Win: Bill Bissonette (1-0) Loss: Ben Collins (0-1)
Save: Morris Hollins (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ben Collins pitching. Rich Cooper singles past the first baseman. Harry Bolling flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Byers strikes out. Rich Cooper steals second. Rich Cooper steals third. Bob Kelly singles past the shortstop. Rich Cooper scores. Cotton Flythe singles to right field. Verle Berran singles to center field. Bob Kelly scores. Cotton Flythe advances to third on the hit. Tom Burtschy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Bill Bissonette pitching. Don Lachemann lines out to the pitcher. Jim Wilborn flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Fraser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gary Smith bunts for a base hit. Gary Smith steals second. Bill Bissonette lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rich Cooper walks. Rich Cooper steals second. Harry Bolling singles to left field. Gary Smith scores. Rich Cooper scores. Jeff Byers walks. Bob Kelly singles to center field. Harry Bolling scores. Jeff Byers is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Cotton Flythe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Boyd Ely grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Mizeur flies out to the center fielder. Harry Morales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Burtschy doubles to left field. Gary Smith singles to right field. Tom Burtschy scores. Gary Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Bissonette grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago George Witt singles past the third baseman. George Witt steals second. Gary Smith throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Pete Lauder strikes out. Ben Collins strikes out. Don Lachemann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rich Cooper singles to left field. Harry Bolling strikes out. Rich Cooper steals second. Jeff Byers reached on a fielding error by Steve Mizeur. Bob Kelly grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Jim Wilborn triples. Carlos Fraser hits a home run. Jim Wilborn scores. Boyd Ely reached on a fielding error by Bill Bissonette. Steve Mizeur grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Boyd Ely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Morales flies out to the left fielder. George Witt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Mizeur is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Cotton Flythe flies out to the center fielder. Verle Berran strikes out. Tom Burtschy pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Pete Lauder grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Collins grounds out to the pitcher. Don Lachemann singles to right field. Jim Wilborn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gary Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bissonette flies out to the right fielder. Rich Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Carlos Fraser singles to left field. Boyd Ely singles to left field. Carlos Fraser advances to third on the hit. Steve Mizeur flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Carlos Fraser scores. Harry Morales strikes out. George Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Bolling walks. Jeff Byers singles to left field. Harry Bolling is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jeff Byers is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Tom Pfister is pinch hitting for Pete Lauder. Tom Pfister singles to center field. Tom Pfister steals second. Ben Collins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Knetzer is pinch hitting for Don Lachemann. Ed Knetzer flies out to the right fielder. Jim Wilborn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cotton Flythe grounds out to the shortstop. Verle Berran lines out to the shortstop. Tom Burtschy doubles to right field. Gary Smith walks. Mike Schell is pinch hitting for Bill Bissonette. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Schell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Moxie Orsino pitching. Tom Reed enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Cooper at LF. Carlos Fraser singles to right field. Carlos Fraser steals second. Gary Smith throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Boyd Ely grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Campusano is pinch hitting for Steve Mizeur. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Campusano grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Fraser scores. Morris Hollins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Raymond is pinch hitting for Harry Morales. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Raymond walks. Ron Raymond steals second. George Witt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Walt Kalahan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Reed flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bolling hits a home run. Jeff Byers flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Tom Pfister singles to left field. Jim Robinson is pinch hitting for Walt Kalahan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Pfister is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Robinson strikes out. Ed Knetzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Tom Burtschy 2 (3).HR - Harry Bolling (2).GIDP - Bob Kelly. Baserunning: SB - Rich Cooper 4 (4), Gary Smith (2).CS - Jeff Byers (2), Gary Smith (2). Fielding: E - Gary Smith 2, Bill Bissonette.
Batting:3B - Jim Wilborn (1).HR - Carlos Fraser (1).SF - Steve Mizeur. Baserunning: SB - Carlos Fraser (1), Ron Raymond (1), George Witt (1), Tom Pfister (2).CS - Tom Pfister (1). Fielding: E - Steve Mizeur.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Shinall did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Ripken improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Davis improves in power_vs_righty Carroll Leonard improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Irv Kashiwada improves in contact_vs_righty Darrell Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Russ Walker did not respond to coaching in velocity Darrell Thomas improves in power_vs_righty Darrell Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Visner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty