Win: Bill Harmon (6-1) Loss: Harry Bennett (0-3)
Save: Jeff Billings (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. Mike Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Rick Kubinski doubles to center field. Danny Rush singles to right field. Rick Kubinski scores. Walker Jones walks. Art Sularz grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Rush advances to third on the play. Walker Jones advances to second on the play. Bud Dente is hit by a pitch. Joe Eaddy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Texas Ken Berry pitching. Fred Hastings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Geoff Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Schacht singles to right field. Ken Berry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Berry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Schacht is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Berry advances to second on the play. Rick Kubinski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ramon James pops out to the second baseman. Mike Henley strikes out. Paul Leslie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Danny Rush walks. Danny Rush steals second. Danny Rush steals third. Walker Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Rush scores. Art Sularz strikes out. Bud Dente flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Lonnie Nichols triples. Harvey Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lonnie Nichols scores. Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Hastings singles to left field. Pete Hobbs hits a home run. Fred Hastings scores. Geoff Donovan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Eaddy walks. Bob Schacht grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ken Berry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ramon James strikes out. Mike Henley strikes out. Paul Leslie singles to left field. Lonnie Nichols singles to left field. Harvey Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Marshall walks. Rick Kubinski flies out to the right fielder. Mike Marshall steals second. Danny Rush singles to center field. Mike Marshall scores. Walker Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Rush advances to second on the play. Art Sularz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Buttercup Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Hastings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Bennett pitching. Bud Dente singles to right field. Joe Eaddy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bud Dente is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Schacht strikes out. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Ken Berry. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Eaddy steals second. Claude Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Harmon pitching. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon James pops out to the second baseman. Mike Henley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Marshall walks. Rick Kubinski walks. Danny Rush singles to left field. Mike Marshall scores. Rick Kubinski is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Danny Rush steals second. Walker Jones singles to right field. Danny Rush scores. Art Sularz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walker Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bud Dente grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jimmy Watson is pinch hitting for Paul Leslie. Jimmy Watson pops out to the catcher. Lonnie Nichols walks. Jim Gharrity is pinch hitting for Harvey Jones. Jim Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Stan Baker is pinch hitting for Pete Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stan Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dick Clement pitching. Jim Usher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Watson at CF. Joe Eaddy singles to right field. Bob Schacht flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Newman is pinch hitting for Bill Harmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Eaddy steals second. Jesse Newman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Eaddy advances to third on the play. Mike Marshall singles to right field. Joe Eaddy scores. Mike Marshall steals second. Rick Kubinski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jeff Billings pitching. Fred Hastings flies out to the left fielder. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Danny Rush flies out to the center fielder. Walker Jones walks. Art Sularz grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ramon James strikes out. Mike Henley strikes out. Jim Usher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Rick Kubinski (8).GIDP - Art Sularz, Bob Schacht.HBP - Bud Dente (1). Baserunning: SB - Mike Marshall 2 (17), Danny Rush 3 (17), Joe Eaddy 2 (8).
Game Notes Ken Berry is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pat Strahler improves in power_vs_lefty Red Paredes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Walk did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Paredes improves in power_vs_righty Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in range Harry Dear did not respond to coaching in control Bill Stephens did not respond to coaching in control Claude Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Buddy Spooner did not respond to coaching in control David Miranda improves in range David Miranda did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jeff Walker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in velocity Floyd Pawelek did not respond to coaching in speed Camp Christiansen improves in arm Bruce Stahl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Brumley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hal Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in endurance Earle McCormick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty