Win: Kelvim Zito (1-2) Loss: Roy Parkinson (1-2)
Save: Charlie Tatum (3)
Inning: 1 Boston Roy Parkinson pitching. Rich Brumley pops out to the third baseman. Dave Smith doubles to center field. Val Grover flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Tomko doubles past the center fielder. Dave Smith scores. Jack Spillner singles to right field. Dutch Pezzullo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kelvim Zito pitching. Larry Lanning singles to center field. Tom Groh walks. Derrek Maisel flies out to the center fielder. Gregg Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Lanning advances to third on the play. Tom Groh advances to second on the play. Bruce Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Ed Baichley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Homer Tewksbury grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kelvim Zito walks. Rich Brumley walks. Dave Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rich Brumley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hardin Hemus pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Perkins walks. Ivan Johnson walks. Roy Parkinson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jimmy Perkins is thrown out at third. Ivan Johnson advances to second on the play. Ivan Johnson advances to second on the play. Larry Lanning grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Roy Parkinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Val Grover walks. Lenny Tomko grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Val Grover is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Spillner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Lanning. Dutch Pezzullo singles to center field. Lenny Tomko scores. Jack Spillner is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ed Baichley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Groh singles to center field. Tom Groh steals second. Derrek Maisel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Groh advances to third on the play. Gregg Walker hits a home run. Tom Groh scores. Bruce Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Hardin Hemus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Homer Tewksbury singles to center field. Homer Tewksbury steals second. Kelvim Zito pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Rich Brumley walks. Dave Smith singles to center field. Homer Tewksbury scores. Rich Brumley advances to third on the hit. Val Grover singles to center field. Rich Brumley scores. Dave Smith advances to third on the hit. Lenny Tomko flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Smith is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jimmy Perkins flies out to the left fielder. Ivan Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Roy Parkinson reached on a fielding error by Rich Brumley. Larry Lanning lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jack Spillner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Pezzullo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Baichley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tom Groh grounds out to the second baseman. Derrek Maisel strikes out. Gregg Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Homer Tewksbury singles to right field. Bill Barrows comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kelvim Zito fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kelvim Zito is hit by a pitch. Rich Brumley strikes out. Dave Smith singles past the second baseman. Homer Tewksbury scores. Val Grover singles to right field. Lenny Tomko singles to center field. Kelvim Zito scores. Jack Spillner flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Pezzullo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bruce Taylor strikes out. Hardin Hemus strikes out. Jimmy Perkins singles to center field. Jimmy Perkins steals second. Ivan Johnson singles to right field. Jimmy Perkins scores. Shinya Ohishi is pinch hitting for Bill Barrows. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Shinya Ohishi hits an infield single to the second baseman. Larry Lanning singles to center field. Ivan Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Sig Kelly pitching. Ed Baichley grounds out to the second baseman. Homer Tewksbury singles to left field. Kelvim Zito fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kelvim Zito grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Groh pops out to the second baseman. Derrek Maisel strikes out. Gregg Walker singles to left field. Bruce Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Rich Brumley walks. Dave Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Val Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Casey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Brumley at 3B. Arturo Brito enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lenny Tomko at C. Hardin Hemus strikes out. Jimmy Perkins singles to left field. Ivan Johnson singles to left field. Jimmy Perkins advances to third on the hit. Lefty Coombs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Dashiell is pinch hitting for Sig Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hal Dashiell strikes out. Larry Lanning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Steve Hertz pitching. Arturo Brito grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Spillner walks. Dutch Pezzullo pops out to the shortstop. Jack Spillner steals second. Ed Baichley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Charlie Tatum comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Groh grounds out to the third baseman. Derrek Maisel grounds out to the second baseman. Gregg Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Grant did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Hawks did not respond to coaching in velocity Kenny Heflin improves in control Vern Clifton did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Daub improves in speed Sandy Wojciechowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Jon Koenigsmark improves in arm Roy Cardona did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty