Win: Bud Graham (1-0) Loss: Juan Handley (2-6)
Save: Jeff Billings (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Juan Handley pitching. Mike Marshall strikes out. Jesse Newman flies out to the right fielder. Walker Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Bud Graham pitching. Dave Langston lines out to the second baseman. Bob Olsen flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Art Sularz walks. Danny Rush strikes out. Claude Fisher strikes out. Joe Eaddy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Mike Grapenthin lines out to the second baseman. Whit Smith strikes out. Tommy Downs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Oquist grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Marshall pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Ben Lennox grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Kessinger grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Handley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jesse Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Walker Jones pops out to the shortstop. Art Sularz singles to left field. Danny Rush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Dave Langston singles to left field. Bob Olsen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Langston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Olsen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Claude Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Eaddy flies out to the right fielder. John Oquist pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Mike Grapenthin grounds out to the third baseman. Whit Smith singles to right field. Whit Smith steals second. Tommy Downs flies out to the left fielder. Ben Lennox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Otto Oldham is pinch hitting for Bud Graham. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Otto Oldham singles to left field. Otto Oldham steals second. Mike Marshall singles to right field. Otto Oldham scores. Mike Marshall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jesse Newman walks. Walker Jones hits a home run. Jesse Newman scores. Art Sularz singles to center field. Danny Rush singles to left field. Claude Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Art Sularz advances to third on the play. Danny Rush advances to second on the play. John Tessmer 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. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Bill Harmon pitching. Joe Kessinger walks. Joe Kessinger steals second. John Tessmer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Langston grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Olsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Oquist grounds out to the shortstop. Ollie Black is pinch hitting for Bill Harmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ollie Black flies out to the right fielder. Mike Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Dick Rusch pitching. John McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Mike Grapenthin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Whit Smith doubles to right field. Tommy Downs reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Marshall. Whit Smith scores. Ben Lennox walks. Joe Kessinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jesse Newman grounds out to the second baseman. Walker Jones walks. Art Sularz singles to center field. Danny Rush walks. Claude Fisher strikes out. Joe Eaddy walks. Walker Jones scores. John Oquist grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Seattle Steve Bielaski is pinch hitting for John Tessmer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Bielaski doubles to left field. Dave Langston doubles to left field. Steve Bielaski scores. Bob Olsen pops out to the third baseman. John McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Grapenthin doubles to center field. Dave Langston scores. Robert Ritchie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Whit Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Phil Snyder pitching. Rick Kubinski is pinch hitting for Robert Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rick Kubinski grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Marshall singles to center field. Mike Marshall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jesse Newman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Jeff Billings pitching. Tommy Downs walks. Ben Lennox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Kessinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Seattle total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Dave Langston (3), Mike Grapenthin (13), Whit Smith (10), Steve Bielaski (7).GIDP - Ben Lennox. Baserunning: SB - Whit Smith (6), Joe Kessinger (2).CS - Bob Olsen (3).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Buddy Spooner did not respond to coaching in velocity Skeeter Townsend did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Claude Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Stevens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ren Farr improves in speed Tom Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty Chris Engle did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Stafford did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Walk did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Hulse did not respond to coaching in 1B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Julio Sowders did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce Altrock did not respond to coaching in arm Roger Lezcano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ted Juden did not respond to coaching in range Bruce Altrock did not respond to coaching in range Julio Sowders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lou Alberts did not respond to coaching in arm Lou Alberts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty David Jacquez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Altrock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty