Win: Lefty Grove (7-6) Loss: Bill McDowell (8-5)
Save: Woody Rich (11)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill McDowell pitching. Joe Vosmik grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Doerr doubles to center field. Takeshi Fukuda strikes out. Ron Jahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Grove pitching. Ron Shelton singles past the third baseman. Carl Furillo flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Griffey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Shelton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Belt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ken Murray grounds out to the catcher. Boze Berger singles to right field. Moe Berg singles to left field. Boze Berger advances to third on the hit. Tom Carey hits a home run. Boze Berger scores. Moe Berg scores. Lefty Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Vosmik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Junior Caminaro singles to center field. Paul Blair doubles to center field. Junior Caminaro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al McHale strikes out. Bill Mazeroski walks. Bill McDowell lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Paul Blair is thrown out at third. Bill Mazeroski advances to second on the play. Bill Mazeroski advances to second on the play. Ron Shelton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill McDowell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Bobby Doerr flies out to the right fielder. Takeshi Fukuda flies out to the left fielder. Ron Jahn walks. Ken Murray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Jahn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Carl Furillo strikes out. Carlos Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Alex Belt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Boze Berger hits a home run. Julio Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moe Berg doubles to right field. Tom Carey strikes out. Lefty Grove strikes out. Joe Vosmik doubles to right field. Moe Berg scores. Bobby Doerr walks. Takeshi Fukuda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Junior Caminaro strikes out. Paul Blair singles to left field. Al McHale hits a home run. Paul Blair scores. Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Taylor is hit by a pitch. Ron Shelton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ron Jahn grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Murray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boze Berger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carl Furillo strikes out. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Alex Belt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Moe Berg lines out to the shortstop. Tom Carey strikes out. Lefty Grove grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Junior Caminaro walks. Paul Blair singles past the first baseman. Al McHale grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Junior Caminaro advances to third on the play. Bill Mazeroski walks. Julio Taylor lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Vosmik walks. Bobby Doerr grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Takeshi Fukuda singles to left field. Leo Denny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Jahn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Takeshi Fukuda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ron Shelton strikes out. Carl Furillo singles past the first baseman. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Alex Belt singles to left field. Carl Furillo advances to third on the hit. Walt Silvestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Junior Caminaro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Ken Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Boze Berger grounds out to the pitcher. Moe Berg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Enzenroth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Takeshi Fukuda at 1B. Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Al McHale singles to right field. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Leo Denny pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Tom Carey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce James is pinch hitting for Walt Silvestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce James grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Vosmik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Woody Rich pitching. Ron Shelton singles to center field. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Carlos Griffey grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ron Shelton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Belt grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Carlos Griffey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Curd improves in arm Jamie Sheets did not respond to coaching in control Jack Hulihan improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Hulihan improves in power_vs_lefty Maurice Roesler did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Sanders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Curt Culler did not respond to coaching in control Bob Baker improves in power_vs_lefty John Gillespie did not respond to coaching in endurance Charlie Sanders did not respond to coaching in 3B