Inning: 1 Kansas City Vic Weston pitching. Cy Simmons strikes out. Doc Keegan grounds out to the catcher. Don Diaz doubles to center field. Livan Meyers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Roy Magee pitching. George Strait grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Johnny Fox singles to left field. Johnny Fox steals second. Luis Barajas strikes out. Frankie Kibble walks. Bob Trucks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ted Whiteman doubles to right field. Tom Chiti strikes out. John Hatfield hits a home run. Ted Whiteman scores. Ed Jean pops out to the first baseman. Roy Magee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Matthews strikes out. Tony Martinez singles to center field. Mark Wells singles to right field. Vic Weston lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Tony Martinez is thrown out at third. Mark Wells advances to second on the play. Mark Wells advances to second on the play. George Strait reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Chiti. Mark Wells scores. Johnny Fox singles to left field. Vic Weston scores. George Strait is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Cy Simmons doubles to center field. Doc Keegan strikes out. Don Diaz strikes out. Livan Meyers singles to center field. Cy Simmons scores. Ted Whiteman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Luis Barajas singles to right field. Frankie Kibble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Barajas advances to second on the play. Bob Trucks walks. Frank Matthews hits a home run. Luis Barajas scores. Bob Trucks scores. Tony Martinez hits a home run. Mark Wells singles to center field. Vic Weston lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Mark Wells forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). George Strait flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Chiti singles to left field. John Hatfield strikes out. Tom Chiti steals second. Ed Jean grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Magee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Johnny Fox singles to left field. Luis Barajas walks. Hank Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frankie Kibble strikes out. Bob Trucks flies out to the center fielder. Frank Matthews grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Luis Barajas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Cy Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Keegan singles to center field. Don Diaz grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Keegan advances to second on the play. Livan Meyers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tony Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Wells flies out to the left fielder. Vic Weston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ted Whiteman singles to left field. Tom Chiti flies out to the right fielder. John Hatfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Whiteman advances to second on the play. Ed Jean grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Strait flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Fox walks. Luis Barajas singles to center field. Johnny Fox advances to third on the hit. Frankie Kibble flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Fox scores. Bob Trucks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jake Klieman is pinch hitting for Hank Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jake Klieman grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Simmons strikes out. Doc Keegan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Henry Gonzalez Jr pitching. Frank Matthews doubles to right field. Tony Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Wells singles to right field. Frank Matthews scores. Billy Ryan is pinch hitting for Vic Weston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Wells steals second. Billy Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. George Strait grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Wilson pitching. Don Diaz strikes out. Livan Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Ted Whiteman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Johnny Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Barajas lines out to the first baseman. Frankie Kibble singles to center field. Bob Trucks singles past the third baseman. Frank Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Joyce is pinch hitting for Tom Chiti. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Joyce singles to center field. John Hatfield strikes out. George Wadsworth is pinch hitting for Ed Jean. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Wadsworth strikes out. Bill Heist is pinch hitting for Henry Gonzalez Jr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Heist grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Espino did not respond to coaching in control Jose Dunne did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Chambers did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Whitfield did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Danning improves in range Steve Danning improves in power_vs_righty Jim Knapp improves in contact_vs_righty Terry Andrews did not respond to coaching in velocity Foster Munson did not respond to coaching in control