony Monge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Drew Villone strikes out. Hank Gilmore 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. Heinie Mack singles to left field. Bobby Ortiz singles to left field. Bob Garcia hits a home run. Heinie Mack scores. Bobby Ortiz scores. Joel Fortugno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Cunningham pitching. Deacon Zacher walks. Erv Owens flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie Thompson is pinch hitting for Joel Fortugno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Deacon Zacher steals second. Johnnie Thompson strikes out. Abe Daal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Coleman pitching. Bill Rettig singles to left field. Hugh Alexander hits a home run. Bill Rettig scores. Jeff Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Curtis walks. Alex Daily is pinch hitting for Cliff Munson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Daily pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Ward is pinch hitting for Harry Cunningham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Ward hits a home run. Jim Curtis scores. Heinie Mack pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Bob Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Al Carisch pitching. Ray Griffin flies out to the right fielder. Bill Curtis grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Shirley improves in range Al Crump improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Hunt did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Crump did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gerald Wheeler did not respond to coaching in velocity Alejandro Gentile did not respond to coaching in speed Gerald Wheeler did not respond to coaching in control John Maxvill improves in contact_vs_righty Ron Gleich did not respond to coaching in 2B