Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Wieghaus pitching. Tony Peguero flies out to the right fielder. George Garland flies out to the center fielder. Toshio Nishikawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Barry Block pitching. John Noftsker flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Beazley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ernie McCracken walks. Kazuhito Hanekawa triples. Ernie McCracken scores. Passed ball. Kazuhito Hanekawa scores. Juan Lovrich singles to center field. Mike Casey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Don Poulsen singles to center field. Barry Block singles to center field. Don Poulsen advances to third on the hit. Tony Peguero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Joe Smith singles to center field. John Bryant grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Smith advances to second on the play. Frank Tiefenauer strikes out. Phil Storke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Garland pops out to the second baseman. Toshio Nishikawa strikes out. Ernie McCracken singles past the shortstop. Ernie McCracken steals second. Kazuhito Hanekawa doubles to center field. Ernie McCracken scores. Juan Lovrich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Knott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Wieghaus flies out to the center fielder. John Noftsker lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Casey strikes out. Don Poulsen pops out to the third baseman. Barry Block grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Tommy Stone strikes out. Luis Beazley strikes out. Joe Smith pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tony Peguero walks. George Garland walks. Toshio Nishikawa doubles to right field. Tony Peguero scores. George Garland scores. Ernie McCracken grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Nishikawa advances to third on the play. Kazuhito Hanekawa flies out to the right fielder. Juan Lovrich walks. Juan Lovrich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore John Bryant flies out to the right fielder. Frank Tiefenauer singles to center field. Phil Storke flies out to the center fielder. John Knott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Casey pops out to the catcher. Don Poulsen singles to center field. Barry Block lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Peguero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Bill Wieghaus strikes out. John Noftsker flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Stone singles to right field. Luis Beazley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Garland grounds out to the third baseman. Toshio Nishikawa walks. Toshio Nishikawa steals second. Ernie McCracken strikes out. Kazuhito Hanekawa walks. Juan Lovrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ed Miller is pinch hitting for Joe Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Miller pops out to the first baseman. Grant Boros is pinch hitting for John Bryant. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Grant Boros strikes out. Frank Tiefenauer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Casey strikes out. Don Poulsen strikes out. Herbie Howard is pinch hitting for Barry Block. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Herbie Howard singles to left field. Herbie Howard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Juelich pitching. Phil Storke pops out to the second baseman. John Knott singles past the first baseman. Bill Wieghaus lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Oyler is pinch hitting for John Noftsker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Oyler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tony Peguero walks. Tony Peguero gets picked off first. George Garland hits a home run. Toshio Nishikawa strikes out. Ernie McCracken triples. Bert Davis is pinch hitting for Kazuhito Hanekawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bert Davis hits a home run. Ernie McCracken scores. Cecil Renna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Juan Lovrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ulysses Lugman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Casey at 2B. Tommy Stone strikes out. Al Miller is pinch hitting for Luis Beazley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Miller pops out to the second baseman. Ed Miller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Juan Lovrich. Grant Boros strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Pugh improves in power_vs_righty Doc Stewart improves in arm Lou Pugh improves in power_vs_lefty Doc Stewart improves in contact_vs_lefty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Gunson did not respond to coaching in velocity John Parrish improves in arm Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in range Dick Heffernan improves in contact_vs_lefty