Win: Akihiro Nakatsuka (12-16) Loss: Rube Brown (9-19)
Save: Tom Lewis (35)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Akihiro Nakatsuka pitching. Bob Siebert grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Flood strikes out. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rube Brown pitching. Mike Steinecke grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Clarkson singles to left field. Chris Cousins strikes out. Spider Holliday lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ron Schauer lines out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose hits a home run. Jim Colangelo grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Brackenridge pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Cecil Vickers walks. Alex Petty pops out to the first baseman. Tim Doherty singles to left field. Bill Ruether grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tim Doherty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Akihiro Nakatsuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ken Schriver strikes out. Rube Brown strikes out. Bob Siebert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Steinecke walks. Pete Clarkson reached on a fielding error by Ken Schriver. Chris Cousins singles past the shortstop. Mike Steinecke scores. Spider Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Clarkson advances to third on the play. Chris Cousins advances to second on the play. Cecil Vickers flies out to the left fielder. Alex Petty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Flood flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ron Schauer singles to left field. Hiroshi Hirose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Doherty singles to left field. Tim Doherty steals second. Bill Ruether singles in front of the center fielder. Tim Doherty scores. Akihiro Nakatsuka lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Steinecke singles to right field. Bill Ruether scores. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Steinecke advances to second on the play. Chris Cousins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Colangelo pops out to the catcher. Tony Brackenridge triples. Ken Schriver strikes out. Rube Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Spider Holliday strikes out. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Alex Petty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Siebert grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Flood grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Doherty walks. Tim Doherty steals second. Bill Ruether singles to right field. Tim Doherty scores. Akihiro Nakatsuka lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Steinecke grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ruether advances to third on the play. Akihiro Nakatsuka advances to second on the play. Pete Clarkson singles to left field. Bill Ruether scores. Tim Sain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Cousins singles past the second baseman. Akihiro Nakatsuka scores. Pete Clarkson advances to third on the hit. Spider Holliday strikes out. Cecil Vickers doubles to left field. Pete Clarkson scores. Chris Cousins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cecil Vickers steals third. Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ron Schauer strikes out. Hiroshi Hirose strikes out. Jim Colangelo singles to left field. Tony Brackenridge pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Doherty flies out to the center fielder. Bill Billy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ruether flies out to the right fielder. Akihiro Nakatsuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ken Schriver strikes out. Mike Goodwin is pinch hitting for Bill Billy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Keiji Takagi is pinch hitting for Bob Siebert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Keiji Takagi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Takashi Oki pitching. Monty Rothel is pinch hitting for Mike Steinecke. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Monty Rothel flies out to the right fielder. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Cora is pinch hitting for Chris Cousins. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Cora doubles to right field. Spider Holliday hits an infield single to the third baseman. Cecil Vickers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Flood grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Sheridan singles to center field. Ron Schauer hits a home run. Jimmy Sheridan scores. Ted McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroshi Hirose reached on a 2-base fielding error by Craig Cora. Jim Colangelo singles to center field. Hiroshi Hirose scores. Tony Brackenridge singles to left field. Jim Colangelo advances to third on the hit. Tom Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ken Schriver strikes out. Mike Robles is pinch hitting for Takashi Oki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Robles walks. Keiji Takagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Derrin Donovan did not respond to coaching in range Jim Dugan did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Kelso did not respond to coaching in control Derrin Donovan did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Garland Rozema did not respond to coaching in endurance Red Garcia improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Casey Spooner improves in contact_vs_righty Count Johnston improves in power_vs_righty Manny Lewallyn did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Klawitter did not respond to coaching in 1B