Win: Tucker Stroup (1-0) Loss: Jack Blackmon (0-1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Blackmon pitching. Phil Buschhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Ohman strikes out. Rollie Colbrunn walks. Roy Maxie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Tucker Stroup pitching. Joe Cowens strikes out. Mel Downey strikes out. Rusty Wise walks. Al Harris walks. Stoney Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City U.L. Clark strikes out. Howard Gardella strikes out. Willie McClure walks. Willie McClure steals second. Hyon Yi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore George Peterson pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Drake pops out to the second baseman. Fred Johnson singles to center field. Fred Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tucker Stroup grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Buschhorn singles to right field. Ed Ohman flies out to the right fielder. Rollie Colbrunn hits a home run. Phil Buschhorn scores. Roy Maxie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jack Blackmon grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cowens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Downey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City U.L. Clark hits a home run. Howard Gardella strikes out. Willie McClure singles to left field. Hyon Yi walks. Tucker Stroup fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tucker Stroup flies out to the center fielder. Phil Buschhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Rusty Wise singles to center field. Rusty Wise steals second. Al Harris triples. Rusty Wise scores. Stoney Leonard doubles to center field. Al Harris scores. George Peterson strikes out. Jimmy Drake flies out to the center fielder. Fred Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Ohman grounds out to the third baseman. Rollie Colbrunn grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Maxie walks. U.L. Clark walks. Bubber Foutz 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. Howard Gardella pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bubber Foutz strikes out. Joe Cowens grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Downey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Willie McClure pops out to the first baseman. Hyon Yi flies out to the left fielder. Tucker Stroup strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Rusty Wise flies out to the right fielder. Al Harris flies out to the center fielder. Stoney Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Phil Buschhorn strikes out. Ed Ohman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rollie Colbrunn singles to right field. Roy Maxie singles to center field. Rollie Colbrunn advances to third on the hit. U.L. Clark walks. Howard Gardella walks. Rollie Colbrunn scores. Merlin Leibrandt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie McClure singles to right field. Roy Maxie scores. U.L. Clark scores. Hyon Yi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore George Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Drake pops out to the second baseman. Fred Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Susce is pinch hitting for Tucker Stroup. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Susce reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Cowens. Phil Buschhorn strikes out. Ed Ohman grounds out to the third baseman. Rollie Colbrunn singles to right field. Roy Maxie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Will Broadbent pitching. Phil Brye is pinch hitting for Merlin Leibrandt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Phil Brye grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cowens singles to center field. Mel Downey walks. Rusty Wise grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Buck Keener pitching. U.L. Clark grounds out to the pitcher. Howard Gardella singles to left field. Willie McClure hits a home run. Howard Gardella scores. Dave Pacella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hyon Yi strikes out. Tony Tirado is pinch hitting for Will Broadbent. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tony Tirado lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Jerry Kopacz pitching. George McAuliffe is pinch hitting for Al Harris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George McAuliffe flies out to the left fielder. Stoney Leonard strikes out. George Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Baltimore total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Stoney Leonard (1).3B - Al Harris (1).GIDP - Rusty Wise. Baserunning: SB - Rusty Wise (3).CS - Fred Johnson (1). Fielding: E - Joe Cowens.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Bundy improves in speed Charlie Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Clint Slocum did not respond to coaching in endurance Clint Slocum did not respond to coaching in control Don Blott did not respond to coaching in 3B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Vada Rodriguez improves in arm Johnny Morris improves in speed Tom Quantrill improves in velocity Harry Dennehey improves in power_vs_righty