Win: Elmer Buice (1-0) Loss: Kermit Flaherty (0-1)
Save: Pete Cooper (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Kermit Flaherty pitching. Pickles Office strikes out. Luis Coscarart strikes out. Joe Delgado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Elmer Buice pitching. Adam Chambers triples. Syd Nicosia strikes out. John Maxwell doubles to center field. Adam Chambers scores. John Maxwell steals third. Lep Darr singles to center field. John Maxwell scores. Len Harrison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Butch Sweetland strikes out. Mike Wilson hits a home run. John Hatcher grounds out to the second baseman. Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Tony Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Daisuke Hiramasu strikes out. Guillermo Tubbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ernie Kern singles to left field. Elmer Buice lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pickles Office walks. Luis Coscarart flies out to the right fielder. Joe Delgado hits a home run. Ernie Kern scores. Pickles Office scores. Butch Sweetland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Kermit Flaherty flies out to the center fielder. Adam Chambers walks. Syd Nicosia walks. John Maxwell flies out to the left fielder. Lep Darr grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Syd Nicosia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Wilson pops out to the second baseman. John Hatcher singles to left field. Hooks Medich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Hatcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ernie Kern flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Len Harrison singles to right field. Tony Spencer strikes out. Daisuke Hiramasu strikes out. Guillermo Tubbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Elmer Buice grounds out to the shortstop. Pickles Office doubles to left field. Luis Coscarart singles to center field. Pickles Office scores. Carl Herman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Delgado walks. Butch Sweetland walks. Mike Wilson singles to right field. Luis Coscarart scores. Joe Delgado scores. Butch Sweetland advances to third on the hit. Bob Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Hatcher flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Butch Sweetland scores. Hooks Medich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Bob Burns strikes out. Adam Chambers grounds out to the second baseman. Syd Nicosia is hit by a pitch. John Maxwell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Syd Nicosia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ernie Kern flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Buice flies out to the right fielder. Pickles Office flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Lep Darr grounds out to the shortstop. Len Harrison flies out to the left fielder. Tony Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Luis Coscarart grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Bob Batch 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. Butch Sweetland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Daisuke Hiramasu hits a home run. Guillermo Tubbs singles past the shortstop. Passed ball. Guillermo Tubbs advances to second. Bob Batch lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Adam Chambers strikes out. Syd Nicosia hits a home run. Guillermo Tubbs scores. Minnie Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Maxwell singles to left field. John Maxwell steals second. Lep Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Wilson strikes out. John Hatcher flies out to the center fielder. Hooks Medich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Len Harrison doubles to left field. Tony Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Daisuke Hiramasu flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Tubbs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ernie Kern grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Wright is pinch hitting for Minnie Hermanski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Wright strikes out. Pickles Office singles to right field. Luis Coscarart grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pickles Office is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Pete Cooper pitching. Frank Weinert is pinch hitting for Bob Batch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Weinert grounds out to the shortstop. Adam Chambers strikes out. Syd Nicosia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3 Toronto total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - John Maxwell (1), Len Harrison (1).3B - Adam Chambers (1).HR - Syd Nicosia (1), Daisuke Hiramasu (1).GIDP - Len Harrison.HBP - Syd Nicosia (1). Baserunning: SB - John Maxwell 2 (2).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dave Dotson improves in speed Dave Dotson improves in power_vs_righty Joe Maxwell improves in speed Gus Flores improves in velocity
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Herb Pernoll improves in velocity Cy Moses improves in range Johnny Kaline did not respond to coaching in control Larry Thon improves in arm Cy Moses did not respond to coaching in 3B