Win: Lars Christian (4-0) Loss: Cap Howard (2-2)
Save: Woodie Randall (7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Cap Howard pitching. Carl Furillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Griffey walks. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Harry Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Lars Christian pitching. Izzy Grate grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Moroney walks. Vern Hargesheimer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carlos Griffey. Jim Zettlein grounds out to the shortstop. John Kelleher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ron Shelton singles past the shortstop. Al McHale flies out to the center fielder. Manny Hanning singles to center field. Johnny Gibson pops out to the first baseman. Lars Christian strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto John Williams flies out to the right fielder. Peter Cook singles to right field. Peter Cook steals second. Steve Batch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Peter Cook advances to third on the play. Cap Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Carl Furillo grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Junior Caminaro walks. Junior Caminaro steals second. Harry Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Izzy Grate strikes out. Corey Moroney flies out to the left fielder. Vern Hargesheimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ron Shelton grounds out to the third baseman. Al McHale flies out to the right fielder. Manny Hanning is hit by a pitch. Johnny Gibson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Manny Hanning is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Jim Zettlein flies out to the left fielder. John Kelleher grounds out to the third baseman. John Williams singles to left field. Peter Cook grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lars Christian flies out to the center fielder. Carl Furillo walks. Carl Furillo steals second. Izzy Grate throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Junior Caminaro walks. Harry Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Steve Batch singles to left field. Steve Batch steals second. Cap Howard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cap Howard singles to left field. Steve Batch scores. Izzy Grate lines out to the first baseman. Corey Moroney flies out to the left fielder. Vern Hargesheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ron Shelton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al McHale grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Hanning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Jim Zettlein grounds out to the third baseman. John Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. John Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Johnny Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lars Christian singles to center field. Carl Furillo grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lars Christian is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carlos Griffey singles past the shortstop. Carl Furillo advances to third on the hit. Hector James 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. Junior Caminaro walks. Harry Coles singles to center field. Carl Furillo scores. Carlos Griffey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Shelton reached on a fielding error by John Williams. Al McHale walks. Junior Caminaro scores. Manny Hanning walks. Harry Coles scores. Johnny Gibson singles past the second baseman. Ron Shelton scores. Al McHale scores. George Hickey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lars Christian strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Peter Cook pops out to the third baseman. Chet Rapp is pinch hitting for Steve Batch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chet Rapp flies out to the left fielder. Shag Flies is pinch hitting for George Hickey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shag Flies hits a home run. Chris Liebhardt is pinch hitting for Izzy Grate. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Liebhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kaneki Yanagawa pitching. Carl Furillo flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Harry Coles singles to center field. Ron Shelton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Ken Kane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Corey Moroney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Hargesheimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jim Zettlein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Al McHale walks. Manny Hanning flies out to the right fielder. Al McHale is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Johnny Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Bobby Cress is pinch hitting for John Kelleher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Cress grounds out to the shortstop. John Williams walks. Peter Cook doubles to center field. John Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Woodie Randall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chet Rapp singles to right field. Peter Cook scores. Takeo Kawada is pinch hitting for Kaneki Yanagawa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Takeo Kawada flies out to the center fielder. Chris Liebhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Toronto total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Quinn Mattingly did not respond to coaching in arm Bill McDowell did not respond to coaching in control Bill Mazeroski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wayne Stanley did not respond to coaching in control Roberto Miranda did not respond to coaching in 3B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phil Wendell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Guidry improves in endurance Billy Craft improves in control Bobby Guidry improves in endurance