Win: Dan Adams (14-12) Loss: Jeff Astroth (9-14)
Save: Tom Lewis (36)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Dan Adams pitching. Bob Siebert grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Flood doubles to center field. Jimmy Sheridan singles to right field. Bill Flood scores. Ron Schauer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Astroth pitching. Spider Holliday lines out to the shortstop. Mike Steinecke strikes out. Bill Ruether grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hiroshi Hirose walks. Jim Colangelo strikes out. Tony Brackenridge doubles to center field. Hiroshi Hirose uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ravelo Bailey strikes out. Jeff Astroth singles to right field. Bob Siebert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alex Petty singles to center field. Tim Doherty singles to left field. Alex Petty advances to third on the hit. Craig Cora flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Petty is thrown out at the plate. Cecil Vickers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Flood grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Ron Schauer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pete Clarkson flies out to the center fielder. Dan Adams strikes out. Spider Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hiroshi Hirose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Colangelo flies out to the center fielder. Tony Brackenridge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Steinecke hits a home run. Bill Ruether walks. Alex Petty flies out to the right fielder. Tim Doherty walks. Craig Cora pops out to the third baseman. Cecil Vickers reached on a fielding error by Bob Siebert. Pete Clarkson singles to right field. Bill Ruether scores. Tim Doherty scores. Cecil Vickers advances to third on the hit. Dan Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ravelo Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Astroth strikes out. Bob Siebert singles to left field. Bill Flood grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Siebert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Spider Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Steinecke flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ruether walks. Alex Petty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Schauer grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose walks. Jim Colangelo hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tony Brackenridge pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Doherty flies out to the center fielder. Craig Cora flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Vickers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ravelo Bailey walks. Mike Goodwin is pinch hitting for Jeff Astroth. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Goodwin grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ravelo Bailey advances to second on the play. Bob Siebert lines out to the second baseman. Ted McLaughlin 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. Bill Flood pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Billy pitching. Pete Clarkson strikes out. Monty Rothel is pinch hitting for Ted McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Monty Rothel grounds out to the third baseman. Spider Holliday walks. Mike Steinecke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Verdo Lutzke pitching. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Schauer grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Ruether strikes out. Alex Petty walks. Tim Doherty flies out to the right fielder. Craig Cora doubles to right field. Alex Petty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Takashi Oki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cecil Vickers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tom Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Colangelo flies out to the left fielder. Tony Brackenridge grounds out to the shortstop. Ravelo Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Takashi Oki is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Emmett Bair did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oad Heitmuller did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in control Fred Kelso did not respond to coaching in control John Pittaro improves in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Garland Rozema did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Klawitter did not respond to coaching in speed Gil Nathan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Manny Lewallyn did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Klawitter did not respond to coaching in range Randy Pattison did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Count Johnston did not respond to coaching in C