Win: Byron Young (11-1) Loss: Carl Kress (4-4)
Save: John Murphy (26)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Carl Kress pitching. Frank Babb grounds out to the catcher. Barney Aulds strikes out. Terry Abadie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Byron Young pitching. Pickles Office strikes out. Luis Coscarart strikes out. Joe Delgado lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek flies out to the left fielder. Jim Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Shaner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ernie Kern strikes out. John Hatcher pops out to the first baseman. Luis Carl singles to center field. Mark Fosse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Howley singles to right field. John Howley steals second. Tommy McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Byron Young grounds out to the second baseman. John Howley advances to third on the play. Frank Babb hits a home run. John Howley scores. Barney Aulds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Gleich walks. Carl Kress lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pickles Office grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Gleich advances to third on the play. Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie hits a home run. George Petkovsek strikes out. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Frank Shaner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Delgado singles to right field. Ernie Kern walks. John Hatcher walks. Luis Carl pops out to the first baseman. Mark Fosse grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Howley pops out to the first baseman. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Byron Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Gleich grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Kress flies out to the center fielder. Pickles Office walks. Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Babb singles to right field. Barney Aulds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Terry Abadie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Delgado singles to center field. Ernie Kern singles to left field. John Hatcher pops out to the first baseman. Luis Carl strikes out. Dick Harris is pinch hitting for Mark Fosse. Dick Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Alex Rudolph 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. Frank Shaner hits a home run. John Howley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Gleich flies out to the center fielder. Mark Wright is pinch hitting for Alex Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Wright singles to center field. Mark Wright is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pickles Office walks. Luis Coscarart singles to center field. Joe Delgado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Katsura Nishi pitching. Tommy McCarthy singles past the third baseman. Tommy McCarthy steals second. Byron Young lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Babb pops out to the first baseman. Barney Aulds singles to center field. Tommy McCarthy scores. Barney Aulds steals second. Barney Aulds is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ernie Kern singles to right field. John Hatcher walks. Luis Carl grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Hatcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luis Carl is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Harris doubles to center field. Ernie Kern scores. John Greene 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. Joe Gleich hits a home run. Dick Harris scores. Ed King is pinch hitting for Katsura Nishi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed King doubles to left field. Pickles Office walks. Luis Coscarart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Minnie Hermanski pitching. Terry Abadie strikes out. George Petkovsek singles to left field. Jim Stephenson singles past the second baseman. Frank Shaner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Delgado singles past the second baseman. Ernie Kern flies out to the left fielder. John Hatcher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Roy Smith improves in control Ray Lloyd improves in arm Bill Bramhall improves in range Ray Lloyd improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Joe Maxwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Maxwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tommy Pipgras improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Schegg did not respond to coaching in control Clay Angelini did not respond to coaching in SS