Win: Lars Christian (15-5) Loss: Lefty Grove (10-10)
Save: Steve Smith (23)
Inning: 1 Boston Lars Christian pitching. Nardi Latium singles to center field. Ron Jahn flies out to the center fielder. Takeshi Fukuda flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Doerr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Grove pitching. Ron Shelton grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Griffey grounds out to the third baseman. Al McHale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ken Murray flies out to the right fielder. Joe Vosmik strikes out. Moe Berg singles to left field. Lou Finney walks. Lefty Grove strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Coles hits a home run. Charlie Sanders strikes out. Paul Blair singles to right field. Junior Caminaro flies out to the right fielder. Paul Blair steals second. Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Nardi Latium singles to center field. Ron Jahn doubles to center field. Nardi Latium is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Takeshi Fukuda grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Doerr triples. Ron Jahn scores. Ken Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lars Christian grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Shelton singles to center field. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Al McHale triples. Ron Shelton scores. Harry Coles walks. Charlie Sanders flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Joe Vosmik grounds out to the third baseman. Moe Berg strikes out. Lou Finney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Paul Blair grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Carl Furillo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Lefty Grove pops out to the second baseman. Nardi Latium grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Jahn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lars Christian singles to center field. Ron Shelton singles to center field. Lars Christian advances to third on the hit. Carlos Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lars Christian scores. Al McHale grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Shelton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Coles pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Takeshi Fukuda doubles past the center fielder. Bobby Doerr strikes out. Ken Murray walks. Joe Vosmik grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Sanders pops out to the second baseman. Paul Blair singles to center field. Junior Caminaro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Blair is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Furillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Cronin is pinch hitting for Moe Berg. Joe Cronin flies out to the center fielder. Isamu Murata is pinch hitting for Lou Finney. Isamu Murata strikes out. Lefty Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Fabian Gaffke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Cronin at C. Gene Enzenroth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Isamu Murata at SS. Al Ramirez is pinch hitting for Lars Christian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Ramirez singles past the first baseman. Ron Shelton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Carlos Griffey walks. Al McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Tim Seibold pitching. Joe Rudy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Griffey at 3B. Nardi Latium triples. Ron Jahn walks. Takeshi Fukuda grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Nardi Latium scores. Bobby Doerr singles to center field. Ken Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Walt Silvestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Harry Coles strikes out. Charlie Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Paul Blair is hit by a pitch. Junior Caminaro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Carey is pinch hitting for Joe Vosmik. Tom Carey strikes out. Fabian Gaffke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gene Enzenroth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Robbins did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Lewis did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Robbins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Hulihan improves in contact_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: Al Bohnet did not respond to coaching in speed Al Bohnet did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Matt Sheridan improves in contact_vs_lefty John Gillespie did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Kunkel improves in 2B