Win: Al Rabe (1-0) Loss: Kurt Lefevre (2-7)
Save: Buck Barkley (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Kurt Lefevre pitching. Rodmy Perez singles to center field. John Alicea singles past the second baseman. Rodmy Perez advances to third on the hit. John Alicea steals second. Bill Nash grounds out to the second baseman. Rodmy Perez scores. John Alicea advances to third on the play. Bennie Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Alicea scores. Bobby Lovelace grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Al Rabe pitching. Bill Riddlemoser hits a home run. Elmer Mowry flies out to the center fielder. Kris Smith walks. Len Lasorda flies out to the left fielder. Dave Harley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Mathewson singles to center field. Alex McClure singles to left field. John Mathewson advances to third on the hit. Don Dickerman doubles past the right fielder. John Mathewson scores. Alex McClure uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Scheibeck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Rabe lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rodmy Perez singles to left field. Don Dickerman scores. John Alicea singles to right field. Rodmy Perez advances to third on the hit. Bill Nash grounds out to the second baseman. Rodmy Perez scores. John Alicea advances to second on the play. Bennie Jackson walks. Bobby Lovelace grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bennie Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Seattle Joe Steele flies out to the center fielder. Neal Loes pops out to the catcher. Jim Yurak walks. Joe Scheibeck grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Mathewson lines out to the second baseman. Alex McClure flies out to the center fielder. Don Dickerman singles to left field. Al Rabe reached on a fielding error by Elmer Mowry. Hal Hilley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rodmy Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Bill Riddlemoser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Mowry hits a home run. Kris Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Len Lasorda pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Alicea grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Nash triples. Bennie Jackson walks. Bobby Lovelace singles to right field. Bill Nash scores. Bennie Jackson advances to third on the hit. John Mathewson strikes out. Passed ball. Bennie Jackson scores. Bobby Lovelace advances to second. Alex McClure walks. Don Dickerman singles to right field. Bobby Lovelace scores. Alex McClure advances to third on the hit. Al Rabe singles to center field. Alex McClure scores. Don Dickerman advances to third on the hit. Rodmy Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Seattle Dave Harley singles to center field. Joe Steele grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Harley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Neal Loes flies out to the center fielder. Jim Yurak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Alicea flies out to the right fielder. Bill Nash flies out to the right fielder. Bennie Jackson walks. Bobby Lovelace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bennie Jackson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Billy Blackburn is pinch hitting for Hal Hilley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Billy Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Bill Riddlemoser flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Mowry lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Coleman pitching. John Mathewson is hit by a pitch. Alex McClure grounds out to the pitcher. John Mathewson advances to second on the play. Don Dickerman doubles to right field. John Mathewson scores. Al Rabe grounds out to the third baseman. Rodmy Perez walks. John Alicea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Kris Smith singles to right field. Len Lasorda lines out to the second baseman. Dave Harley triples. Kris Smith scores. Joe Steele grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Harley scores. Neal Loes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Nash hits a home run. Bennie Jackson walks. Bennie Jackson steals second. Bobby Lovelace grounds out to the shortstop. John Mathewson strikes out. Alex McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Jim Yurak singles to left field. Tom Coleman lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Bill Riddlemoser hits a home run. Elmer Mowry singles to left field. Kris Smith hits a home run. Elmer Mowry scores. Len Lasorda singles to right field. Dave Harley doubles to left field. Len Lasorda is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Don Dickerman strikes out. Al Rabe grounds out to the shortstop. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Joe Steele hits a home run. Steve Bourgeois comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neal Loes singles to right field. Jim Yurak grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lindsay Nelson is pinch hitting for Tom Coleman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lindsay Nelson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Willie McLeland pitching. John Alicea flies out to the right fielder. Bill Nash hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bennie Jackson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Bill Riddlemoser flies out to the left fielder. Elmer Mowry strikes out. Kris Smith walks. Len Lasorda doubles past the center fielder. Kris Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck Barkley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Harley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Seattle total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Len Lasorda (8), Dave Harley (11).3B - Dave Harley (3).HR - Bill Riddlemoser 2 (3), Elmer Mowry (3), Kris Smith (3), Joe Steele (6).GIDP - Jim Yurak, Tom Coleman. Fielding: E - Elmer Mowry.PB - Jim Yurak.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charley Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Decker did not respond to coaching in speed Ed White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nestor DeMars did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rich Mills did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Worden did not respond to coaching in control
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Easterday improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Fox improves in contact_vs_lefty Clarence Newsome improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Martinez improves in arm Clarence Greenwood did not respond to coaching in control Erv Stallard did not respond to coaching in SS