Win: Robert Ritchie (1-0) Loss: Eduardo Fondin (4-4)
Save: Jeff Billings (14)
Inning: 1 Toronto Tommy Ford pitching. Harry Huff grounds out to the third baseman. Lorenzo Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Hunter walks. Dino Townsend singles to right field. Chad Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ted Crafty pitching. Danny Rush grounds out to the second baseman. Ollie Black walks. Ollie Black steals second. Walker Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Dente flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Sherman McFarland walks. Sherman McFarland steals second. Tom Murcer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Duff Keefe doubles past the center fielder. Sherman McFarland scores. Ted Crafty grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Huff walks. Lorenzo Gonzalez singles to center field. Duff Keefe scores. Harry Huff advances to third on the hit. Earl Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Sharrott flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Cornelius flies out to the right fielder. Art Sularz singles to left field. Bob Schacht singles to left field. Art Sularz advances to third on the hit. Tommy Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Dino Townsend flies out to the right fielder. Chad Burke flies out to the left fielder. Sherman McFarland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Danny Rush strikes out. Ollie Black singles to left field. Walker Jones singles past the first baseman. Bud Dente singles to center field. Ollie Black scores. Walker Jones advances to third on the hit. Paul Sharrott pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Cornelius grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Tom Murcer singles to right field. Duff Keefe flies out to the center fielder. Tom Murcer steals second. Ted Crafty grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Huff doubles to center field. Tom Murcer scores. Lorenzo Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Art Sularz grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Schacht triples. Tommy Ford pops out to the second baseman. Danny Rush strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Earl Hunter strikes out. Dino Townsend singles to center field. Chad Burke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dino Townsend is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sherman McFarland singles to center field. Chad Burke advances to third on the hit. Matt Todt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Murcer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ollie Black grounds out to the third baseman. Walker Jones walks. Bud Dente strikes out. Walker Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Duff Keefe flies out to the center fielder. Ted Crafty grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Huff doubles to center field. Lorenzo Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Paul Sharrott singles to right field. Charlie Cornelius singles to center field. Paul Sharrott advances to third on the hit. Art Sularz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Schacht singles to left field. Paul Sharrott scores. Jesse Newman is pinch hitting for Matt Todt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jesse Newman bunts for a base hit. Danny Rush flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Cornelius scores. Ollie Black grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Toronto Robert Ritchie pitching. Earl Hunter strikes out. Dino Townsend grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Eduardo Fondin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Walker Jones walks. Bud Dente hits a home run. Walker Jones scores. Red Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Sharrott walks. Charlie Cornelius triples. Paul Sharrott scores. Art Sularz strikes out. Bob Schacht grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Cornelius scores. Dave Lindsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Belve Rakers is pinch hitting for Robert Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Belve Rakers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Horace LaCorte pitching. Sherman McFarland grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Murcer walks. Duff Keefe singles to center field. Tom Murcer advances to third on the hit. Paul Mossor is pinch hitting for Dave Lindsey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Mossor doubles to right field. Tom Murcer scores. Harry Huff strikes out. Lorenzo Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Robert Torphy pitching. Danny Rush strikes out. Ollie Black singles to left field. Walker Jones flies out to the center fielder. Bud Dente strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Jeff Billings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Earl Hunter reached on a fielding error by Bob Schacht. Dino Townsend grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Hunter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chad Burke singles past the shortstop. Dino Townsend advances to third on the hit. Sherman McFarland flies out to the left fielder. Tom Murcer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Toronto total runners left on base: 12 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Batting:3B - Charlie Cornelius (2), Bob Schacht (2).HR - Bud Dente (21).SF - Danny Rush. Baserunning: SB - Ollie Black (5).CS - Walker Jones (6). Fielding: E - Bob Schacht.
Game Notes Jeff Billings is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Patrick Keeler did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Meluskey did not respond to coaching in velocity Candy Skaugstad did not respond to coaching in control George Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Deagle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chuck Fittery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Craig Harshany did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty John Anderson improves in speed Roy Batten did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Cappuzzello improves in contact_vs_lefty John Whitehill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Reb Collins did not respond to coaching in control Claude Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in speed Buddy Spooner did not respond to coaching in control John Whitehill improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Barbeau improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rob Thies did not respond to coaching in range Pete Stafford did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Vail did not respond to coaching in 3B