Win: Luke Brown (1-0) Loss: Andy Clark (0-1)
Save: Moxie Orsino (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Neal Osteen pitching. Rich Cooper walks. Harry Bolling walks. Jeff Byers flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bob Kelly singles to center field. Rich Cooper scores. Harry Bolling advances to third on the hit. Cotton Flythe singles to center field. Harry Bolling scores. Verle Berran doubles to right field. Bob Kelly scores. Cotton Flythe is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Tom Burtschy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Luke Brown pitching. Clint Young grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Foreman hits a home run. Red Page flies out to the right fielder. Tom Kearse singles to center field. Jesus Heine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gary Smith pops out to the second baseman. Luke Brown strikes out. Rich Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Vince Foster walks. Vince Foster steals second. Gary Smith throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Lu Cvengros grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Valentin singles to right field. Vince Foster scores. Neal Osteen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clint Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Bolling flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Byers pops out to the third baseman. Bob Kelly singles to center field. Cotton Flythe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ed Foreman hits an infield single to the shortstop. Red Page flies out to the right fielder. Ed Foreman steals second. Tom Kearse grounds out to the pitcher. Jesus Heine singles to right field. Ed Foreman scores. Vince Foster pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Burtschy doubles to center field. Gary Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Burtschy advances to third on the play. Andy Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Luke Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Lu Cvengros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Andy Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rich Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Bolling hits a home run. Jeff Byers is hit by a pitch. Bob Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Cotton Flythe hits a home run. Jeff Byers scores. Rufus Holloway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Clint Young grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Foreman doubles to left field. Red Page flies out to the left fielder. Tom Kearse flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Burtschy strikes out. Gary Smith singles to right field. Luke Brown fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Luke Brown doubles past the first baseman. Gary Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rich Cooper strikes out. Harry Bolling singles to right field. Luke Brown is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jesus Heine grounds out to the third baseman. Vince Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lu Cvengros singles to right field. Jose Flannery is pinch hitting for Alex Valentin. Lu Cvengros steals second. Jose Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Tavarez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Flannery at C. Jeff Byers grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kelly strikes out. Cotton Flythe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Quinones is pinch hitting for Rufus Holloway. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Quinones grounds out to the second baseman. Clint Young lines out to the shortstop. Ed Foreman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City March Smith pitching. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Burtschy grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tom Reed enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Cooper at LF. Mike Schell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Burtschy at 3B. Red Page singles to left field. Tom Kearse singles to left field. Red Page advances to third on the hit. Jesus Heine doubles to right field. Red Page scores. Vince Foster strikes out. Lu Cvengros walks. Bill Shore is pinch hitting for Tom Tavarez. Bill Shore grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Kearse scores. Jesus Heine advances to third on the play. Lu Cvengros advances to second on the play. Morris Hollins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Johnson is pinch hitting for March Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Pegues pitching. Morris Hollins lines out to the second baseman. Tom Reed flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Harry Bolling pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Clint Young flies out to the left fielder. Ed Foreman singles to left field. Red Page walks. Moxie Orsino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Kearse singles to center field. Ed Foreman scores. Jesus Heine strikes out. Vince Foster pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4 Boston total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Verle Berran (1), Tom Burtschy (1), Luke Brown (1).HR - Harry Bolling (1), Cotton Flythe (1).HBP - Jeff Byers (1). Fielding: E - Gary Smith.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Francis improves in arm John Blair improves in range Barney Kores improves in power_vs_lefty John Blair improves in range Heinz Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Barney Kores improves in power_vs_righty Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Manny Hernon improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Atkins improves in range Fred Atkins improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hal LeClaire did not respond to coaching in control Dave Gilliam improves in control Dave Stapleton did not respond to coaching in C