Win: George Denning (10-11) Loss: March Smith (14-8)
Save: Morris Hollins (24)
Inning: 1 Kansas City March Smith pitching. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Bolling singles to left field. Harry Bolling steals second. Jeff Byers lines out to the second baseman. Gary Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston George Denning pitching. Clint Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Foreman grounds out to the third baseman. Red Page pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Schell hits a home run. Rich Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Tom Reed singles to center field. Juan Doran pops out to the third baseman. Tom Reed is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Tom Kearse singles to left field. Vince Foster flies out to the center fielder. Tom Kearse steals second. Lu Cvengros walks. Manny Spahn pops out to the first baseman. Jose Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Denning strikes out. Verle Berran is hit by a pitch. Harry Bolling strikes out. Jeff Byers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston March Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Clint Young flies out to the right fielder. Ed Foreman walks. Ed Foreman steals second. Red Page pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mike Schell strikes out. Rich Cooper hits a home run. Tom Reed lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Tom Kearse grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Lu Cvengros walks. Manny Spahn grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lu Cvengros is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan Doran strikes out. George Denning flies out to the right fielder. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Jose Flannery hits a home run. March Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Clint Young walks. Ed Foreman pops out to the catcher. Red Page grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clint Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Bolling flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Byers pops out to the shortstop. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Tom Kearse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vince Foster flies out to the center fielder. Lu Cvengros grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Schell hits a home run. Rich Cooper strikes out. Tom Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Doran singles to right field. George Denning grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Doran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Manny Spahn singles to center field. Jose Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Manny Spahn advances to second on the play. Phil Hill is pinch hitting for March Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Phil Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Manny Spahn advances to third on the play. Clint Young singles to left field. Manny Spahn scores. Ed Foreman singles to center field. Clint Young advances to third on the hit. Moxie Orsino 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. Red Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Maas pitching. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Bolling strikes out. Jeff Byers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tom Kearse flies out to the left fielder. Vince Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Lu Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mike Schell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rich Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Morris Hollins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Willie Ready is pinch hitting for Manny Spahn. Willie Ready grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jose Flannery singles to center field. Bill Shore is pinch hitting for Bill Maas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Flannery gets picked off first. Bill Shore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carroll Leonard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Heinz Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Bissonette did not respond to coaching in control Clarence Church improves in power_vs_righty Red Moore did not respond to coaching in endurance
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rudy Groth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rufus Holloway did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Tavarez improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Poloni did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ken Clarkson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Stapleton did not respond to coaching in C