Win: Dave Reid (8-0) Loss: Luis Smith (6-7)
Save: Slim Spinks (37)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Marshall Heathcote pitching. Ken Hobbs hits a home run. Ike Campbell singles to center field. Ike Campbell steals second. Bert James singles to right field. Ike Campbell scores. Bert James is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Cooke walks. Joe DeShields strikes out. Harry Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Larry Mendoza pitching. Bill Knoop strikes out. Ray Counsell doubles to right field. Masataka Nobuhara strikes out. Johnny Hill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe Cedeno hits a home run. Bunny Roth strikes out. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Ken Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Dick Delaney flies out to the right fielder. Steve Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Heimueller singles to center field. Cliff Cassidy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ike Campbell singles to center field. Bert James singles to right field. Ike Campbell advances to third on the hit. Rick Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ike Campbell is thrown out at the plate. Joe DeShields pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Marshall Heathcote flies out to the left fielder. Bill Knoop strikes out. Ray Counsell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Jackson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Cedeno strikes out. Bunny Roth walks. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Masataka Nobuhara strikes out. Johnny Hill hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dick Delaney singles past the second baseman. Steve Johnson singles to center field. Johnny Hill is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dick Delaney advances to third on the play. Bob Heimueller doubles to center field. Dick Delaney scores. Steve Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cliff Cassidy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Hobbs reached on a fielding error by Bill Knoop. Ken Hobbs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ike Campbell strikes out. Bert James singles to center field. Luis Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bert James steals second. Rick Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Luis Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Knoop hits a home run. Ray Counsell strikes out. Masataka Nobuhara doubles to left field. Johnny Hill singles to center field. Masataka Nobuhara scores. Dave Reid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Delaney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe DeShields strikes out. Harry Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Steve Johnson singles to right field. Bob Heimueller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cliff Cassidy walks. Luis Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Knoop strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Dave Reid singles to right field. Ken Hobbs doubles past the third baseman. Dave Reid is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ike Campbell hits a home run. Ken Hobbs scores. Hiroshi Ushiyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert James walks. Rick Cooke singles to left field. Joe DeShields pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ray Counsell pops out to the first baseman. Masataka Nobuhara strikes out. Johnny Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Dick Delaney flies out to the right fielder. Stan Smith is pinch hitting for Steve Johnson. Stan Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bob Heimueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ray Handley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Smith at C. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Dave Reid. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Archie Craig grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Ike Campbell walks. Bert James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Slim Spinks pitching. Cliff Cassidy singles past the shortstop. Andy Gardner is pinch hitting for Hiroshi Ushiyama. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Gardner singles to center field. Cliff Cassidy advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Knoop strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Ray Counsell lines out to the second baseman. Masataka Nobuhara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Ken Hobbs (43).HR - Ken Hobbs (16), Ike Campbell (6), Joe Cedeno (18). Baserunning: SB - Ike Campbell (9), Bert James (27).CS - Ken Hobbs (17), Bert James (17).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Adlesh did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Thormodsgard improves in speed John Lyons improves in contact_vs_righty Paul George did not respond to coaching in control Maikel Caceres did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Adlesh did not respond to coaching in velocity
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Justin Mairena did not respond to coaching in control Wedo Ostrosser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Justin Mairena did not respond to coaching in control Justin Mairena improves in control Justin Mairena did not respond to coaching in endurance Wedo Ostrosser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty