Win: Byron Young (21-7) Loss: Alex Rudolph (0-8)
Save: John Murphy (49)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carl Kress pitching. Frank Babb grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Aulds singles to center field. Barney Aulds is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Terry Abadie grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Byron Young pitching. Pickles Office singles to left field. Luis Coscarart doubles past the center fielder. Pickles Office uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Delgado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Coscarart advances to third on the play. Butch Sweetland walks. Mike Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Butch Sweetland steals second. John Hatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Geronimo walks. Jim Stephenson singles to left field. Mike Geronimo advances to third on the hit. Frank Shaner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ernie Kern strikes out. George Puig grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Kress pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Howley grounds out to the second baseman. Byron Young singles to center field. Frank Babb lines out to the pitcher. Barney Aulds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pickles Office grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart singles to center field. Joe Delgado singles to left field. Luis Coscarart aggressively advances to third on the hit. Butch Sweetland doubles to right field. Luis Coscarart scores. Joe Delgado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. John Hatcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! George Petkovsek walks. Mike Geronimo lines out to the second baseman. Jim Stephenson singles past the second baseman. George Petkovsek advances to third on the hit. Frank Shaner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ernie Kern pops out to the second baseman. George Puig strikes out. Carl Kress flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Howley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Byron Young pops out to the first baseman. Frank Babb reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Puig. Barney Aulds singles to center field. Frank Babb scores. Terry Abadie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pickles Office lines out to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart flies out to the center fielder. Joe Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek singles to left field. George Petkovsek steals second. George Petkovsek is out trying to steal third. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Jim Stephenson walks. Frank Shaner singles to right field. Jim Stephenson advances to third on the hit. Alex Rudolph 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. John Howley walks. Johnny Smith is pinch hitting for Byron Young. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Johnny Smith singles to left field. Jim Stephenson scores. Frank Shaner scores. Frank Babb singles to center field. John Howley scores. Johnny Smith advances to third on the hit. Barney Aulds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Cy Barger pitching. Butch Sweetland grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. John Hatcher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie singles to left field. Minnie Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Abadie is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Petkovsek strikes out. Mike Geronimo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ernie Kern grounds out to the second baseman. George Puig flies out to the center fielder. Ed King is pinch hitting for Minnie Hermanski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed King flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Booker pitching. Jim Stephenson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Frank Shaner hits a home run. Jim Stephenson scores. Brian White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Howley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Adrian Smith is pinch hitting for Cy Barger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Adrian Smith walks. Frank Babb strikes out. Barney Aulds singles to right field. Adrian Smith advances to third on the hit. Terry Abadie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Veras pitching. Britt Fahey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Shaner at 1B. Pickles Office singles to right field. Passed ball. Pickles Office advances to second. Luis Coscarart pops out to the third baseman. Joe Delgado singles to left field. Pickles Office scores. Butch Sweetland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Geronimo singles to left field. Jack Runge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Geronimo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Stephenson doubles to left field. Britt Fahey grounds out to the shortstop. 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. Mike Wilson lines out to the shortstop. John Hatcher hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ernie Kern grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Jim Stephenson (19).HR - Frank Shaner (6).GIDP - Frank Shaner. Baserunning: SB - George Petkovsek (7).CS - Barney Aulds (13), Terry Abadie (13), George Petkovsek (5), Mike Geronimo (13). Fielding: PB - John Howley.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Smith improves in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Clay Angelini improves in range Bob McCormick did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Maxwell improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Schegg did not respond to coaching in control