Win: Pat Samuels (1-0) Loss: John Pruett (1-3)
Save: Pete Taylor (3)
Inning: 1 Toronto John Pruett pitching. Duff Keefe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dino Townsend walks. Sherman McFarland walks. Dale Douglas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pat Samuels pitching. Mike Marshall pops out to the second baseman. Rick Kubinski strikes out. Walker Jones lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Earl Hunter strikes out. Ed DeJesus grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Wright hits a home run. Oscar Willis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bud Dente flies out to the right fielder. Art Sularz pops out to the first baseman. Danny Rush flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Pat Samuels grounds out to the third baseman. Duff Keefe doubles to right field. Dino Townsend grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duff Keefe advances to third on the play. Sherman McFarland singles to right field. Duff Keefe scores. Dale Douglas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Otto Oldham singles to right field. Otto Oldham gets picked off first. Bob Schacht singles to center field. John Pruett lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob Schacht forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Earl Hunter singles to center field. Ed DeJesus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earl Hunter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed DeJesus is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sam Wright singles to right field. Oscar Willis grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Kubinski flies out to the left fielder. Walker Jones singles to center field. Bud Dente grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Walker Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Pat Samuels grounds out to the shortstop. Duff Keefe flies out to the left fielder. Dino Townsend singles to left field. Dino Townsend steals second. Sherman McFarland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Danny Rush strikes out. Otto Oldham grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schacht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Dale Douglas pops out to the second baseman. Earl Hunter singles to right field. Ed DeJesus strikes out. Sam Wright singles to left field. Earl Hunter advances to third on the hit. Oscar Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kerry Henneman is pinch hitting for John Pruett. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kerry Henneman pops out to the second baseman. Mike Marshall pops out to the third baseman. Rick Kubinski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Lefty Woodward pitching. Pat Samuels flies out to the center fielder. Duff Keefe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dino Townsend grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Walker Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Dente singles to right field. Art Sularz doubles to right field. Bud Dente is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Danny Rush pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Sherman McFarland grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Douglas singles to right field. Earl Hunter singles to center field. Dale Douglas advances to third on the hit. Ed DeJesus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Otto Oldham singles to center field. Pete Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bob Schacht grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Lefty Woodward. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Fisher walks. Claude Fisher steals second. Mike Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Jeff Billings pitching. Sam Wright singles to left field. Oscar Willis reached on a fielding error by Bud Dente. Pete Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Duff Keefe strikes out. Dino Townsend doubles to left field. Sam Wright scores. Oscar Willis scores. Sherman McFarland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rick Kubinski strikes out. Walker Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Dente strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Tom Louden did not respond to coaching in velocity Homer Mahler did not respond to coaching in velocity Wilbur Miller did not respond to coaching in control Ted Crafty did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Meluskey did not respond to coaching in control Craig Harshany did not respond to coaching in range Dave Rickert improves in contact_vs_lefty Candy Skaugstad did not respond to coaching in control John Middleton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Embree improves in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Matchick improves in speed Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Boog Kline did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Andy Clark improves in power_vs_righty John Whitehill improves in contact_vs_righty Gary Matchick improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Bowles did not respond to coaching in control Claude Cavarretta improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat Barbeau improves in contact_vs_lefty Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in 1B