Win: Buttercup Rodriguez (11-5) Loss: Tommy Ford (10-6)
Inning: 1 Texas Tommy Ford pitching. Fred Hastings flies out to the center fielder. Pete Hobbs singles to center field. Pete Hobbs steals second. Geoff Donovan singles past the shortstop. Pete Hobbs scores. Ramon James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Geoff Donovan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Henley singles to right field. Ramon James advances to third on the hit. Paul Leslie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. George Knerr flies out to the right fielder. Rick Kubinski strikes out. Danny Rush singles to center field. Danny Rush steals second. Ollie Black walks. Art Sularz walks. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Texas Lonnie Nichols singles to center field. Passed ball. Lonnie Nichols advances to second. Harvey Jones strikes out. Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Lonnie Nichols advances to third on the play. Fred Hastings hits a home run. Lonnie Nichols scores. Pete Hobbs singles to center field. Pete Hobbs steals second. Geoff Donovan hits a home run. Pete Hobbs scores. Bill Harmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon James doubles to right field. Mike Henley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bud Dente singles to left field. Bob Schacht flies out to the left fielder. Bill Harmon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Knerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Paul Leslie grounds out to the shortstop. Lonnie Nichols triples. Harvey Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Buttercup Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rick Kubinski grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Rush walks. Ollie Black walks. Art Sularz singles to left field. Danny Rush scores. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Bud Dente strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Hastings strikes out. Pete Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Schacht strikes out. Bill Harmon strikes out. George Knerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ramon James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Mike Henley grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Leslie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rick Kubinski walks. Danny Rush strikes out. Ollie Black strikes out. Art Sularz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Lonnie Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Emil Woodruff 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. Harvey Jones flies out to the center fielder. Buttercup Rodriguez singles to center field. Fred Hastings doubles to left field. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Eaddy doubles to center field. Bud Dente strikes out. Bob Schacht grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Oldham is pinch hitting for Emil Woodruff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Otto Oldham walks. Bill Chesnes 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. George Knerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Robert Ritchie pitching. Geoff Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Ramon James strikes out. Mike Henley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rick Kubinski pops out to the shortstop. Danny Rush bunts for a base hit. Ollie Black grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Paul Leslie grounds out to the second baseman. Lonnie Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Harvey Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Art Sularz strikes out. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Bud Dente grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Fred Hastings grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Hobbs singles to left field. Geoff Donovan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Bennett pitching. Bob Schacht singles to center field. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Robert Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Claude Fisher walks. George Knerr grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schacht advances to third on the play. Claude Fisher advances to second on the play. Rick Kubinski pops out to the shortstop. Danny Rush singles to right field. Bob Schacht scores. Claude Fisher scores. Ollie Black grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Rush is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Vicente Blair did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce Stahl did not respond to coaching in range Vicente Blair improves in power_vs_lefty Del Morgan improves in arm Homer Mancuso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in control Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Vicente Blair improves in contact_vs_lefty Homer Mancuso improves in speed Hal Smith did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Harry Dear did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Spooner did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Strahler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Claude Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Dear did not respond to coaching in control Andy Clark did not respond to coaching in arm Ren Farr improves in range Pete Gillespie did not respond to coaching in control Chris Engle improves in contact_vs_lefty Chris Engle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Cappuzzello improves in RF