Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Astroth pitching. Shigeru Takahashi singles to center field. Randy Pattison grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Red Garcia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Scott pitching. Jim Colangelo reached on a fielding error by Steve Scott. Garland Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Colangelo advances to second on the play. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the catcher. Keiji Takagi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alex Petty strikes out. Ralph Klawitter doubles to left field. Phil Gray singles to left field. Ralph Klawitter scores. Count Johnston strikes out. Cecil Vickers hits an infield single to the shortstop. Steve Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Juul singles to right field. Bill Juul steals second. Jimmy Sheridan walks. Billy Blackburn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmy Sheridan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kurt Grover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Juul scores. Billy Blackburn advances to second on the play. Jeff Astroth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Pattison singles to center field. Red Garcia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Colangelo grounds out to the third baseman. Garland Girardi strikes out. Harvey Boggs grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alex Petty singles to right field. Ralph Klawitter flies out to the center fielder. Phil Gray grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Keiji Takagi lines out to the third baseman. Bill Juul flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Sheridan triples. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Vickers hits a home run. Steve Scott singles past the second baseman. Shigeru Takahashi strikes out. Randy Pattison singles to right field. Steve Scott advances to third on the hit. Red Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kurt Grover grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Astroth walks. Jim Colangelo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Astroth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Garland Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alex Petty singles to center field. Alex Petty steals second. Ralph Klawitter singles to left field. Alex Petty scores. Phil Gray flies out to the center fielder. Count Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Vickers bunts for a base hit. Steve Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harvey Boggs grounds out to the second baseman. Keiji Takagi flies out to the center fielder. Bill Juul flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi singles to left field. Elmer Gunning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Pattison pops out to the shortstop. Red Garcia walks. Alex Petty flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Klawitter hits a home run. Shigeru Takahashi scores. Red Garcia scores. Jack Gosger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Gray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan triples. Billy Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Kurt Grover strikes out. Toshihisa Oishi 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. Ken Schriver is pinch hitting for Jack Gosger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Schriver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bret Byrd pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Vickers walks. Spider Holliday is pinch hitting for Toshihisa Oishi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Spider Holliday singles to right field. Cecil Vickers advances to third on the hit. Shigeru Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cecil Vickers scores. Randy Pattison walks. Red Garcia singles to center field. Spider Holliday scores. Randy Pattison advances to third on the hit. Tim Sain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Spooner is pinch hitting for Alex Petty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Casey Spooner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Manny Lewallyn pitching. Tony Brackenridge is pinch hitting for Jim Colangelo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Brackenridge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Flood is pinch hitting for Garland Girardi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Flood singles to center field. Harvey Boggs singles to center field. Bill Flood advances to third on the hit. Keiji Takagi flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Flood scores. Harvey Boggs steals second. Bill Juul flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ralph Klawitter strikes out. Phil Gray singles to right field. Count Johnston singles to center field. Phil Gray advances to third on the hit. Cecil Vickers strikes out. Jack Adkins is pinch hitting for Manny Lewallyn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Steve Breckinridge pitching. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Kurt Grover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Ralph Klawitter (5).HR - Ralph Klawitter (4), Cecil Vickers (11).SF - Shigeru Takahashi.GIDP - Randy Pattison, Red Garcia, Phil Gray. Baserunning: SB - Alex Petty (5). Fielding: E - Steve Scott.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bud Baker did not respond to coaching in velocity Dee Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Cuyler did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Jacobs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bud Baker did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Stanley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Monty Rothel improves in RF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Greasy Herbel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Kelso did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Thorpe did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jason Gibson did not respond to coaching in range George Milner improves in contact_vs_lefty