Inning: 1 Kansas City Babe Pearce pitching. Mike Marshall walks. Bill Kvasnak grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Walker Jones hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bud Dente hits a home run. Walker Jones scores. Art Sularz singles to center field. Art Sularz steals second. Danny Rush singles to center field. Art Sularz uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Rush is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Dick Brown pitching. Tommy Downs flies out to the right fielder. Dave Langston strikes out. Mike Grapenthin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rick Kubinski grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Schacht flies out to the right fielder. Dick Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Roy Wickman singles to left field. Whit Smith strikes out. Jesse Adduci singles to left field. Steve Bielaski strikes out. Bob Olsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Bill Kvasnak grounds out to the second baseman. Walker Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle John Tessmer grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Downs pops out to the shortstop. Dave Langston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bud Dente grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Sularz singles to right field. Danny Rush singles to center field. Rick Kubinski grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Art Sularz advances to third on the play. Danny Rush advances to second on the play. Bob Schacht lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Seattle Mike Grapenthin walks. Mike Grapenthin steals second. Roy Wickman triples. Mike Grapenthin scores. Whit Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Jesse Adduci flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Roy Wickman scores. Steve Bielaski walks. Bob Olsen singles to left field. Jimmy Smith is pinch hitting for John Tessmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Lambert pitching. Dick Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Marshall grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Kvasnak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Tommy Downs flies out to the left fielder. Dave Langston doubles past the third baseman. Mike Grapenthin doubles to center field. Dave Langston scores. Roy Wickman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Grapenthin advances to third on the play. Whit Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Walker Jones pops out to the third baseman. Bud Dente grounds out to the shortstop. Art Sularz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Jesse Adduci flies out to the center fielder. Bill Harmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Bielaski strikes out. Bob Olsen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Marshall. Bob Lambert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Danny Rush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Kubinski strikes out. Bob Schacht grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Tommy Downs singles to left field. Dave Langston pops out to the third baseman. Mike Grapenthin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Downs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Wickman doubles to left field. Whit Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Bill Harmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Fisher singles to left field. Claude Fisher steals second. Mike Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Kvasnak flies out to the right fielder. Walker Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Robert Ritchie pitching. Jesse Adduci grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Bielaski singles to center field. Bob Olsen flies out to the right fielder. Joe Kessinger is pinch hitting for Bob Lambert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Kessinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Phil Snyder pitching. Bud Dente grounds out to the shortstop. Art Sularz grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Rush grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Tommy Downs flies out to the right fielder. Dave Langston singles to right field. Mike Grapenthin pops out to the first baseman. Roy Wickman singles to center field. Dave Langston advances to third on the hit. Whit Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Rick Kubinski strikes out. Bob Schacht grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Newman is pinch hitting for Robert Ritchie. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jesse Newman walks. Jesse Newman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Seattle Dick Rusch pitching. Jesse Adduci grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Bielaski grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Olsen lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Mike Marshall doubles to right field. Bill Kvasnak pops out to the second baseman. Walker Jones flies out to the right fielder. Bud Dente grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Seattle Ben Lennox is pinch hitting for Phil Snyder. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ben Lennox flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Downs singles to center field. Dave Langston flies out to the left fielder. Mike Grapenthin doubles to center field. Roy Wickman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Kansas City Jack Bowman pitching. Art Sularz singles to center field. Danny Rush grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Art Sularz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rick Kubinski singles to left field. Bob Schacht flies out to the right fielder. Otto Oldham is pinch hitting for Dick Rusch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Danny Rush is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Seattle Matt Todt pitching. Whit Smith singles to left field. Jesse Adduci grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Whit Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jesse Adduci is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Kansas City Ollie Black is pinch hitting for Matt Todt. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ollie Black triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Marshall walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Kvasnak pops out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Walker Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ollie Black scores. Bud Dente grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Marshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Seattle Shun Arisawa pitching. Bob Olsen singles to right field. Johnny Mayo is pinch hitting for Jack Bowman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Mayo flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Downs flies out to the center fielder. Dave Langston walks. Mike Grapenthin walks. Roy Wickman singles to center field. Bob Olsen scores. Dave Langston scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Seattle total runners left on base: 13
Game Notes Jimmy Smith is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Whitehill did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Matchick improves in speed Harry Dear did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Stafford did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Engle improves in contact_vs_lefty Rob Thies did not respond to coaching in speed Ren Farr improves in range Pat Strahler did not respond to coaching in range Ren Farr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gary Matchick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Engle did not respond to coaching in 1B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Wittig did not respond to coaching in endurance Gordie Woods improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Anderson did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Julio Sowders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Reggie Hargrave improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Reggie Hargrave did not respond to coaching in speed Ikuzo Ishimaru did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty