Win: Darrell Sanford (3-1) Loss: George Denning (3-2)
Save: Bill Maas (4)
Inning: 1 Boston George Denning pitching. Clint Young grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Foreman grounds out to the shortstop. Red Page singles to right field. Tom Kearse grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Red Page is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Darrell Sanford pitching. Harry Bolling strikes out. Tom Reed grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Byers walks. Bob Kelly doubles past the right fielder. Jeff Byers is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Jesus Heine grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Lu Cvengros flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Cotton Flythe walks. Cotton Flythe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Verle Berran grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Burtschy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Alex Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Darrell Sanford grounds out to the pitcher. Clint Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Denning grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Bolling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Foreman grounds out to the third baseman. Red Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Kearse walks. Jesus Heine hits a home run. Tom Kearse scores. Vince Foster walks. Lu Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Reed grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Byers walks. Bob Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Cotton Flythe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Byers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Alex Valentin strikes out. Darrell Sanford strikes out. Clint Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Verle Berran reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Foreman. Tom Burtschy doubles to right field. Verle Berran scores. Gary Smith bunts for a base hit. George Denning strikes out. Gary Smith steals second. Harry Bolling pops out to the second baseman. Tom Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Ed Foreman singles to right field. Red Page doubles to center field. Ed Foreman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Kearse singles to right field. Tom Kearse steals second. Jesus Heine hits a home run. Red Page scores. Tom Kearse scores. Vince Foster lines out to the first baseman. Lu Cvengros singles to center field. Alex Valentin singles to left field. Darrell Sanford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clint Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jeff Byers singles to right field. Bob Kelly strikes out. Cotton Flythe flies out to the left fielder. Verle Berran singles to center field. 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. Tom Burtschy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Ed Foreman strikes out. Red Page strikes out. Tom Kearse walks. Morris Hollins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tom Kearse steals second. Jesus Heine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Smith walks. Gary Smith steals second. Morris Hollins lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Bolling strikes out. Tom Reed singles to left field. Gary Smith scores. Jeff Byers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bill Shore is pinch hitting for Vince Foster. Bill Shore singles to left field. Lu Cvengros strikes out. Ed Johnson is pinch hitting for Alex Valentin. Bill Shore steals second. Ed Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Jose Flannery is pinch hitting for Andy Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Flannery singles to center field. Clint Young doubles past the first baseman. Bill Shore scores. Jose Flannery uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clint Young gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rufus Holloway pitching. Tom Tavarez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Johnson at C. Charles Marshall is pinch hitting for Bob Kelly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charles Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Kores is pinch hitting for Cotton Flythe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barney Kores strikes out. Verle Berran doubles to center field. Rudy Leslie is pinch hitting for Tom Burtschy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rudy Leslie reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jesus Heine. Verle Berran scores. Gary Smith walks. Morris Hollins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Ed Foreman singles to right field. Red Page grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Foreman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Page steals second. Tom Kearse singles past the shortstop. Red Page is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jesus Heine walks. Joe Quinones is pinch hitting for Bill Shore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Quinones lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Bolling strikes out. Tom Reed walks. Jeff Byers singles past the first baseman. Charles Marshall walks. Bill Maas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Barney Kores flies out to the center fielder. Verle Berran grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tom Reed is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Clint Young (6), Red Page (4).HR - Jesus Heine 2 (5). Baserunning: SB - Red Page (5), Tom Kearse 2 (2), Bill Shore (1). Fielding: E - Ed Foreman, Jesus Heine.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hal LeClaire improves in velocity Charlie Torres improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Poloni improves in control Ed Canseco did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Stapleton improves in power_vs_righty Ken Clarkson did not respond to coaching in control Dave Stapleton did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Moore did not respond to coaching in control Red Moore did not respond to coaching in control Sang-Hoon Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Heinz Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C