Inning: 1 Kansas City Art Dahlke pitching. Lee Biggs hits a home run. Mark Canavan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Shields walks. George Strickland strikes out. Bill Shields steals second. Nick Castellanos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Kelso pitching. Rafael Crawford doubles to left field. Johnnie Gwosdz walks. Jerry Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Crawford advances to third on the play. Johnnie Gwosdz advances to second on the play. Dude Cooper strikes out. Elmer Aldred grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Elliott singles to right field. Patsy Wheat singles to center field. Charlie Mohorcic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Elliott advances to third on the play. Patsy Wheat advances to second on the play. John Kelso flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Elliott scores. Lee Biggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete Ventura flies out to the right fielder. Hank Crowder doubles past the right fielder. Lloyd Troy grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Art Dahlke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Canavan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Shields grounds out to the second baseman. George Strickland singles to center field. Nick Castellanos reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Springer. Frank Elliott singles to left field. George Strickland scores. Patsy Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rafael Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Johnnie Gwosdz flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Springer singles to center field. Dude Cooper singles past the shortstop. Jerry Springer advances to third on the hit. Elmer Aldred flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Charlie Mohorcic walks. Charlie Mohorcic steals second. John Kelso lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Biggs strikes out. Mark Canavan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pete Ventura walks. Hank Crowder doubles past the third baseman. Pete Ventura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lloyd Troy walks. Art Dahlke fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Art Dahlke pops out to the second baseman. Rafael Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie Gwosdz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Shields hits a home run. George Strickland flies out to the center fielder. Nick Castellanos strikes out. Frank Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jerry Springer strikes out. Dude Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Aldred flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Patsy Wheat strikes out. Charlie Mohorcic grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. John Kelso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pete Ventura flies out to the right fielder. Hank Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Lloyd Troy singles to center field. Stan Hamilton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lloyd Troy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lee Biggs strikes out. Mark Canavan singles to right field. Bill Shields grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Canavan advances to second on the play. George Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rafael Crawford grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnnie Gwosdz walks. Jerry Springer grounds out to the pitcher. Johnnie Gwosdz advances to second on the play. Jug Lasley 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. Dude Cooper pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nick Castellanos reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Springer. Frank Elliott singles to left field. Nick Castellanos scores. Patsy Wheat is hit by a pitch. Charlie Mohorcic strikes out. Ducky Jordan is pinch hitting for Jug Lasley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ducky Jordan doubles to center field. Frank Elliott scores. Robby MacRobello is pinch hitting for Lee Biggs. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Robby MacRobello grounds out to the second baseman. Patsy Wheat scores. Ducky Jordan advances to third on the play. Mark Canavan hits a home run. Ducky Jordan scores. Bill Shields lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Benito Johnson pitching. Elmer Aldred singles to center field. Pete Ventura singles to right field. Elmer Aldred advances to third on the hit. Hank Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Elmer Aldred scores. Lloyd Troy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Strickland pops out to the shortstop. Nick Castellanos strikes out. Frank Elliott singles to center field. Patsy Wheat singles to left field. Charlie Mohorcic flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Shigefumi Wada is pinch hitting for Stan Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shigefumi Wada grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Crawford singles to left field. Johnnie Gwosdz flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Springer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rafael Crawford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Ducky Jordan (1).HR - Lee Biggs (2), Mark Canavan (3), Bill Shields (6).SF - John Kelso.HBP - Patsy Wheat (2). Baserunning: SB - Bill Shields (3), Charlie Mohorcic (1).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Papa Watson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Collins improves in power_vs_righty Willie Zacher improves in contact_vs_lefty John Otterson improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rick Staehle improves in power_vs_righty Ray Hitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Toby Smith improves in range Don Reis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jesus Bankhead did not respond to coaching in C