Win: Sal Carlson (4-11) Loss: Joe Mercer (2-14)
Save: Joe Guiney (10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Sal Carlson pitching. Randy Bogle flies out to the left fielder. Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Mercer pitching. Gene Gray strikes out. John Darr grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Smith singles to right field. Kris Dingman flies out to the right fielder. Tarrik Smith steals second. Harry Brown singles to left field. Tarrik Smith scores. Davey Smyth grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harry Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Davey Smyth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman walks. Kitty Jackson strikes out. Mickey Young flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stoviak singles to right field. John Brown flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ernie Cain flies out to the right fielder. Joe Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Bogle pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sal Carlson strikes out. Gene Gray singles past the second baseman. John Darr walks. Ralph Davis flies out to the left fielder. Alex Rossman singles to right field. Gene Gray scores. John Darr advances to third on the hit. Kitty Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kid Hale pops out to the shortstop. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mickey Young hits a home run. Bill Stoviak singles to left field. John Brown singles to center field. Bill Stoviak advances to third on the hit. Sal Carlson pops out to the second baseman. Gene Gray flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Stoviak scores. John Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kris Dingman strikes out. Harry Brown strikes out. Davey Smyth walks. Ernie Cain singles to right field. Davey Smyth advances to third on the hit. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Joe Mercer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Henry Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Bennett pitching. Ralph Davis flies out to the center fielder. Alex Rossman grounds out to the second baseman. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Randy Bogle grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Hale pops out to the second baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mickey Young walks. Bill Stoviak singles past the shortstop. John Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mickey Young advances to third on the play. Harry Bowman is pinch hitting for Sal Carlson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harry Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Guiney pitching. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Kris Dingman flies out to the left fielder. Harry Brown singles to center field. Davey Smyth grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gene Gray grounds out to the second baseman. John Darr walks. Ralph Davis strikes out. Alex Rossman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Darr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ernie Cain grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Hurdle is pinch hitting for Bob Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Bogle walks. Kid Hale pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Cy Plympton pitching. Kitty Jackson walks. Kitty Jackson steals second. Mickey Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kitty Jackson advances to third on the play. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Kitty Jackson scores. Eiji Nakamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Kris Dingman singles past the second baseman. Harry Brown hits an infield single to the pitcher. Davey Smyth walks. Ernie Cain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Oddibe Barthelson improves in power_vs_lefty Eric Sterling improves in speed Bill Nealon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don DeJesus improves in arm Pete Davenport did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Birdie Engle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sammy Kilgus did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Nolte improves in control Sammy Kilgus improves in power_vs_lefty Sammy Kilgus did not respond to coaching in arm Don Goodwin improves in power_vs_righty