Win: Roy Williams (9-9) Loss: Chick Krieger (6-15)
Save: Rudy Thornton (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Chick Krieger pitching. Mike Shuba grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Guinn singles to right field. Earl Powell strikes out. Dixie Guinn steals second. Chuck Leverett walks. John Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Roy Williams pitching. Jay Rohde singles to center field. Jay Rohde steals second. Steve Moore walks. Vito McCormack grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jay Rohde advances to third on the play. Shorty Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Sprowl strikes out. Tom Wood singles to center field. Boom-Boom Grubb singles to center field. Roy Williams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roy Williams grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Henninger flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Hostetler flies out to the center fielder. Daniel Concepcion pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Shuba singles to left field. Dixie Guinn pops out to the second baseman. Earl Powell flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Al Stanicek strikes out. Chick Krieger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Rohde strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Ward singles to center field. Red Sprowl flies out to the center fielder. John Ward is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Steve Moore flies out to the right fielder. Vito McCormack hits an infield single to the second baseman. Shorty Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Henninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb singles to left field. Roy Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler pops out to the third baseman. Daniel Concepcion walks. Al Stanicek pops out to the shortstop. Daniel Concepcion steals second. Chick Krieger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dixie Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Earl Powell strikes out. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jay Rohde grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Moore singles to left field. Vito McCormack flies out to the left fielder. Steve Moore steals second. Shorty Robinson doubles to center field. Steve Moore scores. Bill Henninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Sprowl strikes out. Tom Wood singles to left field. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Daniel Concepcion doubles to right field. Al Stanicek lines out to the second baseman. Chick Krieger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Scat Pence enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Stanicek at C. Roy Williams singles past the third baseman. Red Maddox is pinch running for Roy Williams on 1st base. Mike Shuba singles past the first baseman. Red Maddox aggressively advances to third on the hit. Leo Giannini 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. Dixie Guinn strikes out. Earl Powell singles to left field. Red Maddox scores. Chuck Leverett hits a home run. Mike Shuba scores. Earl Powell scores. Lance Chamberlain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Ward singles to left field. Red Sprowl grounds out to the third baseman. John Ward advances to second on the play. Tom Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rudy Thornton pitching. Jay Rohde is hit by a pitch. Jay Rohde steals second. Steve Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Rohde advances to third on the play. Jim McNeely is pinch hitting for Vito McCormack. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim McNeely strikes out. Shorty Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Rudy Thornton strikes out. Mike Shuba grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jim Bedford is pinch hitting for Bill Henninger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bedford strikes out. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the third baseman. Daniel Concepcion flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Shorty Robinson (22), Daniel Concepcion (12).GIDP - Vito McCormack.HBP - Jay Rohde (2). Baserunning: SB - Jay Rohde 2 (32), Steve Moore (26), Daniel Concepcion (25).
Game Notes Wayne Hostetler is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Adams did not respond to coaching in control Izzy Tavener did not respond to coaching in control George Griffin did not respond to coaching in velocity Vicente Griffin improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Todd improves in arm Bob Flinn did not respond to coaching in control Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dwain Haas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alan Miller improves in arm Greg Cristante did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in range Jack Nutter did not respond to coaching in range