Win: Preston Palmquist (9-9) Loss: Dick Ruiz (7-21)
Inning: 1 Texas Preston Palmquist pitching. Tim Magrini strikes out. Pat Eibel strikes out. Jim Baird walks. Leon Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dick Ruiz pitching. Rube Harris strikes out. Bill Baker singles to right field. Minnie Stiely singles to center field. Bill Baker advances to third on the hit. Mac Falls hits a home run. Bill Baker scores. Minnie Stiely scores. Wes McMahan singles to center field. Brian Carsey walks. Frank Warner flies out to the center fielder. Troy Rollins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Barbee strikes out. Charley Wright flies out to the left fielder. Earle Wilson singles to center field. Ed Otero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Preston Palmquist singles to center field. Rube Harris singles to center field. Preston Palmquist advances to third on the hit. Bill Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Preston Palmquist scores. Minnie Stiely flies out to the left fielder. Mac Falls flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dick Ruiz singles to left field. Tim Magrini strikes out. Pat Eibel strikes out. Jim Baird flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Wes McMahan flies out to the left fielder. Brian Carsey grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Warner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Barbee flies out to the center fielder. Charley Wright walks. Earle Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Troy Rollins flies out to the center fielder. Preston Palmquist walks. Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Preston Palmquist advances to second on the play. Bill Baker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ed Otero singles to center field. Dick Ruiz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Magrini pops out to the second baseman. Pat Eibel singles to center field. Ed Otero scores. Jim Baird flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Minnie Stiely flies out to the left fielder. Mac Falls hits a home run. Wes McMahan singles to center field. Brian Carsey flies out to the left fielder. Frank Warner walks. Troy Rollins walks. Preston Palmquist hits a home run. Wes McMahan scores. Frank Warner scores. Troy Rollins scores. Rube Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Leon Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Barbee pops out to the shortstop. Charley Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Baker strikes out. Minnie Stiely hits a home run. Dot Wylie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Mac Falls pops out to the third baseman. Wes McMahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Ryota Hamada 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. Earle Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Otero pops out to the pitcher. Red Payne is pinch hitting for Dot Wylie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Payne hits a home run. Tim Magrini flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Doc Belitz pitching. Brian Carsey strikes out. Frank Warner singles to center field. Troy Rollins grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Frank Warner advances to second on the play. Cap Jennings is pinch hitting for Ryota Hamada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cap Jennings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Tyson Hopkins pitching. Pat Eibel strikes out. Jim Baird singles to center field. Leon Leonard singles to right field. Joe Barbee flies out to the left fielder. Charley Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rube Harris singles past the shortstop. Bill Baker strikes out. Spike Harkey is pinch hitting for Minnie Stiely. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Spike Harkey grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Harris advances to second on the play. Mac Falls walks. Wes McMahan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mac Falls is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Earle Wilson doubles to right field. Ed Otero pops out to the second baseman. Rafael Pless is pinch hitting for Doc Belitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rafael Pless walks. Tim Magrini pops out to the shortstop. Pat Eibel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy McDavid improves in velocity Al Kubiszyn did not respond to coaching in control Odie Willis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hanson Quirk improves in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Roger Hiller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doug Eaton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nelson Kelb improves in arm Mike Jones improves in RF