Win: Chris Brandon (1-0) Loss: Maurice Barrett (0-1)
Save: Gerald Wheeler (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Maurice Barrett pitching. Harry Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Raleigh Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. John Delgado singles to left field. Slim Kinkade doubles to left field. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Tim Lawrence pitching. Chick Biemiller grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Miggins walks. Harry Savage walks. Freddy Ortiz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Savage is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Merloni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Sherman Wilkins singles to right field. Mike Kinder flies out to the left fielder. Bugs Schuster flies out to the right fielder. Tim Lawrence strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Wilton Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Cris Wagner walks. David Ahearne walks. Maurice Barrett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chick Biemiller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Raleigh Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. John Delgado walks. Slim Kinkade flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Mickey Miggins flies out to the right fielder. Harry Savage grounds out to the second baseman. Freddy Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gordon Hennessey lines out to the pitcher. Sherman Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Kinder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Dick Merloni walks. Wilton Smith strikes out. Cris Wagner singles to center field. David Ahearne flies out to the left fielder. Maurice Barrett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bugs Schuster strikes out. Tim Lawrence flies out to the center fielder. Harry Scott walks. Raleigh Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Chick Biemiller grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Miggins grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Savage flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Slim Kinkade flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Hennessey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Freddy Ortiz singles to right field. Dick Merloni singles to center field. Freddy Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Chris Brandon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Wilton Smith strikes out. Cris Wagner grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Merloni advances to second on the play. David Ahearne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sherman Wilkins strikes out. Mike Kinder walks. Bugs Schuster grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Maurice Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Adams is pinch hitting for Chick Biemiller. Tom Adams strikes out. Mickey Miggins pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Diego Casanova enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Adams at 3B. Ed Steiner is pinch hitting for Chris Brandon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Steiner singles to left field. Harry Scott flies out to the center fielder. Ed Steiner steals second. Pete Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Raleigh Ryan singles to left field. Ed Steiner scores. John Delgado grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Jack Cole pitching. Harry Savage singles to center field. Freddy Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Dick Merloni flies out to the center fielder. Jim Anderson is pinch hitting for Wilton Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Slim Kinkade singles to right field. Gordon Hennessey walks. Sherman Wilkins singles to right field. Slim Kinkade scores. Newt Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Kinder singles to left field. Gordon Hennessey scores. Sherman Wilkins advances to third on the hit. Bugs Schuster strikes out. Alejandro Gentile is pinch hitting for Jack Cole. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alejandro Gentile strikes out. Harry Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Gerald Wheeler pitching. Cris Wagner strikes out. Uke Espino is pinch hitting for David Ahearne. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Uke Espino grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Garibaldi is pinch hitting for Newt Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Garibaldi walks. Diego Casanova doubles to right field. Ralph Garibaldi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Miggins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Surhoff improves in velocity Ken Chapman improves in range Dee Leifield improves in arm Nelson Fulgham improves in range Ed Murray did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hawk Grant did not respond to coaching in control Bill Kelly improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Amby Clark did not respond to coaching in control Steve Mead did not respond to coaching in 2B