Win: Eddie Poffenberger (8-0) Loss: Everett Pitula (4-3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Eddie Poffenberger pitching. Pickles Office walks. Luis Coscarart grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Delgado singles to right field. Mike Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Everett Pitula pitching. Swede Bivin grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Babb walks. Frank Babb steals second. Johnny Smith singles to right field. Frank Babb scores. Johnny Smith steals second. Tommy McCarthy lines out to the shortstop. Terry Abadie singles in front of the center fielder. Johnny Smith scores. Jim Stephenson doubles to left field. Terry Abadie uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Howley singles to center field. Brick Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Hatcher strikes out. Hooks Medich flies out to the right fielder. George Puig grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Eddie Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. Swede Bivin walks. Frank Babb flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Maxwell grounds out to the second baseman. Everett Pitula grounds out to the third baseman. Pickles Office flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tommy McCarthy singles past the shortstop. Tommy McCarthy steals second. Terry Abadie flies out to the center fielder. Jim Stephenson singles to right field. Tommy McCarthy scores. Minnie Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Stephenson steals second. John Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Brick Houser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Luis Coscarart flies out to the right fielder. Joe Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eddie Poffenberger pops out to the shortstop. Swede Bivin walks. Frank Babb flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Smith singles to center field. Swede Bivin advances to third on the hit. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Hatcher strikes out. Hooks Medich strikes out. George Puig pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie reached on a 2-base throwing error by Minnie Hermanski. Jim Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. John Howley flies out to the left fielder. Brick Houser singles to right field. Terry Abadie scores. Eddie Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Maxwell strikes out. Minnie Hermanski grounds out to the shortstop. Pickles Office strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Swede Bivin singles to right field. Frank Babb strikes out. Johnny Smith strikes out. Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Luis Coscarart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Delgado singles to left field. Mike Wilson walks. John Hatcher walks. Hooks Medich strikes out. George Puig singles to center field. Joe Delgado scores. Mike Wilson scores. John Hatcher advances to third on the hit. Ed King is pinch hitting for Joe Maxwell. Ed King flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie singles to center field. Ed McCandless comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Stephenson hits a home run. Terry Abadie scores. John Howley hits a home run. Ken Reinbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brick Houser walks. Eddie Poffenberger fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eddie Poffenberger grounds out to the third baseman. Brick Houser advances to second on the play. Swede Bivin grounds out to the second baseman. Brick Houser advances to third on the play. Frank Babb singles to center field. Brick Houser scores. Johnny Smith singles to center field. Frank Babb advances to third on the hit. Tommy McCarthy hits a home run. Frank Babb scores. Johnny Smith scores. Terry Abadie singles to left field. Jim Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terry Cosman is pinch hitting for Ken Reinbach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Cosman grounds out to the second baseman. Pickles Office singles to left field. Kelvin Kirby is pinch hitting for Luis Coscarart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kelvin Kirby grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Brian White pitching. John Howley flies out to the center fielder. Brick Houser singles to left field. Brick Houser steals second. Eddie Poffenberger strikes out. Swede Bivin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Wilson singles to right field. John Hatcher strikes out. Hooks Medich singles to center field. George Puig strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Jim Stephenson (5).HR - Tommy McCarthy (10), Jim Stephenson (11), John Howley (3). Baserunning: SB - Frank Babb (8), Johnny Smith (6), Tommy McCarthy (7), Jim Stephenson (1), Brick Houser (2).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dave Dotson improves in speed Dave Dotson improves in speed Jack Runge improves in control Steve Sraham did not respond to coaching in control
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Lamp did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Malone did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Davison improves in velocity Oscar Lomon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty