Inning: 1 New York Elmer Buice pitching. Al Rowan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Butch Sweetland. Dick Cosgrove strikes out. Queenie Grich strikes out. Jeff Hodge doubles to left field. Al Rowan scores. Vince Ogea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Allietta pitching. John Hatcher hits a home run. Ed King grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Sweetland grounds out to the shortstop. Pickles Office pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Mike Hargreaves strikes out. Billy Kingery grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Lowery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hooks Medich pops out to the third baseman. Mike Wilson singles to right field. Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. George Puig grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Ed Allietta strikes out. Al Rowan strikes out. Dick Cosgrove grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Elmer Buice strikes out. John Hatcher walks. Ed King grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Queenie Grich flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Hodge hits a home run. Vince Ogea pops out to the third baseman. Mike Hargreaves singles to center field. Billy Kingery walks. Whitey Lowery pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Butch Sweetland singles to right field. Pickles Office pops out to the second baseman. Butch Sweetland steals second. Hooks Medich walks. Mike Wilson strikes out. Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Ed Allietta singles to center field. Al Rowan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Allietta is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Cosgrove flies out to the left fielder. Queenie Grich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Rowan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Puig flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Buice grounds out to the third baseman. John Hatcher singles to left field. John Hatcher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Jeff Hodge flies out to the left fielder. Vince Ogea flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hargreaves singles to center field. Billy Kingery grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Hargreaves is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed King walks. Butch Sweetland flies out to the center fielder. Ed King is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pickles Office flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Whitey Lowery walks. Ed Allietta fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Allietta strikes out. Minnie Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Rowan singles to center field. Whitey Lowery advances to third on the hit. Dick Cosgrove walks. Queenie Grich bunts for a base hit. Whitey Lowery scores. Jeff Hodge grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hooks Medich flies out to the left fielder. Kelvin Kirby is pinch hitting for Mike Wilson. Kelvin Kirby pops out to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart singles past the third baseman. Joe Delgado is pinch hitting for George Puig. Joe Delgado singles to right field. Luis Coscarart advances to third on the hit. Joe Maxwell is pinch hitting for Minnie Hermanski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Maxwell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Ed McCandless pitching. Terry Cosman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Delgado at CF. Vince Ogea strikes out. Mike Hargreaves strikes out. Brian Smith is pinch hitting for Billy Kingery. Brian Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ray Wagner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brian Smith at LF. John Hatcher flies out to the right fielder. Ed King singles to left field. Butch Sweetland strikes out. Pickles Office grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Whitey Lowery walks. Tommy Murray is pinch hitting for Ed Allietta. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tommy Murray grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Whitey Lowery is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Rowan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Cosgrove grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gene Kenna pitching. Hooks Medich doubles to right field. Kelvin Kirby singles to left field. Hooks Medich scores. Luis Coscarart strikes out. Terry Cosman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelvin Kirby advances to second on the play. Ed McCandless grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Hooks Medich (8).HR - John Hatcher (10).GIDP - Ed King. Baserunning: SB - Butch Sweetland (7).CS - John Hatcher (4), Ed King (1). Fielding: E - Butch Sweetland.
Game Notes Luis Coscarart is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Garth Biasatti did not respond to coaching in control Frank Henry improves in power_vs_righty Paul Powell improves in velocity Hal Bratcher did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Garagozzo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dave Dotson improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Barker improves in power_vs_lefty Ribs Porter improves in control Steve Sraham did not respond to coaching in control