Win: Joe Matthews (16-5) Loss: Fred Zink (15-14)
Save: Larry Moran (51)
Inning: 1 Texas Joe Matthews pitching. George York strikes out. Shinobu Ise doubles to left field. Charlie Jordan doubles to right field. Shinobu Ise scores. Eddie Tidrow grounds out to the third baseman. Chick Twitchell hits a home run. Charlie Jordan scores. Ron Escalera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Nelson Capri pitching. Lefty Driscol triples. Ed Veras singles to right field. Lefty Driscol scores. Juan Lovrich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ace McKechnie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mike Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. Gren Hansell flies out to the center fielder. Nelson Capri strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ernie McCracken strikes out. Nate Meyers singles to left field. Toshio Nishikawa singles to center field. Nate Meyers advances to third on the hit. Octavio Wilson singles to left field. Nate Meyers scores. Toshio Nishikawa advances to third on the hit. Joe Matthews flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Driscol strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas George York strikes out. Shinobu Ise grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Jordan singles to left field. Eddie Tidrow singles to right field. Charlie Jordan advances to third on the hit. Chick Twitchell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Veras doubles to left field. Juan Lovrich pops out to the shortstop. Ace McKechnie strikes out. Ernie McCracken lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Ron Escalera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Gren Hansell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nate Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Toshio Nishikawa flies out to the center fielder. Octavio Wilson singles to right field. Joe Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Nelson Capri strikes out. George York pops out to the second baseman. Shinobu Ise hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lefty Driscol singles to left field. Ed Veras strikes out. Lefty Driscol is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Juan Lovrich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Eddie Tidrow flies out to the center fielder. Chick Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Escalera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Fred Zink 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. Ace McKechnie singles to center field. Ernie McCracken singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Nate Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ace McKechnie scores. Doug Krakauskas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Octavio Wilson doubles to center field. Ernie McCracken scores. Joe Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Mike Mahaffey singles to center field. Gren Hansell pops out to the first baseman. Scott Hill is pinch hitting for Doug Krakauskas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Scott Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Mahaffey advances to second on the play. George York strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Johnny Smith pitching. Lefty Driscol hits a home run. Ed Veras hits a home run. Giovanni Battista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Lovrich grounds out to the second baseman. Ace McKechnie strikes out. Ernie McCracken walks. Nate Meyers singles to center field. Ernie McCracken advances to third on the hit. Toshio Nishikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Tony Peguero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Lovrich at C. Shinobu Ise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Jordan strikes out. Eddie Tidrow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Octavio Wilson singles to center field. Herbie Howard is pinch hitting for Joe Matthews. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Octavio Wilson steals second. Herbie Howard flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Driscol grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Veras grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Larry Moran pitching. Chick Twitchell strikes out. Ron Escalera strikes out. Mike Mahaffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Overy improves in range John Croushore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Graham improves in speed George Knisely did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Davis did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Datz improves in arm Lou Datz improves in range Lou Datz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Murray improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Datz did not respond to coaching in 3B