Win: Bruce Mendoza (2-3) Loss: George Littlejohn (1-4)
Save: Tom Gardner (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tacks Higbee pitching. Roy Fontenot flies out to the center fielder. Brian Baker flies out to the right fielder. Joe Amelung walks. Wally Diaz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Amelung is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Anaheim Ike Schrenk pitching. Lou Verhoeven flies out to the left fielder. R.C. Taylor singles to right field. Rube Martinez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Don Castillo singles to right field. R.C. Taylor scores. Dick Grimsley strikes out. Dutch Ellis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Mohorcic pops out to the second baseman. Ken Slattery grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tony Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Anaheim Junior Castillo strikes out. Harry Shantz singles to left field. Tacks Higbee lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lou Verhoeven grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tink Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Schrenk grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Fontenot flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim R.C. Taylor strikes out. Rube Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Don Castillo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wally Diaz. Dick Grimsley walks. Dutch Ellis singles to right field. Don Castillo scores. Junior Castillo singles past the first baseman. Dick Grimsley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Shantz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brian Baker doubles to center field. Joe Amelung singles to right field. Brian Baker scores. Wally Diaz singles to left field. Joe Amelung advances to third on the hit. Mark Mohorcic pops out to the shortstop. Ken Slattery flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Amelung scores. Tony Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Tacks Higbee strikes out. Lou Verhoeven strikes out. R.C. Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony Williams. Rube Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tink Thompson singles to left field. Ike Schrenk lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Fontenot grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Brian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim Don Castillo singles to left field. Dick Grimsley strikes out. Dutch Ellis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Amelung grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Diaz singles to center field. Mark Mohorcic grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Anaheim Junior Castillo flies out to the right fielder. Harry Shantz grounds out to the second baseman. Tacks Higbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ken Slattery strikes out. Tony Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Tink Thompson singles to center field. Cecil Powell is pinch hitting for Ike Schrenk. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cecil Powell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Jon Clarke pitching. Lou Verhoeven grounds out to the second baseman. R.C. Taylor strikes out. Rube Martinez singles to right field. Rube Martinez steals second. Don Castillo singles to right field. Rube Martinez scores. Don Castillo steals second. Dick Grimsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Littlejohn 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. Teruo Iwaoka is pinch hitting for Roy Fontenot. Teruo Iwaoka walks. Brian Baker flies out to the center fielder. Joe Amelung grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Teruo Iwaoka advances to second on the play. Wally Diaz singles to left field. Teruo Iwaoka scores. Mark Mohorcic singles to center field. Ken Slattery lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Anaheim Red Preibisch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Teruo Iwaoka at 1B. Bruce Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch Ellis walks. Jose Etten is pinch hitting for Junior Castillo. Jose Etten grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Shantz lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tony Williams doubles to left field. Tink Thompson singles to center field. Tony Williams scores. Bunny Joyce is pinch hitting for Bruce Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bunny Joyce strikes out. Red Preibisch reached on a 2-base fielding error by R.C. Taylor. The defense is playing the infield in. Brian Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tink Thompson scores. Joe Amelung grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Anaheim Tom Gardner pitching. Tommy Gill is pinch hitting for George Littlejohn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Gill strikes out. Lou Verhoeven strikes out. R.C. Taylor lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Anaheim total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Johnny Nelson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Nelson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Erv Boccabella improves in range Stan Nomo did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Smith improves in arm Livan Quintana did not respond to coaching in speed Tadami Sato improves in 2B
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mickey Auker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Aucoin did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Keating did not respond to coaching in control Steve Moren did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lew Halt did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Garrity improves in arm Rick Busch did not respond to coaching in 1B