Win: Jake Stafford (3-1) Loss: Andy Brainerd (0-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Herm Pena pitching. Steve Kahdot grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Nold singles to right field. Rufe Bowles singles to center field. Eric Nold advances to third on the hit. Frank Grigsby flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Eric Nold scores. Steve Odom triples. Rufe Bowles scores. Les Hargrove grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Ed Gilles pitching. Rick Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Morikazu Tsutsui walks. Fumiya Nakanowatari doubles to center field. Les Williams pops out to the first baseman. Ed Brinkman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Carter singles to right field. Joe Black pops out to the second baseman. Ed Gilles lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Kahdot doubles to center field. Bobby Carter scores. Eric Nold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Patsy Gick strikes out. Jim Hernandez walks. Dick Davis walks. Herm Pena lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rufe Bowles walks. Rufe Bowles steals second. Frank Grigsby flies out to the right fielder. Steve Odom singles to right field. Rufe Bowles scores. Red Edgerton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Hargrove strikes out. Bobby Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Morikazu Tsutsui grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fumiya Nakanowatari grounds out to the third baseman. Les Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Black strikes out. Ed Gilles strikes out. Steve Kahdot walks. Eric Nold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ed Brinkman grounds out to the second baseman. Patsy Gick grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hernandez singles to left field. Dick Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rufe Bowles grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Grigsby grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Odom singles to left field. Steve Odom steals second. Steve Odom is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Red Edgerton grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Decker walks. Morikazu Tsutsui strikes out. Fumiya Nakanowatari singles to center field. Les Williams singles to center field. Rick Decker scores. Ed Brinkman walks. Patsy Gick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Les Hargrove grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Black doubles to center field. Ed Gilles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jim Hernandez doubles to left field. Dick Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Red Edgerton strikes out. Rick Decker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Kahdot walks. Eric Nold singles to right field. Steve Kahdot advances to third on the hit. Rufe Bowles triples. Steve Kahdot scores. Eric Nold scores. Jim Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Grigsby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rufe Bowles scores. Steve Odom strikes out. Les Hargrove is hit by a pitch. Bobby Carter singles in front of the right fielder. Passed ball. Les Hargrove advances to third. Bobby Carter advances to second. Joe Black singles to right field. Les Hargrove scores. Bobby Carter scores. Ed Gilles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Morikazu Tsutsui singles to right field. Fumiya Nakanowatari grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Morikazu Tsutsui is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Les Williams singles to center field. Fumiya Nakanowatari advances to third on the hit. Ed Brinkman strikes out. Patsy Gick triples. Fumiya Nakanowatari scores. Les Williams scores. Jim Hernandez doubles to right field. Patsy Gick scores. Dick Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Claude Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Kahdot singles to center field. Eric Nold flies out to the center fielder. Steve Kahdot steals second. Rufe Bowles strikes out. Frank Grigsby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ned Stapleton is pinch hitting for Claude Blair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ned Stapleton lines out to the second baseman. Rick Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Morikazu Tsutsui walks. Fumiya Nakanowatari hits a home run. Morikazu Tsutsui scores. Ed Hechinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Williams singles to left field. Ed Brinkman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jake Stafford pitching. Steve Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Les Hargrove walks. Bobby Carter flies out to the right fielder. Joe Black singles to center field. Les Hargrove advances to third on the hit. Doug Vico is pinch hitting for Ed Hechinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Vico walks. Steve Kahdot grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Les Hargrove is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Baltimore Andy Brainerd pitching. Patsy Gick singles to left field. Jim Hernandez singles to left field. Patsy Gick advances to third on the hit. Dick Davis walks. Mike Courtney is pinch hitting for Jake Stafford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Courtney walks. Patsy Gick scores. Rick Decker flies out to the right fielder. Morikazu Tsutsui singles to left field. Jim Hernandez scores. Dick Davis scores. Mike Courtney advances to third on the hit. Brian Dowd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fumiya Nakanowatari hits a ground ball to the third baseman. The third baseman throws home. Mike Courtney scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Baltimore total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Steve Kahdot (7), Joe Black (2).3B - Rufe Bowles (2), Steve Odom (1).SF - Frank Grigsby.HBP - Les Hargrove (2). Baserunning: SB - Steve Kahdot (8), Rufe Bowles (7), Steve Odom (2).CS - Steve Odom (2).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Munger did not respond to coaching in velocity Blaine Vangilder did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Thorpe improves in power_vs_righty Bob Everitt improves in arm Klondike James improves in RF
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bryan Nagy did not respond to coaching in range Jayhawk Kelleher improves in control Bunny Ehmke improves in speed Joe Redman improves in endurance