Win: Buttercup Rodriguez (4-2) Loss: Bill Harmon (3-1)
Save: Bill Chesnes (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. Mike Marshall strikes out. Rick Kubinski flies out to the right fielder. Danny Rush strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas John Pruett pitching. Mike Henley strikes out. Jimmy Watson doubles to right field. Mike Gibson reached on a fielding error by Mike Marshall. Geoff Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Ramon James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Walker Jones doubles to right field. Bud Dente pops out to the second baseman. Otto Oldham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Stan Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Gharrity pops out to the third baseman. Harvey Jones doubles to center field. Buttercup Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Schacht pops out to the first baseman. John Pruett pops out to the first baseman. Mike Marshall pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Mike Henley pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Watson strikes out. Mike Gibson doubles to center field. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Kubinski grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Danny Rush strikes out. Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ramon James flies out to the left fielder. Stan Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Gharrity grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Walker Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Dente strikes out. Otto Oldham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Harvey Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Buttercup Rodriguez walks. Mike Henley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Schacht pops out to the second baseman. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for John Pruett. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Claude Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Harmon pitching. Jimmy Watson lines out to the second baseman. Mike Gibson singles to right field. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Gibson advances to second on the play. Ramon James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rick Kubinski singles to center field. Danny Rush walks. Art Sularz flies out to the right fielder. Walker Jones strikes out. Bud Dente flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Stan Baker hits a home run. Jim Gharrity grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Jones strikes out. Pete Hobbs is pinch hitting for Buttercup Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Chesnes pitching. Otto Oldham grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schacht singles past the shortstop. Jesse Newman is pinch hitting for Bill Harmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Schacht is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jesse Newman singles to right field. Mike Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Robert Ritchie pitching. Mike Henley triples. Jimmy Watson walks. Jimmy Watson steals second. Mike Gibson reached on a fielding error by Bud Dente. Mike Henley scores. Geoff Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jimmy Watson scores. Ramon James singles to right field. Stan Baker singles to left field. Dick Rusch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Leslie is pinch hitting for Jim Gharrity. Paul Leslie strikes out. Lonnie Nichols is pinch hitting for Harvey Jones. Lonnie Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Usher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lonnie Nichols at 3B. Rick Kubinski strikes out. Danny Rush singles to right field. Art Sularz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jimmy Watson (3), Mike Gibson (2), Harvey Jones (6).3B - Mike Henley (1).HR - Stan Baker (3).SF - Geoff Donovan.GIDP - Mike Henley. Baserunning: SB - Jimmy Watson (1).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Crews improves in arm Bud Graham improves in velocity Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gary Matchick improves in arm Ren Farr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby Crews did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ren Farr improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Crews improves in range Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Whitehill did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Fred Gil improves in range Carl Corcoran did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Floyd Pawelek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Powell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Del Morgan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Homer Mancuso improves in speed Roger Bayless did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Andy Long did not respond to coaching in arm