Win: Lars Christian (17-5) Loss: Bobby Guidry (11-7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bobby Guidry pitching. Carl Furillo bunts for a base hit. Carlos Griffey singles to right field. Carl Furillo advances to third on the hit. Junior Caminaro pops out to the second baseman. Paul Blair flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Carl Furillo scores. Alex Belt singles past the first baseman. Al Ramirez hits a home run. Carlos Griffey scores. Alex Belt scores. Stan Ripple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mazeroski walks. Bill Mazeroski is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Lars Christian pitching. Vern Hargesheimer singles to center field. Corey Moroney flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Phil Wendell hits a home run. Vern Hargesheimer scores. Jim Zettlein strikes out. Dick Irvine hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bill Drescher singles to right field. Dick Irvine advances to third on the hit. Chris Liebhardt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pete Quinn singles to right field. Lars Christian fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lars Christian pops out to the first baseman. Carl Furillo flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Peter Cook hits an infield single to the pitcher. Stan Ripple lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vern Hargesheimer strikes out. Corey Moroney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Junior Caminaro grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Blair flies out to the left fielder. Alex Belt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Phil Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Zettlein triples. Dick Irvine pops out to the shortstop. Bill Drescher lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Ramirez singles to center field. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Pete Quinn strikes out. Lars Christian grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Chris Liebhardt strikes out. Peter Cook strikes out. John Kelleher is pinch hitting for Stan Ripple. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Kelleher pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eiji Hongo pitching. Carl Furillo flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Junior Caminaro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Vern Hargesheimer flies out to the left fielder. Corey Moroney walks. Phil Wendell flies out to the right fielder. Jim Zettlein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Paul Blair reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Irvine. Alex Belt flies out to the center fielder. Al Ramirez singles to center field. Paul Blair scores. Bill Mazeroski walks. Pete Quinn singles to left field. Al Ramirez scores. Bill Mazeroski aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lars Christian grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mazeroski scores. Pete Quinn advances to second on the play. Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Dick Irvine strikes out. Bill Drescher doubles to left field. Chris Liebhardt strikes out. Peter Cook walks. Eiji Hongo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carlos Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Vern Hargesheimer lines out to the shortstop. Corey Moroney singles to center field. Corey Moroney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Wendell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Collins 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. Alex Belt singles to center field. Joe Rudy is pinch hitting for Al Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Rudy walks. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Pete Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Ron Shelton is pinch hitting for Lars Christian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Shelton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Tim Seibold pitching. Pete Corcoran is pinch hitting for Jim Zettlein. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Irvine doubles to right field. Bill Drescher grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Irvine advances to third on the play. Chris Liebhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Carl Furillo walks. Carl Furillo steals second. Carlos Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Quinn Mattingly is pinch hitting for Junior Caminaro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Quinn Mattingly walks. Paul Blair strikes out. Alex Belt walks. Joe Rudy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Toronto Peter Cook strikes out. Izzy Grate is pinch hitting for Jose Collins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Izzy Grate walks. Vern Hargesheimer singles to right field. Corey Moroney pops out to the third baseman. Phil Wendell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vern Hargesheimer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Toronto total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Dick Irvine (21), Bill Drescher (6).3B - Jim Zettlein (4).HR - Phil Wendell (10). Baserunning: CS - Corey Moroney (5). Fielding: E - Dick Irvine.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dutch Ruether improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Baker improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in range Bill Kunkel improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Sanders improves in 3B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vern Trujillo improves in speed Billy Craft did not respond to coaching in control Mike Hulswitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vern Trujillo did not respond to coaching in arm