Win: Buster Brown (7-1) Loss: Ginger Mendoza (3-1)
Inning: 1 Texas Ginger Mendoza pitching. Whitey Lansing walks. Butch Casey singles to right field. Whitey Lansing advances to third on the hit. Claude Martin singles to center field. Whitey Lansing scores. Butch Casey advances to third on the hit. Jesus Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Casey scores. Claude Martin advances to second on the play. Rod Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Rip Merullo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Donny T Standridge pitching. Denny Brown strikes out. Dan Gettinger flies out to the center fielder. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Dutch Thomasson hits a home run. Danny Alcantara grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Donny T Standridge flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Lansing walks. Butch Casey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Grich flies out to the right fielder. Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Claude Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Jesus Harris strikes out. Rod Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Kranepool flies out to the center fielder. Ed Merritt walks. Ed Merritt steals second. Ginger Mendoza strikes out. Denny Brown singles to right field. Ed Merritt scores. Denny Brown steals second. Dan Gettinger singles past the second baseman. Denny Brown scores. Buster Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goldie Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Rip Merullo singles to left field. Dutch Thomasson pops out to the second baseman. Danny Alcantara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rip Merullo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Moxie Allen is pinch hitting for Buster Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Danny Alcantara steals second. Moxie Allen singles to center field. Danny Alcantara scores. Whitey Lansing flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Johnstone pitching. Billy Grich strikes out. Mateo Perez grounds out to the third baseman. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Butch Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Martin flies out to the center fielder. Jesus Harris singles to center field. Rod Dyer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jesus Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Kranepool flies out to the left fielder. Ed Merritt strikes out. Ginger Mendoza grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rip Merullo hits a home run. Joel Hogan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch Thomasson triples. Danny Alcantara flies out to the right fielder. Frank Bogart is pinch hitting for Bill Johnstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Frank Bogart grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Thomasson scores. Whitey Lansing singles to center field. Whitey Lansing is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Pete Garibaldi pitching. Denny Brown flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goldie Shelby singles to center field. Goldie Shelby steals second. Billy Grich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Laxton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Casey walks. Claude Martin grounds out to the catcher. Butch Casey advances to second on the play. Jesus Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Casey advances to third on the play. Rod Dyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mateo Perez flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Distefano walks. U.L. Distefano steals second. Joe Kranepool strikes out. Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rip Merullo hits a home run. Gates Hamlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch Thomasson strikes out. Danny Alcantara singles to left field. Matt Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for Pete Garibaldi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Matt Kirkpatrick strikes out. Whitey Lansing singles past the shortstop. Danny Alcantara advances to third on the hit. Butch Casey is hit by a pitch. Claude Martin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chick Rusch pitching. Slick Johnson is pinch hitting for Gates Hamlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Slick Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Denny Brown flies out to the right fielder. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Brett Tyack pitching. Jesus Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Dyer walks. Rip Merullo singles to right field. Dutch Thomasson flies out to the center fielder. Danny Alcantara singles to left field. Rod Dyer scores. Rip Merullo advances to third on the hit. Peter Pena is pinch hitting for Chick Rusch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Peter Pena doubles to left field. Rip Merullo scores. Danny Alcantara is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Gonzales pitching. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Billy Grich strikes out. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Afenir improves in power_vs_righty Lee McIntosh did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Ellie Blake improves in range Hugh Hecker improves in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Troy Thornton did not respond to coaching in control Haden Rivera did not respond to coaching in control Rickey Nevers did not respond to coaching in control Al Anderson improves in velocity