Win: Chris Wheeler (10-4) Loss: Dick Gliatto (6-10)
Inning: 1 Seattle Dick Gliatto pitching. Tommy Downs walks. John McDonald pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Downs steals second. Mike Grapenthin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Downs advances to third on the play. Danny Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Chris Wheeler pitching. Mike Marshall grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Farrow flies out to the center fielder. George Knerr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Jimmy Smith walks. Roy Wickman walks. Joe Kessinger hits a home run. Jimmy Smith scores. Roy Wickman scores. Jesse Adduci flies out to the right fielder. Chris Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Downs pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Art Sularz pops out to the shortstop. Walker Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle John McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Grapenthin grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Rucker singles to center field. Jimmy Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hideaki Shirai flies out to the left fielder. Bob Schacht grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Gliatto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Roy Wickman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Kessinger strikes out. Jesse Adduci singles to center field. Chris Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Joe Farrow grounds out to the shortstop. George Knerr pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Tommy Downs walks. John McDonald walks. Mike Grapenthin pops out to the second baseman. Danny Rucker flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Smith walks. Roy Wickman singles past the second baseman. Tommy Downs scores. John McDonald is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Art Sularz strikes out. Walker Jones singles in front of the left fielder. Nemo Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Hideaki Shirai doubles to right field. Bob Schacht strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Ken Andujar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Kessinger pops out to the first baseman. Jesse Adduci walks. Chris Wheeler lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jesse Adduci forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tommy Downs singles to center field. John McDonald singles to right field. Chris Wheeler scores. Tommy Downs advances to third on the hit. Mike Grapenthin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Ken Andujar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Fisher singles to left field. Claude Fisher steals second. Mike Marshall reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Grapenthin. Claude Fisher scores. Joe Farrow strikes out. George Knerr grounds out to the shortstop. Art Sularz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Dick Brown pitching. Danny Rucker flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Smith walks. Roy Wickman doubles to right field. Jimmy Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Kessinger strikes out. Jesse Adduci grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Walker Jones strikes out. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Hideaki Shirai grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Chris Wheeler grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Downs singles past the shortstop. John McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Schacht flies out to the left fielder. Jim Usher is pinch hitting for Dick Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Usher singles to center field. Mike Marshall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Usher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Marshall steals second. Joe Farrow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Jeff Billings pitching. Danny Rucker hits a home run. Jimmy Smith strikes out. Roy Wickman singles to right field. Joe Kessinger singles to right field. Roy Wickman advances to third on the hit. Jesse Adduci singles to right field. Roy Wickman scores. Joe Kessinger advances to third on the hit. Marlon Wetteland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Ott is pinch hitting for Chris Wheeler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Matt Ott reached on a fielding error by Art Sularz. Joe Kessinger scores. Tommy Downs walks. John McDonald singles to center field. Jesse Adduci scores. Matt Ott scores. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Danny Rucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Bowman pitching. George Knerr doubles to center field. Art Sularz walks. Walker Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Knerr advances to third on the play. Art Sularz advances to second on the play. Nemo Rodriguez strikes out. Hideaki Shirai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Seattle total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: George Katt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou Alberts improves in power_vs_righty John Wittig did not respond to coaching in velocity John Dougherty improves in contact_vs_righty John Dougherty improves in range John Tessmer did not respond to coaching in control George Katt did not respond to coaching in range Valerio Radford did not respond to coaching in arm Scott Jackson improves in range Lou Alberts did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Langston did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Williamson did not respond to coaching in velocity Binky Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Katoll improves in power_vs_righty Boog Kline improves in arm Danny Rush did not respond to coaching in range Danny Rush did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Engle improves in speed Bill DeLancey improves in power_vs_lefty Dupee Hajduk improves in contact_vs_righty Bill DeLancey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pat Katoll did not respond to coaching in 1B