Inning: 1 Boston Tim Clark pitching. Bobby Doerr walks. Joe Vosmik walks. Takeshi Fukuda singles to left field. Bobby Doerr scores. Joe Vosmik advances to third on the hit. Boze Berger strikes out. Joe Cronin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Vosmik scores. Ken Murray lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Wilson pitching. Carl Furillo flies out to the right fielder. Al McHale singles to left field. Carlos Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Moe Berg flies out to the center fielder. Ron Jahn flies out to the center fielder. Jack Wilson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Belt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bobby Doerr grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Vosmik singles to left field. Takeshi Fukuda singles to left field. Joe Vosmik advances to third on the hit. Boze Berger grounds out to the third baseman. Takeshi Fukuda advances to second on the play. Joe Cronin doubles to center field. Joe Vosmik scores. Takeshi Fukuda scores. Woodie Randall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Al Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Woodie Randall flies out to the left fielder. Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Moe Berg singles to center field. Ron Jahn flies out to the left fielder. Jack Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bobby Doerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al McHale strikes out. Carlos Griffey walks. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Charlie Sanders singles to left field. Carlos Griffey advances to third on the hit. Paul Blair pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Joe Vosmik pops out to the shortstop. Takeshi Fukuda grounds out to the shortstop. Boze Berger singles to left field. Joe Cronin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Belt grounds out to the pitcher. Al Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Woodie Randall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ken Murray singles to center field. Moe Berg walks. Ron Jahn pops out to the first baseman. Jack Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bobby Doerr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Carl Furillo flies out to the left fielder. Al McHale flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Vosmik grounds out to the pitcher. Takeshi Fukuda hits a home run. Julio Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boze Berger flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cronin singles to left field. Joe Cronin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Junior Caminaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Blair singles to center field. Paul Blair is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ken Murray lines out to the second baseman. Fabian Gaffke is pinch hitting for Moe Berg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fabian Gaffke walks. Bruce James is pinch hitting for Ron Jahn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce James grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Coles is pinch hitting for Alex Belt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Coles walks. Joe Rudy is pinch hitting for Al Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Rudy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Coles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Julio Taylor lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Jack Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Doerr grounds out to the catcher. Jeff Roche is pinch hitting for Joe Vosmik. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Roche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Al McHale walks. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Quinn Mattingly is pinch hitting for Junior Caminaro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al McHale steals second. Quinn Mattingly singles to left field. Al McHale scores. Charlie Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Al McHale is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gilberto Wolfe did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Curd improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Curd did not respond to coaching in range Maurice Roesler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Maurice Roesler did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Gillespie improves in control Elmer Braggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Schultz improves in speed Ray Schultz improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Kunkel improves in 2B