Win: Frank Muller (5-14) Loss: Russ Kern (6-13)
Save: Dick Mantei (12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Muller pitching. Emmett Peden grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Graham lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Russ Kern pitching. Mort Medwick singles to left field. Benny Black flies out to the right fielder. John Brown singles to center field. Mort Medwick aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Brown steals second. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hundley hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mort Medwick scores. John Meine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Coluccio strikes out. Jack Tomney walks. Jeff Matos flies out to the left fielder. Joe Slagle singles to right field. Kevin Brown walks. Russ Kern strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Adrian Blank grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Frank Muller walks. Mort Medwick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Emmett Peden flies out to the left fielder. Gene Graham strikes out. Charlie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Benny Black singles to center field. John Brown pops out to the shortstop. Boots Ontiveros hits a home run. Benny Black scores. Jim Hundley grounds out to the second baseman. John Meine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex Coluccio grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Tomney pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Matos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Adrian Blank grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Frank Muller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Brown walks. Russ Kern lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Emmett Peden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Mort Medwick lines out to the second baseman. Benny Black flies out to the left fielder. John Brown singles past the second baseman. Boots Ontiveros reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Tomney. Jim Hundley flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gene Graham pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Willis grounds out to the catcher. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston John Meine singles past the shortstop. Adrian Blank flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Frank Muller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Tomney grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Matos hits a home run. Joe Slagle singles to right field. Kevin Brown strikes out. Oswaldo Colbert is pinch hitting for Russ Kern. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Oswaldo Colbert singles to right field. Emmett Peden singles to center field. Joe Slagle is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Sean Hanning pitching. Mort Medwick flies out to the center fielder. Benny Black singles to right field. John Brown singles to right field. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hundley walks. John Meine walks. Benny Black scores. Adrian Blank grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Graham strikes out. Charlie Willis strikes out. Alex Coluccio pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Mickey Abreu grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Thompson is pinch hitting for Frank Muller. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Thompson singles to left field. Mort Medwick pops out to the third baseman. Fred Thompson steals second. Benny Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dick Mantei pitching. Jack Tomney walks. Jeff Matos grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Slagle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Carney did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Melter did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Larkin improves in control Joe Mills improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Gray did not respond to coaching in control Joe Mills improves in arm Ed Haney did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Swede Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Felix Raschi improves in range Derrick Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Steels improves in velocity Felix Raschi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Kimsey did not respond to coaching in control