Win: Ginger Mendoza (10-1) Loss: Craig Giggie (3-7)
Save: Al Leonard (24)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Craig Giggie pitching. Slick Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kranepool strikes out. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Ginger Mendoza pitching. Dick Patterson walks. Blaine Wight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Patterson advances to second on the play. Bill Caruso grounds out to the third baseman. Al Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mateo Perez singles to left field. U.L. Distefano grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mateo Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Denny Brown strikes out. Ed Merritt singles to center field. George Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Mike Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Speed Ginn singles to center field. Al Hall strikes out. Earl Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ginger Mendoza strikes out. Slick Johnson strikes out. Joe Kranepool singles to right field. Goldie Shelby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Craig Giggie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Blaine Wight strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mateo Perez walks. Mateo Perez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). U.L. Distefano singles to right field. Denny Brown strikes out. Ed Merritt doubles to left field. U.L. Distefano uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Caruso reached on a fielding error by Denny Brown. Al Patterson strikes out. Mike Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Caruso advances to second on the play. Bill Caruso steals third. Speed Ginn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ginger Mendoza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Slick Johnson singles to center field. Joe Kranepool walks. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Mateo Perez singles to center field. Slick Johnson scores. Joe Kranepool advances to third on the hit. U.L. Distefano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Al Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Miller strikes out. Craig Giggie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Denny Brown strikes out. Ed Merritt walks. Pol Brito 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. George Barnes doubles to center field. Ginger Mendoza doubles to center field. Ed Merritt scores. George Barnes scores. Slick Johnson strikes out. Joe Kranepool flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Dick Patterson singles to left field. Blaine Wight walks. Bill Caruso grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Blaine Wight is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Patterson scores. Mike Kelly grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Caruso is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Goldie Shelby grounds out to the pitcher. Jason Bashore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Matt Peterson is pinch hitting for Speed Ginn. Matt Peterson doubles past the left fielder. Jose Schultz is pinch hitting for Al Hall. Jose Schultz singles to left field. Fred Ledbetter is pinch hitting for Earl Miller. Jose Schultz steals second. Fred Ledbetter grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Peterson scores. Jose Schultz advances to third on the play. Jason Bashore grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Patterson singles to left field. Jose Schultz scores. Blaine Wight grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Willie Richmond enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Peterson at LF. William Randle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Schultz at RF. Bobby McClellan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Ledbetter at C. Denny Brown flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Bill Caruso singles to left field. Al Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Kelly strikes out. Willie Richmond grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Caruso is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Stahl is pinch hitting for Ginger Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Stahl walks. John Stahl steals second. Slick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. John Stahl advances to third on the play. Joe Kranepool singles to right field. John Stahl scores. Ben Poepping comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Mateo Perez walks. U.L. Distefano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Kranepool is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Al Leonard pitching. William Randle flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bobby McClellan strikes out. John Willis is pinch hitting for Ben Poepping. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Willis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bert Riley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Figueroa did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bert Riley improves in range Deacon Pierce improves in LF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Deshaies improves in velocity John Boone did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sandy Lowery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howard Tising did not respond to coaching in speed