Win: Byron Young (15-6) Loss: Culley Zamloch (5-11)
Save: John Murphy (33)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Culley Zamloch pitching. Swede Bivin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Aulds lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Byron Young pitching. Pickles Office singles to right field. Luis Coscarart grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Delgado walks. Butch Sweetland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Delgado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tommy McCarthy walks. Terry Abadie singles to center field. Mike Geronimo singles to center field. Tommy McCarthy scores. Jim Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Abadie advances to third on the play. Mike Geronimo advances to second on the play. John Howley strikes out. Byron Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Hatcher singles to right field. Hooks Medich strikes out. Ernie Kern flies out to the center fielder. Mark Fosse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Swede Bivin singles to left field. Frank Babb doubles to right field. Swede Bivin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Barney Aulds singles to right field. Frank Babb scores. Tommy McCarthy walks. Terry Abadie strikes out. Mike Geronimo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tommy McCarthy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Stephenson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Culley Zamloch pops out to the first baseman. Pickles Office doubles to left field. Luis Coscarart doubles to center field. Pickles Office scores. Joe Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Butch Sweetland is hit by a pitch. John Hatcher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Howley walks. Byron Young lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Swede Bivin pops out to the third baseman. Frank Babb doubles to left field. John Howley scores. Alex Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Aulds walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tommy McCarthy walks. Terry Abadie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hooks Medich grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Kern grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Fosse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Geronimo flies out to the right fielder. Jim Stephenson pops out to the third baseman. John Howley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Rudolph strikes out. Pickles Office pops out to the first baseman. Luis Coscarart walks. Joe Delgado singles to center field. Luis Coscarart advances to third on the hit. Butch Sweetland singles to center field. Luis Coscarart scores. John Hatcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Byron Young pops out to the second baseman. Swede Bivin triples. Frank Babb strikes out. Barney Aulds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hooks Medich grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Kern strikes out. Ed King is pinch hitting for Mark Fosse. Ed King grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Abadie singles to left field. Mike Geronimo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Terry Abadie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mark Wright is pinch hitting for Alex Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Pickles Office pops out to the first baseman. Luis Coscarart grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Minnie Hermanski pitching. John Howley strikes out. Byron Young pops out to the second baseman. Swede Bivin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Delgado walks. Butch Sweetland walks. Sam Weaver 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. John Hatcher grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Butch Sweetland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kelvin Kirby is pinch hitting for Hooks Medich. Kelvin Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Delgado scores. John Hatcher advances to second on the play. Ernie Kern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Terry Cosman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kelvin Kirby at CF. Frank Babb strikes out. Barney Aulds singles to right field. Barney Aulds steals second. Barney Aulds steals third. Tommy McCarthy hits a home run. Barney Aulds scores. Tom Booker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Abadie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Geronimo singles to right field. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed King doubles to left field. George Puig is pinch hitting for Tom Booker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Puig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed King advances to third on the play. Pickles Office grounds out to the shortstop. Ed King scores. Luis Coscarart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brick Houser did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Lamp did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Lomon did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Kleven improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Clay Angelini improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Dotson improves in power_vs_righty Clay Angelini improves in power_vs_lefty Tommy Pipgras did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty