Win: Mickey Lennon (1-0) Loss: Birdie Lake (15-8)
Save: Yuichi Kubo (5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mickey Lennon pitching. Bob Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Hernandez singles to left field. Freddy Perry flies out to the center fielder. Ed Lovelace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Anaheim Birdie Lake pitching. Dick Head strikes out. Phil Fields doubles past the center fielder. Steve Cone strikes out. Mark Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lave Bowa flies out to the left fielder. Clem Thornton doubles to center field. Reggie Tartabull flies out to the left fielder. Bob Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Gino Andrus singles to left field. Dutch Otterson flies out to the center fielder. Thurston Howell flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Redus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Birdie Lake strikes out. Bob Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Mickey Lennon walks. Dick Head strikes out. Phil Fields grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Freddy Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Lovelace grounds out to the second baseman. Lave Bowa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Steve Cone singles to center field. Mark Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Gino Andrus flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Otterson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Cone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clem Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Tartabull lines out to the shortstop. Bob Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Thurston Howell flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Redus strikes out. Mickey Lennon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Birdie Lake grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Tartabull singles to center field. Sandy Hernandez walks. Freddy Perry flies out to the right fielder. Ed Lovelace pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Anaheim Dick Head singles to left field. Dick Head steals second. Phil Fields strikes out. Steve Cone flies out to the left fielder. Mark Blankenship singles to center field. Dick Head scores. Mark Blankenship steals second. Gino Andrus walks. Dutch Otterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lave Bowa grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Thornton doubles to right field. Reggie Tartabull walks. Dane Sprinz 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 1st. Bob Boone strikes out. Angel Gill is pinch hitting for Birdie Lake. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Angel Gill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Reggie Tartabull is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Anaheim Kazuhide Niinuma pitching. Thurston Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Redus singles to center field. Lance Mountain is pinch hitting for Dane Sprinz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lance Mountain strikes out. Tommy Redus steals second. Dick Head pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Bockus pitching. Bob Tartabull flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Freddy Perry singles to center field. Ed Lovelace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Phil Fields grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Cone grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mark Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lave Bowa grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Thornton doubles to center field. Yuichi Kubo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Reggie Tartabull strikes out. Yariel Duvergel is pinch hitting for Bob Boone. Yariel Duvergel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Anaheim total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Templeton did not respond to coaching in speed Juice Mott improves in arm Mike Nabors did not respond to coaching in range Dick Burg improves in contact_vs_lefty Juice Mott did not respond to coaching in 1B
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Frey improves in arm Julio Carey did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Frey improves in contact_vs_righty Howard Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity