Win: Luis Tiant (6-9) Loss: Takumi Arimura (7-5)
Save: Ed McConnell (15)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Luis Tiant pitching. Angus Young walks. Angus Young steals second. Duane Josephson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Alexandra Zimmerman grounds out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Christian Champion hits a home run. Angus Young scores. Bane Dorrance strikes out. Casey Wood singles past the first baseman. Bobby Decker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Casey Wood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Takumi Arimura pitching. Duane Josephson strikes out. Carl Reginald Smith doubles to left field. Joe Lahoud flies out to the center fielder. Carl Yastrzemski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hank Blaylock lines out to the shortstop. Harley Selby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takumi Arimura singles to right field. Angus Young walks. Alexandra Zimmerman grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Angus Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Luis E. Aparicio grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Monge walks. George Scott flies out to the left fielder. Rico Petrocelli grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dean Monge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Christian Champion strikes out. Bane Dorrance singles past the third baseman. Casey Wood flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Decker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bane Dorrance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Luis Tiant strikes out. Duane Josephson singles to center field. Duane Josephson steals second. Carl Reginald Smith singles past the shortstop. Duane Josephson scores. Joe Lahoud walks. Carl Yastrzemski singles to right field. Carl Reginald Smith scores. Luis E. Aparicio strikes out. Dean Monge singles to center field. Joe Lahoud scores. Carl Yastrzemski advances to third on the hit. George Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hank Blaylock strikes out. Harley Selby singles to center field. Takumi Arimura lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Angus Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Rico Petrocelli strikes out. Luis Tiant grounds out to the third baseman. Duane Josephson hits a home run. Susumu Takahashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Reginald Smith walks. Joe Lahoud lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alexandra Zimmerman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Christian Champion singles past the first baseman. Bane Dorrance singles to center field. Christian Champion advances to third on the hit. Casey Wood pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Carl Yastrzemski singles to center field. Luis E. Aparicio singles to center field. Carl Yastrzemski aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dean Monge singles to left field. Carl Yastrzemski scores. Luis E. Aparicio advances to third on the hit. George Scott strikes out. Dean Monge steals second. Rico Petrocelli singles to center field. Luis E. Aparicio scores. Edgar Lovett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Tiant grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hank Blaylock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harley Selby flies out to the left fielder. Edgar Lovett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Duane Josephson singles in front of the left fielder. Carl Reginald Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Lahoud flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Angus Young pops out to the first baseman. Alexandra Zimmerman singles to center field. Alexandra Zimmerman steals second. Christian Champion pops out to the catcher. Bane Dorrance singles to center field. Alexandra Zimmerman is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Carl Yastrzemski lines out to the second baseman. Luis E. Aparicio flies out to the right fielder. Dean Monge grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Thomas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Yastrzemski at LF. Casey Wood flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Blaylock walks. Hank Blaylock steals second. Harley Selby flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston George Scott doubles to center field. Rico Petrocelli flies out to the right fielder. Billy Conigliaro is pinch hitting for Luis Tiant. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Billy Conigliaro strikes out. Duane Josephson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken Tatum pitching. Setsuo Kamimura is pinch hitting for Edgar Lovett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Setsuo Kamimura singles past the shortstop. Angus Young singles to center field. Setsuo Kamimura advances to third on the hit. Ed McConnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alexandra Zimmerman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Angus Young advances to second on the play. Christian Champion flies out to the left fielder. Setsuo Kamimura gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Carl Reginald Smith (15), George Scott (9).HR - Duane Josephson (8).GIDP - Carl Reginald Smith, Luis Tiant. Baserunning: SB - Duane Josephson (14), Dean Monge (9). Fielding: E - Duane Josephson.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Edelen improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Mabe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mortimer Bates improves in arm
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carlton Fisk improves in speed Carlton Fisk improves in arm Bob Burda improves in contact_vs_righty Cecil Cooper improves in arm Carlton Fisk did not respond to coaching in C