Win: Bill Bissonette (2-2) Loss: Lloyd Morgan (1-1)
Save: Moxie Orsino (2)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Bill Bissonette pitching. Jerry Snell walks. John Hinchliffe strikes out. Charlie English singles to right field. Jerry Snell advances to third on the hit. Charlie English steals second. Gene Moriarity pops out to the second baseman. John Reyes singles to left field. Jerry Snell scores. Charlie English scores. Brooks Stallard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lloyd Morgan pitching. Jeff Byers singles to right field. Tom Burtschy doubles to left field. Jeff Byers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ellis Young singles to center field. Tom Burtschy scores. Tom Reed walks. Bob Kelly singles to left field. Ellis Young scores. Tom Reed advances to third on the hit. Rich Cooper reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Dedeaux. Tom Reed scores. Verle Berran singles to center field. Bob Kelly scores. Rich Cooper is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Charles Marshall grounds out to the pitcher. Verle Berran advances to second on the play. Bill Bissonette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Joe Riebe singles to center field. Gary Dedeaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Riebe advances to second on the play. Lloyd Morgan strikes out. Jerry Snell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Byers singles to right field. Tom Burtschy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ellis Young singles to left field. Tom Reed grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ellis Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Hinchliffe hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Hinchliffe steals second. Charles Marshall throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Charlie English grounds out to the second baseman. John Hinchliffe scores. Gene Moriarity strikes out. John Reyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Rich Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Verle Berran singles to right field. Verle Berran steals second. Charles Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Brooks Stallard grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Riebe doubles to center field. Gary Dedeaux grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Riebe advances to third on the play. Lloyd Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Bissonette grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Byers walks. Tom Burtschy hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ellis Young flies out to the center fielder. Tom Reed flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jerry Snell grounds out to the shortstop. John Hinchliffe flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Charlie English flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Kelly strikes out. Rich Cooper hits a home run. Verle Berran pops out to the second baseman. Charles Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Gene Moriarity strikes out. John Reyes pops out to the second baseman. Brooks Stallard walks. Joe Riebe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Bissonette strikes out. Jeff Byers flies out to the left fielder. Tom Burtschy hits a home run. Dmitri Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellis Young singles to center field. Ellis Young steals second. Tom Reed flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Gary Dedeaux lines out to the third baseman. Horace Steverson is pinch hitting for Dmitri Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Horace Steverson strikes out. Bubba Miller is pinch hitting for Jerry Snell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bubba Miller singles to left field. John Hinchliffe triples. Bubba Miller 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. Hal Gerhart is pinch hitting for Charlie English. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hal Gerhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Meier pitching. Bob Kelly hits a home run. Rich Cooper hits a home run. Bob Grabarkewitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Verle Berran singles to center field. Charles Marshall singles to left field. Verle Berran advances to third on the hit. Moxie Orsino strikes out. Jeff Byers singles to right field. Verle Berran scores. Passed ball. Charles Marshall advances to third. Jeff Byers advances to second. Tom Burtschy hits a home run. Charles Marshall scores. Jeff Byers scores. Ellis Young grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Reed strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jim Wright is pinch hitting for Gene Moriarity. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Wright hits a home run. John Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Brooks Stallard grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Riebe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Kelly strikes out. Rich Cooper doubles to center field. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Charles Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Gary Dedeaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curtis Morrison is pinch hitting for Bob Grabarkewitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Curtis Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bubba Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Joe Riebe (2).3B - John Hinchliffe (2).HR - Jim Wright (1). Baserunning: SB - John Hinchliffe (4), Charlie English (6). Fielding: E - Gary Dedeaux.PB - Hal Gerhart.
Batting:2B - Tom Burtschy (6), Rich Cooper (1).HR - Tom Burtschy 2 (4), Bob Kelly (4), Rich Cooper 2 (2).GIDP - Tom Burtschy. Baserunning: SB - Ellis Young (3), Verle Berran (3). Fielding: E - Charles Marshall.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tony Fortugno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Fortugno improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tony Fortugno improves in power_vs_righty Red Hemming did not respond to coaching in control Tony Fortugno did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Les Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carroll Leonard improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Shinall did not respond to coaching in control Rick Ripken did not respond to coaching in range Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Red Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C