Win: Rich Bithorn (16-5) Loss: Joe Matthews (12-12)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Matthews pitching. Phil Storke walks. Phil Storke steals second. Frank Tiefenauer singles to center field. Phil Storke scores. Joe Smith flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Stone flies out to the right fielder. John Bryant grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rich Bithorn pitching. Bert Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Nishikawa pops out to the second baseman. George Garland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore John Knott flies out to the left fielder. Al Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sonny Astacio reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ivan Garcia. Rich Bithorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lefty Driscol pops out to the shortstop. Ivan Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie McCracken grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Phil Storke flies out to the left fielder. Frank Tiefenauer singles past the second baseman. Joe Smith reached on a fielding error by Joe Matthews. Tommy Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Tiefenauer advances to third on the play. Joe Smith advances to second on the play. John Bryant singles to center field. Frank Tiefenauer scores. Joe Smith scores. John Knott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Herbie Howard strikes out. Carl Hunter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Phil Storke. Joe Matthews strikes out. Bert Davis singles to right field. Toshio Nishikawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Al Miller strikes out. Sonny Astacio flies out to the center fielder. Rich Bithorn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Garland flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Driscol flies out to the left fielder. Ivan Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Phil Storke grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Tiefenauer pops out to the first baseman. Joe Smith singles to right field. Tommy Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ernie McCracken grounds out to the third baseman. Herbie Howard walks. Carl Hunter strikes out. Joe Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore John Bryant lines out to the shortstop. John Knott singles to center field. Al Miller flies out to the left fielder. Sonny Astacio walks. Rich Bithorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bert Davis flies out to the right fielder. Toshio Nishikawa singles to center field. George Garland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Phil Storke singles past the first baseman. Frank Tiefenauer grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Joe Smith hits an infield single to the shortstop. Charlie Tucker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Smith steals second. Tommy Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lefty Driscol walks. Ivan Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Driscol steals second. Ernie McCracken strikes out. Herbie Howard triples. Lefty Driscol scores. Carl Hunter walks. Ulysses Lugman is pinch hitting for Charlie Tucker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ulysses Lugman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore John Hacker pitching. John Bryant singles to left field. John Knott singles to left field. Al Miller singles to center field. John Bryant scores. John Knott advances to third on the hit. Harry Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sonny Astacio doubles to center field. John Knott scores. Al Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rich Bithorn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Storke flies out to the center fielder. Frank Tiefenauer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bert Davis walks. Toshio Nishikawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Garland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Joe Smith hits a home run. Tommy Stone doubles to left field. John Bryant strikes out. John Knott singles to center field. Tommy Stone scores. Al Miller walks. Jim Juelich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sonny Astacio flies out to the left fielder. Rich Bithorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Marty Farmer is pinch hitting for Lefty Driscol. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marty Farmer doubles to left field. Ivan Garcia strikes out. Ernie McCracken grounds out to the shortstop. Herbie Howard walks. Carl Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tommy Stone (21), Sonny Astacio (7).HR - Joe Smith (27).GIDP - Frank Tiefenauer. Baserunning: SB - Phil Storke (18), Joe Smith (6). Fielding: E - Phil Storke.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Heffernan improves in contact_vs_righty Jon Thielman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Stuart did not respond to coaching in control Frank Kelly improves in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Juice Elliott improves in endurance Lew Hardy improves in velocity Doc Stewart improves in contact_vs_lefty Deacon Brady improves in arm