Win: Luther Kuhn (10-10) Loss: Ken Berry (12-11)
Save: Rob Farrell (4)
Inning: 1 Texas Ken Berry pitching. Fred Hastings singles to right field. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Lonnie Nichols grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred Hastings is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Geoff Donovan walks. Mike Henley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Luther Kuhn pitching. Mike Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Kvasnak flies out to the left fielder. Walker Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Paul Leslie singles to center field. Harvey Jones singles to left field. Paul Leslie advances to third on the hit. Ramon James strikes out. Luther Kuhn strikes out. Fred Hastings singles to center field. Paul Leslie scores. Pete Hobbs singles to center field. Harvey Jones scores. Lonnie Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny Rush flies out to the center fielder. Art Sularz lines out to the second baseman. Bud Dente grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Geoff Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Henley walks. Paul Leslie strikes out. Harvey Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rick Kubinski flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Zinn strikes out. Ken Berry lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ramon James doubles to center field. Luther Kuhn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Ramon James scores. Phil Payton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Hastings advances to second on the play. Lonnie Nichols doubles to center field. Fred Hastings scores. Geoff Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Marshall doubles to right field. Bill Kvasnak strikes out. Walker Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Rush walks. Art Sularz singles to right field. Mike Marshall scores. Bud Dente grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Henley singles past the shortstop. Paul Leslie strikes out. Mike Henley steals second. Harvey Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon James pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rick Kubinski walks. Zeke Zinn singles to center field. Rick Kubinski aggressively advances to third on the hit. Phil Payton flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Kubinski scores. Mike Marshall walks. Bill Kvasnak grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Marshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Walker Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Luther Kuhn strikes out. Fred Hastings grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Danny Rush triples. Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny Rush scores. Bud Dente grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Kubinski reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harvey Jones. Dick Clement 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. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Zeke Zinn. Claude Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Gene Hoffman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Claude Fisher at C. Lonnie Nichols singles past the third baseman. Geoff Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Henley flies out to the right fielder. Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Paul Leslie. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Erik Warmoth is pinch hitting for Harvey Jones. Erik Warmoth singles to center field. Lonnie Nichols scores. Bill Harmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Gharrity enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Gibson at CF. Otto Oldham is pinch hitting for Bill Harmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Otto Oldham grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Marshall singles to left field. Bill Kvasnak flies out to the right fielder. Mike Marshall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Matt Todt pitching. Bill Bourgeois is pinch hitting for Dick Clement. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Bourgeois flies out to the left fielder. Fred Hastings strikes out. Pete Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Cardenas pitching. Jimmy Watson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ramon James at 2B. Walker Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Rush singles to left field. Art Sularz singles to left field. Bud Dente grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Rush advances to third on the play. Art Sularz advances to second on the play. Rick Kubinski singles to center field. Danny Rush scores. Art Sularz is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Lonnie Nichols triples. Geoff Donovan walks. Mike Henley strikes out. Jim Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lonnie Nichols scores. Erik Warmoth singles to right field. Jimmy Watson singles to right field. Geoff Donovan scores. Erik Warmoth advances to third on the hit. Jeff Billings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Anderson is pinch hitting for Al Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rob Farrell pitching. Gene Hoffman singles in front of the left fielder. Jeff Billings lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Gene Hoffman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Marshall grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Homer Mancuso did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Crash Jorgens did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Baker improves in power_vs_righty Spencer Collins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy Molina did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Sugden did not respond to coaching in control Del Morgan improves in power_vs_righty Carl Kipp did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Martinez improves in control Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Gillespie did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Clark improves in arm Jack Hulse improves in power_vs_righty Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Claude Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Robin Marolewski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Skeeter Townsend improves in power_vs_righty Pat Strahler improves in arm Marlon Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control John Whitehill did not respond to coaching in range Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in 1B