Win: Abraham Akers (13-8) Loss: Glenn Mott (11-11)
Save: Allen Ludden (34)
Inning: 1 Boston Glenn Mott pitching. Doc Paciorek singles to left field. Doc Paciorek steals second. Derrick Crane singles to right field. Doc Paciorek scores. Ike Sasaki walks. Ray Toms strikes out. Bob Devine strikes out. Tim Javery strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Abraham Akers pitching. Sam Cabrera walks. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Dot Bell flies out to the right fielder. Sam Cabrera steals second. Beauty Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Herb Flaskamper hits an infield single to the third baseman. Tex Harris singles to left field. Herb Flaskamper advances to third on the hit. Abraham Akers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Herb Flaskamper scores. Doc Paciorek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hod Raney doubles to center field. Jerry Ward strikes out. Dan Davis walks. Russ Scarce grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Glenn Mott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Derrick Crane grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ike Sasaki lines out to the first baseman. Ray Toms singles to left field. Bob Devine singles to right field. Ray Toms advances to third on the hit. Tim Javery grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Sam Cabrera strikes out. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the shortstop. Dot Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Herb Flaskamper grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Harris hits a home run. Abraham Akers flies out to the right fielder. Doc Paciorek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Beauty Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Hod Raney flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Ward walks. Dan Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Derrick Crane grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Sasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Toms strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Russ Scarce doubles to right field. Glenn Mott fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Glenn Mott strikes out. Sam Cabrera singles to right field. Russ Scarce is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Devine singles past the third baseman. Tim Javery strikes out. Herb Flaskamper singles to left field. Bob Devine advances to third on the hit. Tex Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Devine scores. Abraham Akers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dot Bell strikes out. Beauty Hargrave grounds out to the second baseman. Hod Raney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Balor Schacht is pinch hitting for Doc Paciorek. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Balor Schacht grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Lockhart is pinch hitting for Derrick Crane. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Lockhart grounds out to the pitcher. Ike Sasaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jerry Ward strikes out. Dan Davis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Russ Scarce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Roger Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ray Toms grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Devine flies out to the right fielder. Tim Javery grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Lanning is pinch hitting for Roger Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Lanning strikes out. Sam Cabrera triples. Kirby Brock 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. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dot Bell doubles to center field. Sam Cabrera scores. Beauty Hargrave grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Otto Shifflett pitching. Herb Flaskamper grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Harris pops out to the first baseman. Ross Stroud is pinch hitting for Kirby Brock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ross Stroud singles to center field. Balor Schacht grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ross Stroud is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Allen Ludden pitching. Hod Raney walks. Jerry Ward grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dan Davis hits a home run. Russ Scarce flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Dot Bell (23), Hod Raney (15), Russ Scarce (24).3B - Sam Cabrera (11).HR - Dan Davis (25).GIDP - Jerry Ward. Baserunning: SB - Sam Cabrera (26).
Game Notes Glenn Mott is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ziggy Clark improves in power_vs_lefty Clarence Hodkey improves in power_vs_lefty Ray McCormick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Larson improves in range Joe Papai did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Andy Geisel improves in range Charlie Misuraca did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Strobel did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Moret improves in arm Paul Driscoll did not respond to coaching in 1B