Inning: 1 Boston Earl Sweeney pitching. Rick Bird flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Meche singles past the second baseman. Jimmy Albrecht flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Meche is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Harry Diggs pitching. Milt Berenyi flies out to the left fielder. Bob Southworth flies out to the left fielder. Nomar Chiti reached on a fielding error by Harry Diggs. Damaso Twitchell walks. Mike Bohanon grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Damaso Twitchell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Barry Splittorff strikes out. Ed Dodd triples. Rick Simon singles to center field. Ed Dodd scores. Ed Bongiovanni flies out to the left fielder. Bob Baumgartner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jumbo Chapman grounds out to the pitcher. Campbell OLeary singles to center field. Cy Tabor walks. Earl Sweeney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Milt Berenyi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Harry Diggs strikes out. Rick Bird strikes out. Jerry Meche singles to center field. Jimmy Albrecht grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Meche is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Southworth hits a home run. Nomar Chiti strikes out. Damaso Twitchell strikes out. Mike Bohanon doubles to center field. Jumbo Chapman singles to right field. Mike Bohanon scores. Jumbo Chapman steals second. Campbell OLeary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Barry Splittorff doubles to center field. Ed Dodd walks. Rick Simon singles to right field. Ed Bongiovanni flies out to the left fielder. Bob Baumgartner flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Barry Splittorff scores. Harry Diggs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Dodd is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cy Tabor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Sweeney grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Berenyi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Rick Bird flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Meche singles to right field. Jimmy Albrecht flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Meche steals second. Barry Splittorff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Southworth grounds out to the shortstop. Nomar Chiti lines out to the pitcher. Damaso Twitchell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ed Dodd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Simon grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Bongiovanni hits a home run. Bob Baumgartner hits a home run. Harry Cisco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Diggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Bohanon strikes out. Jumbo Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Campbell OLeary grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Rick Bird strikes out. Jerry Meche grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Albrecht singles to center field. Barry Splittorff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Cy Tabor flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Davis-Day is pinch hitting for Harry Cisco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Davis-Day flies out to the left fielder. Milt Berenyi singles past the shortstop. Milt Berenyi steals second. Jeff Standridge 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. Bob Southworth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jose Coleman pitching. Ed Dodd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Zosky is pinch hitting for Rick Simon. Tony Zosky singles to right field. Tony Zosky steals second. Ed Bongiovanni singles to right field. Tony Zosky scores. Sid Siegle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Baumgartner pops out to the catcher. Ribs Gott is pinch hitting for Jeff Standridge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ribs Gott grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Bongiovanni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ichiro Tamura pitching. Tom Curd enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Zosky at CF. Nomar Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Damaso Twitchell pops out to the second baseman. Mike Bohanon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Rick Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Meche strikes out. Jimmy Albrecht walks. Barry Splittorff grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmy Albrecht is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Troy Cobb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jumbo Chapman walks. Campbell OLeary walks. Cy Tabor strikes out. Eric Donlin is pinch hitting for Sid Siegle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Donlin flies out to the center fielder. Milt Berenyi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Campbell OLeary is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Barry Splittorff (16).3B - Ed Dodd (1).HR - Ed Bongiovanni (9), Bob Baumgartner (5).SF - Bob Baumgartner. Baserunning: SB - Jerry Meche (16), Tony Zosky (4).CS - Jerry Meche (15). Fielding: E - Harry Diggs.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Harris did not respond to coaching in control Greg Smiley did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Mack improves in arm Barney Mills improves in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roger Lewis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Towne did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Stinson did not respond to coaching in range Don Higham did not respond to coaching in speed