Inning: 1 Kansas City Rudy Busby pitching. Eddie Lamline walks. Mark Cooke is hit by a pitch. Topper Carney doubles to left field. Eddie Lamline scores. Bill Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Cooke scores. Topper Carney advances to third on the play. Taylor Rook singles to right field. Topper Carney scores. Taylor Rook is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Dean singles to left field. Ed Dean steals second. Jim Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Easterly pitching. Tim Driscoll pops out to the third baseman. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Joe Galloway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jose Serrano strikes out. Bob Easterly pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Lamline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Roy Moeller walks. Paul Weintraub walks. Mike Doby strikes out. Ody Herrin strikes out. Bill Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Cooke strikes out. Topper Carney singles to left field. Bill Davidson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rudy Busby strikes out. Tim Driscoll strikes out. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Taylor Rook grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Dean strikes out. Jim Decker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Galloway walks. Roy Moeller flies out to the left fielder. Paul Weintraub walks. Mike Doby hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ody Herrin singles to left field. Joe Galloway scores. Paul Weintraub scores. Mike Doby advances to third on the hit. Bill Smith hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mike Doby scores. Rudy Busby lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ody Herrin is thrown out at third. Bill Smith advances to second on the play. Bill Smith advances to second on the play. Tim Driscoll singles to right field. Bill Smith scores. Rudy Busby advances to third on the hit. George Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Driscoll is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jose Serrano grounds out to the third baseman. George Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Lamline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson singles to center field. Joe Galloway triples. Gerald Magnuson scores. Al Cipriani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Moeller singles to left field. Joe Galloway scores. Paul Weintraub hits a home run. Roy Moeller scores. Herb Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Doby reached on a 2-base fielding error by Eddie Lamline. Ody Herrin doubles to right field. Mike Doby scores. Bill Smith strikes out. Rudy Busby grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mark Cooke grounds out to the second baseman. Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Davidson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson singles past the shortstop. Joe Galloway strikes out. Roy Moeller singles to center field. Paul Weintraub singles to left field. Gerald Magnuson scores. Roy Moeller advances to third on the hit. Paul Weintraub steals second. Mike Doby walks. Ody Herrin walks. Roy Moeller scores. Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Weintraub scores. Mike Doby advances to third on the play. Ody Herrin advances to second on the play. Rudy Busby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Taylor Rook grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Dean strikes out. Jim Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tim Driscoll strikes out. Gerald Magnuson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Galloway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Zacharie Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jose Serrano walks. Herb Gonzalez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Herb Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Lamline flies out to the left fielder. Mark Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Roy Moeller pops out to the second baseman. Paul Weintraub flies out to the center fielder. Mike Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Topper Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Davidson strikes out. Jethro Bodine is pinch hitting for Taylor Rook. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jethro Bodine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Topper Carney (25).GIDP - Bill Davidson.HBP - Mark Cooke (3). Baserunning: SB - Ed Dean (6).CS - Taylor Rook (7). Fielding: E - Eddie Lamline.
Game Notes Herb Gonzalez is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hipolito Lagger did not respond to coaching in control Ned Saucier did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Lancaster did not respond to coaching in control Rudy Walsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Junior Spalding did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Rodgers did not respond to coaching in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Burt Clinton did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mac Schemanske improves in velocity Dave Sheridan improves in arm Moonlight Blyzka improves in speed Mac Schemanske improves in velocity Pete Hayden did not respond to coaching in 2B