Win: Bill McDowell (6-2) Loss: Tamotsu Hirota (6-3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tamotsu Hirota pitching. Carl Furillo triples. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the left fielder. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Furillo scores. Al McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Bill McDowell pitching. Shag Flies walks. Corey Moroney walks. Dick Irvine strikes out. Jim Zettlein singles to right field. John Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. Bill Drescher singles to center field. Shag Flies scores. Corey Moroney scores. Jim Zettlein advances to third on the hit. Chris Liebhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ramirez singles in front of the right fielder. Al Ramirez steals second. Ron Shelton strikes out. Harry Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto John Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tamotsu Hirota strikes out. Shag Flies walks. Corey Moroney singles to center field. Shag Flies advances to third on the hit. Dick Irvine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill McDowell strikes out. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mazeroski singles to center field. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Jim Zettlein grounds out to the third baseman. John Kelleher strikes out. Bill Drescher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al McHale hits a home run. Paul Blair triples. Al Ramirez singles to center field. Paul Blair scores. Ron Shelton bunts for a base hit. Harry Coles grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ramirez advances to third on the play. Ron Shelton advances to second on the play. Bill McDowell singles to center field. Al Ramirez scores. Ron Shelton scores. Hector James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Furillo grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill McDowell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carl Furillo steals second. Bill Mazeroski reached on a fielding error by Dick Irvine. Junior Caminaro singles to right field. Carl Furillo scores. Bill Mazeroski advances to third on the hit. Al McHale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Chris Liebhardt pops out to the shortstop. John Williams singles to left field. John Williams steals second. Hector James flies out to the center fielder. Shag Flies singles to center field. John Williams scores. Corey Moroney grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shag Flies is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Paul Blair triples. Al Ramirez walks. Ron Shelton strikes out. Harry Coles singles to center field. Paul Blair scores. Bill McDowell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Furillo singles to left field. Al Ramirez scores. Harry Coles scores. Bill Mazeroski hits a home run. Carl Furillo scores. Junior Caminaro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Dick Irvine pops out to the shortstop. Jim Zettlein singles past the shortstop. John Kelleher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al McHale strikes out. Paul Blair lines out to the shortstop. Al Ramirez walks. Ron Shelton singles to right field. Harry Coles pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Bill Drescher flies out to the right fielder. Chris Liebhardt hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Williams singles past the second baseman. Hector James lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Chris Liebhardt is thrown out at third. John Williams advances to second on the play. John Williams advances to second on the play. Shag Flies walks. Corey Moroney strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill McDowell grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Furillo strikes out. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Dick Irvine pops out to the second baseman. Jim Zettlein flies out to the left fielder. John Kelleher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Quinn Mattingly is pinch hitting for Junior Caminaro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Quinn Mattingly flies out to the left fielder. Al McHale pops out to the third baseman. Eiji Hongo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Bill Drescher singles to left field. Chris Liebhardt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Drescher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Liebhardt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Rudy is pinch hitting for Al Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Rudy strikes out. Carlos Griffey is pinch hitting for Ron Shelton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Harry Coles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Peter Cook is pinch hitting for Eiji Hongo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Peter Cook walks. Vern Hargesheimer is pinch hitting for Shag Flies. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Vern Hargesheimer singles to right field. Peter Cook advances to third on the hit. Corey Moroney singles to left field. Peter Cook scores. Vern Hargesheimer advances to third on the hit. Dick Irvine pops out to the first baseman. Phil Wendell is pinch hitting for Jim Zettlein. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Wendell singles to center field. Vern Hargesheimer scores. Bobby Cress is pinch hitting for John Kelleher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Cress strikes out. Bill Drescher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Toronto total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Gale did not respond to coaching in velocity Dutch Ruether improves in speed John Gillespie did not respond to coaching in velocity John Gillespie did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Sanders improves in 3B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vern Trujillo improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete Corcoran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Birrer improves in power_vs_righty Jermaine Sutherland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty