Win: Bill McDowell (2-0) Loss: Butch Tedrow (0-1)
Save: Steve Smith (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Miller pitching. Ron Shelton grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Furillo doubles to left field. Carlos Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Furillo advances to third on the play. Alex Belt hits an infield single to the second baseman. Carl Furillo scores. Junior Caminaro pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill McDowell pitching. George Pointer strikes out. Bobby Olmo grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Gagne singles to left field. Gus Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Blair flies out to the left fielder. Al McHale strikes out. Bill Mazeroski pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Greg Angelini flies out to the center fielder. Frank Albrecht strikes out. Monty Hamann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill McDowell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ron Shelton pops out to the catcher. Carl Furillo walks. Carlos Griffey singles to right field. Carl Furillo advances to third on the hit. Alex Belt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Rick Beamon flies out to the center fielder. Jim Miller grounds out to the shortstop. George Pointer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Junior Caminaro grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Blair walks. Al McHale strikes out. Paul Blair steals second. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bobby Olmo singles to left field. Bill Gagne reached on a fielding error by Ron Shelton. Gus Foster singles to center field. Bobby Olmo scores. Bill Gagne advances to third on the hit. Greg Angelini grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Foster advances to second on the play. Frank Albrecht grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Gagne scores. Gus Foster advances to third on the play. Monty Hamann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill McDowell grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Shelton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carl Furillo walks. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Rick Beamon flies out to the left fielder. Jim Miller grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! George Pointer singles past the second baseman. Bobby Olmo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Pointer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Belt strikes out. Junior Caminaro flies out to the left fielder. Paul Blair grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Bill Gagne pops out to the shortstop. Gus Foster strikes out. Greg Angelini flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al McHale grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mazeroski singles to center field. Bill McDowell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill McDowell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Frank Albrecht strikes out. Monty Hamann strikes out. Rick Beamon singles to right field. Rube Scarborough is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rube Scarborough walks. George Pointer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Butch Tedrow pitching. Ron Shelton walks. Carl Furillo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Shelton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carl Furillo steals second. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Alex Belt hits a home run. Carl Furillo scores. Eusebio Smaza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Joe Rudy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Griffey at 3B. Bobby Olmo grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Gagne flies out to the center fielder. Gus Foster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Paul Blair singles to right field. Paul Blair is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al McHale flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mazeroski singles to right field. Al Ramirez is pinch hitting for Bill McDowell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Ramirez walks. Bobby Norton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Shelton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Steve Smith pitching. Greg Angelini lines out to the first baseman. Frank Albrecht strikes out. Monty Hamann reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carl Furillo. Rick Beamon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Carl Furillo (2).HR - Alex Belt (2).GIDP - Bill McDowell. Baserunning: SB - Carl Furillo (5), Paul Blair (1).CS - Paul Blair (3). Fielding: E - Ron Shelton, Carl Furillo.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Newman improves in speed Brian Escobar improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Sanders improves in contact_vs_lefty Matt Sheridan improves in power_vs_righty Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in 3B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Harley improves in contact_vs_righty Ron Alcock improves in arm Tony Sleater did not respond to coaching in control Joe Harley improves in range Joe Harley did not respond to coaching in C