Win: Walt Silvestri (2-0) Loss: Bill McDowell (9-5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Panzee pitching. Carl Furillo singles to left field. Carl Furillo steals second. Ron Shelton singles to right field. Carl Furillo scores. Junior Caminaro singles to center field. Ron Shelton advances to third on the hit. Al McHale grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ron Shelton scores. Paul Blair pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bill McDowell pitching. Steve Mauch flies out to the center fielder. Ken Murray strikes out. Barney Louden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Belt doubles to left field. Al Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Belt advances to third on the play. Bill Mazeroski walks. Bill McDowell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Joe Cronin singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx strikes out. Gene Enzenroth grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Shelton walks. Junior Caminaro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Johnny Peacock singles to center field. Jeff Roche grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Peacock is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Panzee lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Mauch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al McHale strikes out. Paul Blair pops out to the shortstop. Alex Belt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ken Murray walks. Barney Louden flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cronin pops out to the first baseman. Jimmie Foxx doubles to center field. Ken Murray uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Enzenroth grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Al Ramirez singles to left field. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Al Ramirez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill McDowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Johnny Peacock strikes out. Jeff Roche grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Panzee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Shelton strikes out. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Steve Mauch pops out to the shortstop. Ken Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Louden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al McHale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Blair walks. Paul Blair steals second. Alex Belt flies out to the center fielder. Al Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Cronin hits a home run. Jimmie Foxx reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Mazeroski. Gene Enzenroth strikes out. Jeans Duque is pinch hitting for Johnny Peacock. Jeans Duque singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx scores. Jeff Roche grounds out to the third baseman. Jeans Duque advances to second on the play. Jim Panzee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Fabian Gaffke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeans Duque at C. Bill Mazeroski hits a home run. Bill McDowell strikes out. Carl Furillo walks. Walt Silvestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carl Furillo steals second. Passed ball. Carl Furillo advances to third. The defense is playing the infield in. Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Caminaro walks. Al McHale flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Mauch singles to center field. Ken Murray singles to center field. Steve Mauch advances to third on the hit. Barney Louden singles past the second baseman. Steve Mauch scores. Ken Murray advances to third on the hit. Joe Cronin singles to left field. Ken Murray scores. Barney Louden advances to third on the hit. Leo Denny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmie Foxx strikes out. Gene Enzenroth is hit by a pitch. Fabian Gaffke hits an infield single to the shortstop. Barney Louden scores. Jeff Roche strikes out. Nardi Latium is pinch hitting for Walt Silvestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nardi Latium singles to center field. Joe Cronin scores. Gene Enzenroth scores. Fabian Gaffke advances to third on the hit. Steve Mauch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Latium pitching. Paul Blair flies out to the left fielder. Harry Coles is pinch hitting for Alex Belt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Coles flies out to the left fielder. Joe Rudy is pinch hitting for Al Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Rudy walks. Bill Mazeroski doubles to center field. Joe Rudy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Griffey is pinch hitting for Leo Denny. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Griffey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Alex Belt (16), Bill Mazeroski (17).HR - Bill Mazeroski (4).GIDP - Junior Caminaro, Al McHale, Bill McDowell. Baserunning: SB - Carl Furillo 2 (29), Paul Blair (19).CS - Al Ramirez (2). Fielding: E - Bill Mazeroski.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Sanders improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Newman improves in arm Watson Jones improves in arm Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Maurice Roesler improves in arm Lou Finney did not respond to coaching in speed Jamie Sheets did not respond to coaching in control Josh Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Carey did not respond to coaching in 3B