Win: Johnny Reese (7-4) Loss: Chris Brandon (2-9)
Save: Cotton Corcoran (21)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Reese pitching. John Delgado strikes out. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Harry Spangler walks. Sherman Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Chris Brandon pitching. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rettig walks. Bobby Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Al Crump hits a home run. Bill Rettig scores. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alejandro Gentile walks. Gordon Hennessey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alejandro Gentile is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Raleigh Ryan grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack walks. Dick Smith singles to right field. Heinie Mack advances to third on the hit. Bob Fabregas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Heinie Mack scores. Dick Smith advances to second on the play. Johnny Reese flies out to the left fielder. Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ron Gleich strikes out. Chris Brandon flies out to the right fielder. John Delgado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig singles to center field. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig steals second. Al Crump grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rettig advances to third on the play. Bob Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Howard Touchstone strikes out. Harry Spangler walks. Sherman Wilkins singles to center field. Harry Spangler is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Alejandro Gentile flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack hits a home run. Dick Smith singles to left field. Bob Fabregas flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Reese lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vismay Ortiz triples. Dick Smith scores. Bill Rettig triples. Vismay Ortiz scores. Evelio Morrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Ortiz doubles to left field. Bill Rettig scores. Al Crump grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gordon Hennessey walks. Raleigh Ryan strikes out. Ron Gleich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia strikes out. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Dick Smith singles to left field. Heinie Mack advances to third on the hit. Bob Fabregas strikes out. Johnny Reese pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Evelio Morrison reached on a 2-base throwing error by Vismay Ortiz. John Delgado pops out to the first baseman. Howard Touchstone walks. Harry Spangler hits a home run. Evelio Morrison scores. Howard Touchstone scores. Sherman Wilkins strikes out. Alejandro Gentile flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Ortiz singles to center field. Jack Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Crump singles to center field. Bobby Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Bob Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gordon Hennessey singles to left field. Gordon Hennessey steals second. Raleigh Ryan pops out to the catcher. Ron Gleich singles to center field. Gordon Hennessey scores. Babe McKean is pinch hitting for Jack Cole. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Gleich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Babe McKean singles to center field. John Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lou Bissonette pitching. Heinie Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bob Fabregas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cliff Dweller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Smith at 3B. Howard Touchstone flies out to the center fielder. Harry Spangler grounds out to the shortstop. Sherman Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ray Holman is pinch hitting for Johnny Reese. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ray Holman grounds out to the third baseman. Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Cotton Corcoran pitching. Alejandro Gentile walks. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Raleigh Ryan strikes out. Ron Gleich triples. Alejandro Gentile scores. Catfish Roker is pinch hitting for Lou Bissonette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Catfish Roker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Bolton did not respond to coaching in control Bill Holling improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Shaw did not respond to coaching in control Harry Scott improves in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Orlando Kelsey did not respond to coaching in control Alex Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Jack Robinson improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Shirley did not respond to coaching in speed