Inning: 1 Kansas City Amari Alexander pitching. Bill Kvasnak grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Rush flies out to the right fielder. George Knerr walks. Art Sularz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Tommy Ford pitching. Al Maul pops out to the first baseman. Major Mahomes walks. Clyde Cliburn flies out to the right fielder. Reynaldo Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Otto Oldham strikes out. Bud Dente flies out to the right fielder. Ollie Black doubles past the third baseman. Bob Schacht singles to center field. Ollie Black scores. Tommy Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jonathan Jordan walks. Alec Aaron strikes out. Jonathan Jordan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ken Connell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Kvasnak flies out to the left fielder. Danny Rush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Knerr walks. George Knerr is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Rodger Reynolds reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Knerr. Amari Alexander lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Rodger Reynolds is thrown out at third. Al Maul strikes out. Major Mahomes walks. Clyde Cliburn walks. Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Art Sularz strikes out. Otto Oldham walks. Otto Oldham is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bud Dente pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jonathan Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Alec Aaron strikes out. Ken Connell walks. Rodger Reynolds hits a home run. Ken Connell scores. Amari Alexander grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ollie Black doubles to center field. Bob Schacht doubles to right field. Ollie Black scores. Tommy Ford pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bob Schacht steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Kvasnak doubles to right field. Bob Schacht scores. Danny Rush singles to left field. Bill Kvasnak is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. George Knerr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Maul strikes out. Major Mahomes strikes out. Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Art Sularz singles to center field. Otto Oldham walks. Bud Dente grounds out to the shortstop. Art Sularz advances to third on the play. Otto Oldham advances to second on the play. Ollie Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Sularz scores. Otto Oldham advances to third on the play. Bob Schacht strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Reynaldo Ramirez pops out to the first baseman. Jonathan Jordan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Alec Aaron singles to right field. Ken Connell grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gus Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tommy Ford strikes out. Bill Kvasnak hits a home run. Danny Rush grounds out to the second baseman. George Knerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rodger Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Willie Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Gus Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Al Maul grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jack Clarke pitching. Art Sularz pops out to the second baseman. Otto Oldham hits a home run. Bud Dente pops out to the shortstop. Ollie Black pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Major Mahomes grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Cliburn singles past the third baseman. Reynaldo Ramirez pops out to the first baseman. Clyde Cliburn steals second. Jonathan Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Schacht singles to right field. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Tommy Ford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Claude Fisher singles to center field. Bob Schacht is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Claude Fisher steals second. Bill Kvasnak walks. Clay DiMaggio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Fisher is out trying to steal third. Danny Rush singles to left field. George Knerr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jeff Billings pitching. Alec Aaron strikes out. Ken Connell singles to right field. Rodger Reynolds grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bill Kvasnak (2), Ollie Black 2 (3), Bob Schacht (1).HR - Bill Kvasnak (2), Otto Oldham (1). Baserunning: SB - Bob Schacht (1), Claude Fisher (2).CS - George Knerr (1), Otto Oldham (1), Claude Fisher (1). Fielding: E - George Knerr.
Game Notes Jeff Billings is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Flannery improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Stephens did not respond to coaching in control Skeeter Townsend did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Williams improves in arm Rob Thies did not respond to coaching in arm John Whitehill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rob Thies did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Carlos Matthews did not respond to coaching in range Brook Bruton improves in range Flip Sanchez improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Cogan did not respond to coaching in control Deacon Chaplin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hy Lafata did not respond to coaching in control Manuel Moreno did not respond to coaching in range Brook Bruton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skip Skeels improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in control Brook Bruton did not respond to coaching in SS