Win: Bud Baker (4-1) Loss: Jack Gosger (1-3)
Save: Duke Cora (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bud Baker pitching. Ken Schriver grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Schauer grounds out to the third baseman. Emmett Bair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Gosger pitching. Alex Petty strikes out. Pete Clarkson walks. Casey Spooner walks. Jack Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Mike Steinecke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Keiji Takagi grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Flood walks. Tony Brackenridge grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Phil Gray flies out to the right fielder. Red Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Doherty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kurt Grover singles to right field. Garland Girardi singles past the third baseman. Kurt Grover advances to third on the hit. Jack Gosger flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Kurt Grover scores. Ken Schriver singles to center field. Garland Girardi advances to third on the hit. Ron Schauer strikes out. Emmett Bair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bud Baker flies out to the right fielder. Alex Petty pops out to the shortstop. Pete Clarkson doubles past the center fielder. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Keiji Takagi flies out to the right fielder. Bill Flood lines out to the shortstop. Tony Brackenridge hits a home run. Kurt Grover flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jack Adkins flies out to the right fielder. Mike Steinecke flies out to the left fielder. Phil Gray walks. Red Garcia singles to right field. Tim Doherty doubles past the third baseman. Phil Gray scores. Bud Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Garland Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Jack Gosger grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Schriver singles to right field. Ron Schauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Pete Clarkson walks. Casey Spooner grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pete Clarkson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Adkins walks. Casey Spooner steals third. Mike Steinecke singles to left field. Casey Spooner scores. Jack Adkins advances to third on the hit. Phil Gray singles past the third baseman. Jack Adkins scores. Mike Steinecke advances to third on the hit. Red Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Emmett Bair grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Keiji Takagi walks. Keiji Takagi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Flood reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alex Petty. Tony Brackenridge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Doherty grounds out to the catcher. Bud Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Petty triples. Pete Clarkson singles to center field. Alex Petty scores. Tim Sain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kurt Grover flies out to the center fielder. Garland Girardi singles to right field. Jimmy Sheridan is pinch hitting for Tim Sain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Garland Girardi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Elmer Gunning pitching. Jack Adkins grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Steinecke walks. Phil Gray doubles to left field. Mike Steinecke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Garcia strikes out. Tim Doherty reached on a fielding error by Bill Flood. Bud Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ken Schriver flies out to the left fielder. Ron Schauer flies out to the left fielder. Emmett Bair walks. Keiji Takagi singles to center field. Stefan Kimble 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 grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keiji Takagi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Monte Cross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Petty grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Clarkson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Duke Cora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tony Brackenridge strikes out. Kurt Grover singles to center field. Garland Girardi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kurt Grover is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ravelo Bailey is pinch hitting for Monte Cross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ravelo Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Batting:HR - Tony Brackenridge (1).SF - Jack Gosger.GIDP - Tony Brackenridge. Baserunning: CS - Keiji Takagi (1), Garland Girardi (2). Fielding: E - Bill Flood.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Wilmet did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Dann Butcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Houser improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Preston Mills did not respond to coaching in endurance Claude Schaffer improves in range Toshiaki Kawamura did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Stanley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Wall did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Jacobs did not respond to coaching in speed