Win: Alex Taylor (2-0) Loss: Herb Gonzalez (1-1)
Save: Mac Schemanske (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rudy Busby pitching. Leroy Anchor flies out to the center fielder. Jim Decker strikes out. Jethro Bodine walks. Joe Bottarini hits a home run. Jethro Bodine scores. Topper Carney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Sachiko Darvishi pitching. Ody Herrin grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Henriksen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Cooke strikes out. Vic Weaver is hit by a pitch. Sachiko Darvishi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Chapman doubles to left field. Aaron Robinson singles to center field. Charlie Chapman scores. Mike Doby hits a home run. Aaron Robinson scores. Gerald Magnuson walks. Pete Hayden grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rudy Busby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Leroy Anchor walks. Jim Decker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jethro Bodine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ody Herrin grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Driscoll lines out to the shortstop. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Bottarini flies out to the left fielder. Topper Carney flies out to the left fielder. Jim Henriksen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Chapman bunts for a base hit. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mike Doby grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Vic Weaver singles to left field. Sachiko Darvishi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson walks. Pete Hayden singles to center field. Rudy Busby lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ody Herrin strikes out. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Decker flies out to the center fielder. Jethro Bodine singles to center field. Joe Bottarini strikes out. Jethro Bodine is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Smith hits a home run. Herb Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Chapman singles to left field. Aaron Robinson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Doby singles to left field. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Topper Carney strikes out. Jim Henriksen singles to center field. Mark Cooke doubles to right field. Jim Henriksen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vic Weaver doubles to right field. Mark Cooke scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Herb Gonzalez singles to right field. Vic Weaver scores. Alex Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leroy Anchor grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete Hayden hits an infield single to the pitcher. Paul Weintraub is pinch hitting for Alex Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Hayden steals second. Paul Weintraub hits an infield single to the third baseman. Paul Weintraub steals second. Ody Herrin grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Hayden scores. Paul Weintraub advances to third on the play. Tim Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Weintraub scores. Sterling Augustine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mac Schemanske pitching. Jim Decker walks. Jim Decker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jethro Bodine singles to right field. Joe Bottarini grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jethro Bodine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Topper Carney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Charlie Chapman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Doby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Henriksen pops out to the shortstop. Mark Cooke flies out to the left fielder. Vic Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Charlie Chapman (2).HR - Bob Smith (2), Mike Doby (2).SF - Tim Driscoll.GIDP - Aaron Robinson, Mike Doby, Pete Hayden. Baserunning: SB - Pete Hayden (1), Paul Weintraub (2).
Game Notes Mac Schemanske is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Keeton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Langford did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Lamline did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Terry Oldfield did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Ligtenberg improves in range Red Ford did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Jonnard improves in power_vs_righty Walter Curry improves in velocity George Kilduff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Burke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Jonnard improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Burke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Kinslow did not respond to coaching in SS