Inning: 1 Kansas City Bruce Clark pitching. Dan Smith triples. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Schneider flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Smith scores. George Sothern hits a home run. Luis Burkhart walks. Luis Burkhart steals second. Ed Kipper hits a home run. Luis Burkhart scores. Stephen Runyan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Raul Brown pitching. Ab Williams walks. Tom Doak flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Sima strikes out. Julio Garriott hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Coates singles to center field. Ab Williams scores. Monte Hill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry Hernandez pops out to the catcher. Raul Brown singles to center field. Dan Smith singles to right field. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Schneider singles to right field. George Sothern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Baltimore Ron Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Don Sember pops out to the second baseman. Bruce Clark doubles to left field. Ab Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Luis Burkhart strikes out. Ed Kipper flies out to the left fielder. Stephen Runyan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Tom Doak hits a home run. Buzz Sima walks. Julio Garriott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buzz Sima is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Coates is hit by a pitch. Monte Hill flies out to the right fielder. Ron Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Larry Hernandez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Don Sember. Raul Brown fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Raul Brown flies out to the right fielder. Dan Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Don Sember pops out to the second baseman. Rollie Chouinard is pinch hitting for Bruce Clark. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Rollie Chouinard flies out to the left fielder. Ab Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Eighteen pitching. Bobby Schneider doubles to center field. George Sothern walks. Luis Burkhart strikes out. Ed Kipper singles in front of the center fielder. Bobby Schneider scores. George Sothern advances to third on the hit. Stephen Runyan lines out to the pitcher. Larry Hernandez walks. Raul Brown singles to center field. George Sothern scores. Ed Kipper scores. Larry Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Ross Templeton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Smith singles to center field. Larry Hernandez scores. Raul Brown advances to third on the hit. Mike Rodriguez walks. Bobby Schneider grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Baltimore Tom Doak singles to center field. Buzz Sima grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Doak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Buzz Sima is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Julio Garriott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Sothern flies out to the center fielder. Luis Burkhart triples. Ed Kipper grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Burkhart scores. Stephen Runyan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Bob Coates strikes out. Monte Hill flies out to the left fielder. Ron Callahan doubles to center field. Don Sember flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Raul Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Smith doubles to center field. Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Dan Inks is pinch hitting for Ross Templeton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dan Inks lines out to the first baseman. Ab Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Doak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Daniels pitching. Bobby Schneider strikes out. Ron Murphy is pinch hitting for George Sothern. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Murphy pops out to the first baseman. Luis Burkhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Buzz Sima grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Garriott flies out to the center fielder. Bob Coates singles to left field. Monte Hill walks. Ron Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Kipper flies out to the right fielder. Stephen Runyan flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Stryker is pinch hitting for Larry Hernandez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnnie Stryker hits a home run. Raul Brown singles to center field. Dan Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Raul Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Don Sember grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Breeden is pinch hitting for Jim Daniels. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Breeden strikes out. Ab Williams doubles to left field. Tom Doak walks. Buzz Sima singles to center field. Ab Williams scores. Tom Doak advances to third on the hit. Julio Garriott lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Baltimore total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Dan Smith (4), Bobby Schneider (10).3B - Dan Smith (1), Luis Burkhart (1).HR - George Sothern (9), Ed Kipper (5), Johnnie Stryker (8).SF - Bobby Schneider. Baserunning: SB - Luis Burkhart (4).
Batting:2B - Ab Williams (12), Ron Callahan (3), Bruce Clark (1).HR - Tom Doak (3).HBP - Bob Coates (1). Baserunning: CS - Buzz Sima (6). Fielding: E - Don Sember.
Game Notes Dan Inks is injured and is expected to be out 55 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Elmer Horn did not respond to coaching in speed Win Daringer did not respond to coaching in control Hal Smith improves in speed Johnny Smith improves in LF
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave McKeel improves in power_vs_righty Mike Wright improves in power_vs_righty Sam Bailey improves in power_vs_righty Al Gibson improves in power_vs_righty