Win: Ken Winningham (1-0) Loss: Jeff Billings (1-4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Chaney pitching. Tom Deagle doubles to right field. Claude Fisher strikes out. Tom Deagle gets picked off second (1-4). George Knerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Don Lawless pitching. Tom Murcer strikes out. Dino Townsend flies out to the left fielder. Frank Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Art Sularz singles to center field. Jim Usher strikes out. Hideaki Shirai strikes out. Ollie Black strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Earl Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Dale Douglas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lorenzo Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Schacht grounds out to the second baseman. Don Lawless walks. Tom Deagle strikes out. Claude Fisher grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Lawless is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Paul Mossor walks. Paul Mossor steals second. Oscar Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Chaney strikes out. Tom Murcer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Knerr singles to center field. Art Sularz grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George Knerr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Usher singles to right field. Hideaki Shirai triples. Art Sularz scores. Jim Usher scores. Ollie Black strikes out. Bob Schacht strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Dino Townsend hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dino Townsend steals second. Frank Jackson strikes out. Earl Hunter lines out to the shortstop. Dale Douglas reached on a fielding error by Jim Usher. Lorenzo Gonzalez singles to center field. Dino Townsend scores. Dale Douglas advances to third on the hit. Paul Mossor walks. Oscar Willis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Don Lawless grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Deagle flies out to the right fielder. Claude Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Bill Chaney flies out to the left fielder. Tom Murcer grounds out to the third baseman. Dino Townsend grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Knerr strikes out. Art Sularz pops out to the second baseman. Jim Usher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Frank Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Earl Hunter lines out to the third baseman. Dale Douglas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hideaki Shirai hits a home run. Ollie Black walks. Bob Schacht flies out to the right fielder. Mike Mathewson is pinch hitting for Don Lawless. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ollie Black is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Mathewson walks. Mike Mathewson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Dick Brown pitching. Lorenzo Gonzalez singles to left field. Paul Mossor strikes out. Oscar Willis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tom Deagle doubles to center field. Claude Fisher singles past the second baseman. Tom Deagle scores. Crash Jorgens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Fisher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Knerr singles to right field. George Knerr steals second. Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Jim Usher walks. Hideaki Shirai strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Bill Camacho is pinch hitting for Crash Jorgens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Camacho is hit by a pitch. Tom Murcer flies out to the center fielder. Dino Townsend hits a home run. Bill Camacho scores. Marlon Wetteland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Jackson walks. Earl Hunter walks. Dale Douglas grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Jackson advances to third on the play. Earl Hunter advances to second on the play. Lorenzo Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken Winningham pitching. Ollie Black grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Schacht pops out to the catcher. John Dixon is pinch hitting for Marlon Wetteland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Dixon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Jeff Billings pitching. Paul Mossor grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Willis singles to center field. Sam Wright is pinch hitting for Ken Winningham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam Wright hits a home run. Oscar Willis scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Toronto total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Tom Deagle 2 (4).3B - Hideaki Shirai (1).HR - Hideaki Shirai (8). Baserunning: SB - George Knerr (12).CS - Claude Fisher (5), Ollie Black (1), Mike Mathewson (8). Fielding: E - Jim Usher.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Boog Kline improves in speed Jim Johnson improves in arm Chris Engle improves in power_vs_lefty Amaury Malone did not respond to coaching in velocity Binky Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Champ Hambright improves in range Jim Johnson improves in range Jim Johnson improves in speed Claude Cavarretta improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Katoll improves in power_vs_lefty Pat Katoll did not respond to coaching in 1B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Pete Culp did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ted Crafty did not respond to coaching in control Duff Keefe did not respond to coaching in range John Middleton improves in power_vs_righty Dane McGah did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Robert Torphy did not respond to coaching in control Duff Keefe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Mitchell improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Dotter did not respond to coaching in speed Wilbur Miller did not respond to coaching in control Ron Asheton did not respond to coaching in 3B