Win: Bill Gettel (3-15) Loss: Jack Hitt (0-5)
Save: Art Reninger (27)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Gettel pitching. Tim James pops out to the third baseman. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Hitt pitching. Gene Hotaling doubles to right field. Bart Mouton grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Hall flies out to the left fielder. Brian Judy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Aaron Robinson singles past the third baseman. Gerald Magnuson singles to right field. Aaron Robinson advances to third on the hit. Alito Jack flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Aaron Robinson is thrown out at the plate. Mike Doby grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gerald Magnuson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lee Brown singles to left field. Cade Johnston strikes out. Ebba McHale strikes out. Jim Decker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lee Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jack Hitt grounds out to the third baseman. Tim James singles to center field. Tim James steals second. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Gettel grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Hotaling strikes out. Bart Mouton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Smith singles to left field. Aaron Robinson singles to right field. Bob Smith is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Gerald Magnuson walks. Alito Jack singles to center field. Aaron Robinson scores. Gerald Magnuson advances to third on the hit. Mike Doby flies out to the left fielder. Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cy Hall walks. Brian Judy strikes out. Cy Hall steals second. Lee Brown singles to center field. Cy Hall scores. Cade Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Lee Brown steals second. Ebba McHale walks. Jim Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jack Hitt grounds out to the second baseman. Tim James walks. Tim James is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Gettel strikes out. Gene Hotaling walks. Bart Mouton pops out to the pitcher. Cy Hall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Hotaling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Brian Judy grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Brown singles to left field. Lee Brown steals second. Cade Johnston singles to right field. Lee Brown scores. Ebba McHale flies out to the right fielder. Jim Decker doubles to left field. Cade Johnston uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Gettel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alito Jack hits a home run. Mike Doby grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Smith strikes out. John Freeman is pinch hitting for Jack Hitt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dave Lundquist pitching. Gene Hotaling strikes out. Bart Mouton grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim James flies out to the left fielder. Tim Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smith singles to center field. Aaron Robinson singles past the second baseman. Bob Smith advances to third on the hit. Herb Gonzalez 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. Gerald Magnuson is hit by a pitch. Alito Jack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Brian Judy grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Brown singles past the second baseman. Gene Irwin is pinch hitting for Cade Johnston. Gene Irwin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lee Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ebba McHale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Henriksen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Irwin at 3B. Art Reninger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Doby singles to left field. Bill Smith flies out to the right fielder. Gene Wegener is pinch hitting for Dave Lundquist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Wegener flies out to the left fielder. Tim James singles to center field. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Loiselle improves in endurance Dave Wood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mac Schemanske improves in velocity Joe Christmas improves in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Juan Wade did not respond to coaching in control Carroll Diaz did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Topper Carney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jethro Bodine improves in arm Barracuda Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Lamline did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Don Eggler did not respond to coaching in speed Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty