Win: Jim Knight (6-2) Loss: Al Leonard (5-3)
Save: Doc Mitchell (46)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Kid Smith pitching. Slick Johnson strikes out. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Ed Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Ginger Mendoza pitching. Clyde Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Grich flies out to the right fielder. Denny Brown strikes out. Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Conway Stern grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ellis singles to center field. Bill Ellis steals second. Herb Callahan pops out to the shortstop. Chad Hendrix walks. Akira Minohara singles to left field. Bill Ellis scores. Kid Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City U.L. Distefano grounds out to the third baseman. Dutch Dempsey lines out to the pitcher. Ginger Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Clyde Dixon singles to center field. Brad Jordan strikes out. Frank Grimes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clyde Dixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Conway Stern singles to center field. Bill Ellis walks. Herb Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Slick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Chad Hendrix flies out to the center fielder. Akira Minohara grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Billy Grich flies out to the left fielder. Denny Brown hits a home run. Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano singles to center field. Dutch Dempsey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Clyde Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Brad Jordan hits an infield single to the third baseman. Frank Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Brad Jordan steals second. Conway Stern grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ginger Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Slick Johnson strikes out. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Bill Ellis strikes out. Herb Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Chad Hendrix grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Merritt strikes out. Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Denny Brown walks. Mateo Perez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Denny Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Akira Minohara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kid Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Dixon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City U.L. Distefano walks. Dutch Dempsey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Grimes. Jim Knight 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. Dan Gettinger is pinch hitting for Ginger Mendoza. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Slick Johnson strikes out. Goldie Shelby walks. Ed Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Toronto Al Leonard pitching. Brad Jordan singles to right field. Frank Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Conway Stern hits a home run. Brad Jordan scores. Sherry Nagle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ellis strikes out. Herb Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Doc Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Grich flies out to the center fielder. Denny Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Toronto total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Kranepool did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cesar Rosso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Heinie Ardell improves in control Karl Dettore did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Kranepool did not respond to coaching in 2B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bobby Pickup did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby Pickup did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Gerner improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Gerner did not respond to coaching in speed