Win: Jim Etchison (6-6) Loss: Jim Thurmond (3-4)
Save: Walter Clary (18)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Thurmond pitching. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Jim Etchison pitching. Cleon Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Scharein strikes out. Carl Kinzy lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson singles to left field. Archie Craig hits a home run. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Bunny Roth walks. Wally Holman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe DeShields strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Alvin Knotts grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Stewart strikes out. Bill Knoop hits a home run. Grady Enright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Etchison strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Benny Henrich strikes out. Jim Thurmond flies out to the center fielder. Cleon Stone singles to right field. Mike Scharein grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cleon Stone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Archie Craig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Carl Kinzy grounds out to the third baseman. Alvin Knotts lines out to the third baseman. Mike Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Holman strikes out. Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bill Knoop flies out to the center fielder. Grady Enright strikes out. Benny Henrich walks. Jim Thurmond singles to center field. Benny Henrich advances to third on the hit. Cleon Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Etchison grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Mike Scharein grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Kinzy grounds out to the third baseman. Alvin Knotts walks. Mike Stewart walks. Bill Knoop singles to center field. Alvin Knotts scores. Mike Stewart advances to third on the hit. Grady Enright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Cedeno doubles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Archie Craig doubles to center field. Joe Cedeno scores. Billy Keltner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Roth strikes out. Wally Holman triples. Archie Craig scores. Joe DeShields singles to left field. Wally Holman scores. Jim Etchison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Joe Douglas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roosevelt Thompson at CF. Benny Henrich strikes out. Billy Keltner singles to right field. Cleon Stone strikes out. Mike Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cedeno singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Douglas reached on a fielding error by Carl Kinzy. Archie Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Carl Kinzy lines out to the shortstop. Alvin Knotts singles to right field. Mike Stewart strikes out. Bill Knoop walks. Pedro Castilla 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. Grady Enright grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bunny Roth singles to center field. Bunny Roth steals second. Wally Holman strikes out. Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Bunny Roth advances to third on the play. Nick Clark is pinch hitting for Pedro Castilla. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Nick Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Walter Clary pitching. Benny Henrich grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Morehart is pinch hitting for Billy Keltner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wally Morehart singles to center field. Cleon Stone walks. Mike Scharein flies out to the center fielder. Carl Kinzy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Richie Rusteck improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Jackson improves in range Ken Hobbs improves in arm Richie Rusteck improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Cooke improves in range Rick Cooke improves in arm Ken Hobbs did not respond to coaching in 2B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Russ Gerheauser did not respond to coaching in control Russ Gerheauser did not respond to coaching in control Matt Garrett did not respond to coaching in control Ed Duryea did not respond to coaching in velocity John Murnane improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Roa did not respond to coaching in C