Win: Tamotsu Hirota (4-4) Loss: Pep Wright (3-2)
Save: Hector James (1)
Inning: 1 Toronto Pep Wright pitching. Shag Flies singles to center field. Corey Moroney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shag Flies advances to second on the play. Chet Rapp grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Costello lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tamotsu Hirota pitching. Carl Furillo strikes out. Ron Shelton strikes out. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Steve Batch hits a home run. Peter Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Liebhardt strikes out. Bobby Cress grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al McHale lines out to the first baseman. Alex Belt strikes out. Paul Blair singles to left field. Al Ramirez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Blair is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Tamotsu Hirota strikes out. Shag Flies grounds out to the shortstop. Corey Moroney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski singles to right field. Pep Wright lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Furillo walks. Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mazeroski advances to third on the play. Carl Furillo advances to second on the play. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Chet Rapp singles to right field. Paul Costello reached on a fielding error by Ron Shelton. Steve Batch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet Rapp advances to third on the play. Paul Costello advances to second on the play. Peter Cook doubles to right field. Chet Rapp scores. Paul Costello scores. Chris Liebhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Cress flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al McHale doubles past the right fielder. Alex Belt flies out to the center fielder. Paul Blair strikes out. Al Ramirez hits a home run. Al McHale scores. Bill Mazeroski hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pep Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Tamotsu Hirota singles to center field. Shag Flies grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tamotsu Hirota is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Corey Moroney singles to center field. Shag Flies advances to third on the hit. Chet Rapp reached on a fielding error by Ron Shelton. Shag Flies scores. Paul Costello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Corey Moroney advances to third on the play. Chet Rapp advances to second on the play. Steve Batch hits a home run. Corey Moroney scores. Chet Rapp scores. Peter Cook pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carl Furillo hits a home run. Ron Shelton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Caminaro flies out to the center fielder. Al McHale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Chris Liebhardt strikes out. Bobby Cress singles to right field. Tamotsu Hirota fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tamotsu Hirota grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Cress is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shag Flies walks. Corey Moroney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Belt grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Blair strikes out. Al Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Chet Rapp lines out to the second baseman. Paul Costello strikes out. Steve Batch doubles to right field. Peter Cook doubles to right field. Steve Batch scores. Chris Liebhardt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski walks. Carlos Griffey is pinch hitting for Pep Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carlos Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Carl Furillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mazeroski advances to second on the play. Ron Shelton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Tim Seibold pitching. Bobby Cress strikes out. Tamotsu Hirota strikes out. Vern Hargesheimer is pinch hitting for Shag Flies. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Hargesheimer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Quinn Mattingly is pinch hitting for Junior Caminaro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Quinn Mattingly lines out to the pitcher. Al McHale walks. Harry Coles is pinch hitting for Alex Belt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Coles walks. Paul Blair singles to left field. Al McHale scores. Hector James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Corey Moroney strikes out. John Williams is pinch hitting for Chet Rapp. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Williams flies out to the left fielder. Phil Wendell is pinch hitting for Paul Costello. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Wendell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Stu Goodwin is pinch hitting for Tim Seibold. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Stu Goodwin walks. Carl Furillo lines out to the shortstop. Ron Shelton strikes out. Quinn Mattingly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Corcoran improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Irvine improves in range Fred Birrer improves in contact_vs_righty Vern Trujillo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Bibby improves in contact_vs_righty Watson Jones improves in arm Jack Hulihan did not respond to coaching in speed Marty Foss improves in power_vs_righty