Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kiko Kellogg pitching. Willie Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Bill Donovan strikes out. Mel Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Paige pitching. Rich Claire singles to right field. Jim Chiffer walks. Billy Friday doubles to center field. Rich Claire scores. Jim Chiffer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Cey strikes out. Bill Russell singles to center field. Bill Russell steals second. Red Archer flies out to the right fielder. Lee Rivera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Johnson singles to left field. Bill Overall reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Friday. Lerrin Mashore grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Johnson scores. Bill Overall advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Romero flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Overall scores. Barney Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luke Blaze grounds out to the second baseman. Kiko Kellogg flies out to the center fielder. Rich Claire walks. Jim Chiffer walks. Billy Friday strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Paige grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Fisher singles to left field. Bill Donovan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Fisher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mel Rafter singles to center field. Bill Donovan advances to third on the hit. Tom Johnson singles to center field. Bill Donovan scores. Mel Rafter advances to third on the hit. Bill Overall walks. Lerrin Mashore strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Luis Cey strikes out. Bill Russell is hit by a pitch. Red Archer grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Russell advances to second on the play. Lee Rivera lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Romero strikes out. Barney Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. John Paige strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Luke Blaze strikes out. Kiko Kellogg strikes out. Rich Claire grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Willie Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Chiffer walks. Jim Chiffer steals second. Billy Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Cey walks. Bill Russell singles to center field. Jim Chiffer scores. Red Archer pops out to the shortstop. Lee Rivera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Johnson strikes out. Bill Overall singles in front of the right fielder. Lerrin Mashore walks. Joe Romero walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Barney Wallace singles to right field. Bill Overall scores. Lerrin Mashore scores. Joe Romero advances to third on the hit. Barney Wallace is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Paige grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Luke Blaze flies out to the left fielder. Kiko Kellogg singles to center field. Rich Claire hits a home run. Kiko Kellogg scores. Joe Richter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Chiffer singles to right field. Billy Friday strikes out. Jim Chiffer steals second. Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Willie Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Mel Rafter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Russell flies out to the center fielder. George Halas is pinch hitting for Red Archer. George Halas grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Rivera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Darryl Bailey enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Halas at RF. Tom Johnson walks. Bill Overall flies out to the right fielder. John Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lerrin Mashore singles to center field. Tom Johnson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Romero flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Johnson scores. Barney Wallace doubles to right field. Lerrin Mashore uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Armando Batts is pinch hitting for Joe Richter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Armando Batts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Derek Shea pitching. Luke Blaze flies out to the right fielder. Mike Spiezio is pinch hitting for John Lewis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Spiezio flies out to the left fielder. Rich Claire strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Luke Jones pitching. Willie Fisher pops out to the third baseman. Bill Donovan walks. Mel Rafter strikes out. Tom Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Chiffer flies out to the left fielder. Billy Friday flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Ring is pinch hitting for Luis Cey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Ring singles to left field. Bill Russell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Billy Friday (19).HR - Rich Claire (5).HBP - Bill Russell (2). Baserunning: SB - Jim Chiffer 2 (31), Bill Russell (9). Fielding: E - Billy Friday.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Walker improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Roe improves in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Landreth improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ramon Puente did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Thorpe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jose Decker improves in power_vs_righty Ramon Puente improves in arm Glenn Trotter did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Puente improves in speed Ed Smith did not respond to coaching in SS