Win: Buttercup Rodriguez (1-1) Loss: Ken Berry (0-3)
Inning: 1 Texas Ken Berry pitching. Fred Hastings strikes out. Pete Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. Mike Marshall reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harvey Jones. Rick Kubinski grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Marshall advances to third on the play. Walker Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Marshall scores. Danny Rush flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ramon James grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Henley grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Leslie walks. Lonnie Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Art Sularz grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Oldham strikes out. Bud Dente pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Harvey Jones flies out to the center fielder. Buttercup Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Pete Hobbs singles to left field. Fred Hastings is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Schacht strikes out. Ken Berry grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Marshall singles to center field. Rick Kubinski walks. Walker Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Geoff Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon James grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Henley doubles to right field. Paul Leslie singles to center field. Mike Henley scores. Lonnie Nichols singles to center field. Harvey Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Danny Rush singles to center field. Danny Rush is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Otto Oldham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Hastings walks. Pete Hobbs doubles to center field. Fred Hastings uses his aggressiveness and scores. Geoff Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Ramon James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bud Dente strikes out. Bob Schacht is hit by a pitch. Ken Berry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Berry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Mike Henley grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Leslie flies out to the right fielder. Lonnie Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Marshall reached on a fielding error by Ramon James. Rick Kubinski lines out to the shortstop. Walker Jones strikes out. Danny Rush walks. Art Sularz walks. Otto Oldham strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Harvey Jones. Mike Gibson walks. John Anderson is pinch hitting for Buttercup Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Anderson strikes out. Fred Hastings pops out to the second baseman. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Chesnes pitching. Bud Dente pops out to the third baseman. Bob Schacht reached on a fielding error by Bill Chesnes. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Ken Berry. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Claude Fisher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Benito Beltre pitching. Geoff Donovan doubles to left field. Ramon James singles to right field. Geoff Donovan scores. Mike Henley strikes out. Paul Leslie doubles to left field. Ramon James uses his aggressiveness and scores. Robert Ritchie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lonnie Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Paul Leslie scores. Jimmy Watson is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jimmy Watson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dick Clement pitching. Mike Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Kubinski lines out to the shortstop. Walker Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Geoff Donovan walks. Ramon James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Danny Rush strikes out. Art Sularz flies out to the right fielder. Otto Oldham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Homer Mancuso improves in contact_vs_righty Carl Corcoran improves in velocity Clyde Doherty improves in range Floyd Pawelek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vicente Blair did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Carl Corcoran did not respond to coaching in control Andy Long did not respond to coaching in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in range Skeeter Townsend did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Matchick improves in arm Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in range Harry Dear did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Flannery improves in arm Pat Strahler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in range Tom Williams improves in range Pat Barbeau did not respond to coaching in CF