Win: George Krukow (1-0) Loss: Joe Ryan (1-2)
Save: Atlee McNeil (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Tillotson pitching. Rich Cooper walks. Rich Cooper steals second. George Walker throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Harry Bolling flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rich Cooper scores. Mike Schell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Kelly walks. Cotton Flythe singles to right field. Jeff Byers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Joe Ryan pitching. Jett Williams strikes out. Ben Gessler walks. Ben Gessler steals second. Scott James strikes out. Howie Colbrunn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Burtschy flies out to the center fielder. Gary Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Bill Herrin grounds out to the pitcher. Roger Olmsted grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Griffin singles to center field. George Walker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Angel Griffin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rich Cooper singles to center field. Harry Bolling grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Cooper advances to second on the play. Mike Schell grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Cooper advances to third on the play. Bob Kelly singles to left field. Rich Cooper scores. Cotton Flythe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Bill Tillotson grounds out to the second baseman. Jett Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Gessler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Byers flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Tom Burtschy strikes out. Gary Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Scott James strikes out. Howie Colbrunn flies out to the left fielder. Bill Herrin walks. Roger Olmsted flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Ryan strikes out. Rich Cooper walks. Harry Bolling flies out to the right fielder. Mike Schell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Angel Griffin singles to center field. George Walker strikes out. Wade Crow is pinch hitting for Bill Tillotson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wade Crow grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City George Krukow pitching. Bob Kelly strikes out. Cotton Flythe flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Byers singles to center field. Tom Burtschy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jett Williams strikes out. Ben Gessler grounds out to the third baseman. Scott James doubles to right field. Howie Colbrunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ryan pops out to the third baseman. Ellis Young is pinch hitting for Rich Cooper. Ellis Young triples. Harry Bolling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Tom Reed enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ellis Young at LF. Bill Herrin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Olmsted grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Griffin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Schell grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Cotton Flythe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Charles Marshall enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Kelly at 1B. Greg Garrelts is pinch hitting for George Walker. Greg Garrelts walks. Joe Gamble is pinch hitting for George Krukow. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Joe Gamble reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Schell. Jett Williams singles to center field. Greg Garrelts scores. Joe Gamble scores. Jett Williams steals second. Ben Gessler flies out to the center fielder. Scott James flies out to the left fielder. Howie Colbrunn doubles to center field. Jett Williams scores. Moxie Orsino 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. Bill Herrin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Atlee McNeil pitching. Mel Touchstone enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Garrelts at C. Jeff Byers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Burtschy strikes out. Gary Smith bunts for a base hit. Barney Kores is pinch hitting for Moxie Orsino. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Barney Kores strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Heinz Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Shinall did not respond to coaching in control Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Viox did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Bourgeois improves in arm Sang-Hoon Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bud Jester improves in endurance Roy Tracy did not respond to coaching in control Doc Miller improves in speed Danilo Schulz improves in velocity Doc Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Danilo Schulz improves in velocity