Win: Johnny Baker (1-0) Loss: Barry Block (0-1)
Save: Ken Stidham (1)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Barry Block pitching. John Noftsker grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Carter singles to center field. Tommy Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Carter advances to second on the play. Luis Beazley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Baker pitching. Toshio Nishikawa strikes out. Tony Peguero grounds out to the third baseman. Herbie Howard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Phil Storke strikes out. Frank Tiefenauer singles to center field. Larry Oyler singles to center field. Frank Tiefenauer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Smith strikes out. Johnny Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nate Meyers strikes out. Lefty Driscol pops out to the third baseman. Ed Veras singles past the third baseman. Ed Veras steals second. Juan Lovrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Noftsker grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Carter lines out to the third baseman. Tommy Stone singles to center field. Luis Beazley doubles to left field. Tommy Stone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Phil Storke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ernie McCracken singles to center field. Barry Block lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Toshio Nishikawa walks. Tony Peguero flies out to the left fielder. Herbie Howard flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ernie McCracken is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Frank Tiefenauer strikes out. Larry Oyler grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nate Meyers hits a home run. Lefty Driscol grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Veras singles past the shortstop. Juan Lovrich flies out to the left fielder. Ernie McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Johnny Baker strikes out. John Noftsker hits an infield single to the third baseman. Steve Carter flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Stone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Barry Block grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Peguero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Luis Beazley hits a home run. Phil Storke walks. Frank Tiefenauer flies out to the left fielder. Larry Oyler doubles to center field. Phil Storke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Baker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Herbie Howard singles to center field. Nate Meyers singles to center field. Lefty Driscol grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Herbie Howard advances to third on the play. Ed Veras flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore John Noftsker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Carter walks. Tommy Stone singles to left field. Hal Hayes 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. Luis Beazley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tommy Stone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Phil Storke doubles to center field. Steve Carter scores. Luis Beazley is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Juan Lovrich walks. Ernie McCracken grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Lovrich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al McQuaig is pinch hitting for Hal Hayes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Al McQuaig flies out to the left fielder. Toshio Nishikawa flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore George Rueter pitching. Frank Tiefenauer flies out to the center fielder. Larry Oyler pops out to the shortstop. Joe Smith walks. Johnny Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tony Peguero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herbie Howard hits a home run. Nate Meyers grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Driscol flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore John Noftsker flies out to the center fielder. Steve Carter singles to center field. Tommy Stone flies out to the center fielder. Luis Beazley walks. Phil Storke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken Stidham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Veras strikes out. Juan Lovrich pops out to the second baseman. Ernie McCracken flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Gunson did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Heffernan improves in range Tracy Harris improves in arm Grant Boros improves in speed Grant Boros did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nate Pastornicky improves in contact_vs_righty John Young did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kelly DeMaestri improves in range Don Poulsen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Datz did not respond to coaching in 3B