Win: John Cloninger (8-3) Loss: Juan Handley (5-7)
Save: Robert Ritchie (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Juan Handley pitching. Danny Rush walks. Rick Kubinski strikes out. Walker Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle John Cloninger pitching. Tommy Downs flies out to the right fielder. John McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bud Dente hits a home run. Paul Sharrott grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Cornelius singles to center field. Art Sularz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Cornelius is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Art Sularz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Roy Wickman pops out to the third baseman. Whit Smith singles to left field. Jesse Adduci strikes out. Steve Bielaski pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Oquist hits a home run. John Cloninger strikes out. Danny Rush pops out to the catcher. Rick Kubinski singles to right field. Walker Jones lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Bob Olsen singles to left field. Juan Handley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Downs walks. John McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bud Dente flies out to the right fielder. Paul Sharrott flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Cornelius grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Roy Wickman walks. Whit Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Wickman advances to second on the play. Jesse Adduci singles to center field. Steve Bielaski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Wickman scores. Jesse Adduci advances to second on the play. Bob Olsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Art Sularz flies out to the left fielder. John Oquist flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! John Cloninger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Juan Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Downs walks. Tommy Downs steals second. John McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Danny Rush flies out to the center fielder. Rick Kubinski singles past the shortstop. Walker Jones strikes out. Bud Dente singles past the first baseman. Rick Kubinski advances to third on the hit. Paul Sharrott singles to right field. Rick Kubinski scores. Jeff Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Cornelius grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Roy Wickman strikes out. Whit Smith strikes out. Jesse Adduci singles to right field. Steve Bielaski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Art Sularz doubles to center field. John Oquist grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Sularz advances to third on the play. Passed ball. Art Sularz scores. Jimmy Czajkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Cloninger flies out to the center fielder. Danny Rush bunts for a base hit. Rick Kubinski doubles to center field. Danny Rush is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Bob Olsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Czajkowski pops out to the first baseman. Tommy Downs singles to center field. John McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Walker Jones doubles to center field. Bud Dente walks. Paul Sharrott singles to left field. Walker Jones scores. Bob Lambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Cornelius strikes out. Art Sularz strikes out. John Oquist walks. Jesse Newman is pinch hitting for John Cloninger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jesse Newman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Seattle Horace LaCorte pitching. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Dave Langston is pinch hitting for Roy Wickman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Langston grounds out to the catcher. Whit Smith singles to right field. Passed ball. Whit Smith advances to second. Jesse Adduci singles to right field. Whit Smith scores. Steve Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Danny Rush strikes out. Rick Kubinski strikes out. Walker Jones singles to right field. Bud Dente grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walker Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Bob Olsen pops out to the second baseman. Joe Kessinger is pinch hitting for Bob Lambert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Kessinger walks. Tommy Downs flies out to the center fielder. John McDonald singles to center field. Mike Grapenthin walks. Robert Ritchie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Langston strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Seattle total runners LOB: 11
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Watson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ren Farr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Crews improves in contact_vs_righty Manny Toporcer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Skeeter Townsend improves in arm Pete Stafford did not respond to coaching in endurance Manny Toporcer did not respond to coaching in speed Rudy McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Manny Toporcer did not respond to coaching in arm John Whitehill improves in range Manny Toporcer improves in 1B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: James Novoa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ted Juden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kiyoshi Watanabe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Reggie Hargrave did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Hall improves in range Bobby Gooch did not respond to coaching in speed Phil Snyder did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Schmidt improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Watrous did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roger Lezcano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty