Inning: 1 Minnesota Lynn Keener pitching. Johnny Hook pops out to the first baseman. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Howard Smith pitching. Tanka Jahari singles to center field. Chris Lundbom strikes out. Rod Smith pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Fluhrer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tanka Jahari is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Beiker Miller doubles to left field. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the center fielder. Ed Unglaub walks. Bart Frye singles to right field. Beiker Miller scores. Ed Unglaub advances to third on the hit. Howard Smith singles to left field. Ed Unglaub scores. Johnny Hook singles to center field. Bart Frye scores. Howard Smith advances to third on the hit. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Terry Brewington flies out to the right fielder. Bombo Mertz grounds out to the shortstop. Keita Arakane reached on a fielding error by Howard Smith. Gene Wehmeier doubles to right field. Keita Arakane scores. Lynn Keener grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bret Konieczny singles to center field. Beiker Miller singles to left field. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder. Ed Unglaub grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Beiker Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tanka Jahari hits a home run. Chris Lundbom strikes out. Rod Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Fluhrer singles to center field. Terry Brewington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bart Frye walks. Howard Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Hook walks. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Bret Konieczny walks. Beiker Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bombo Mertz grounds out to the second baseman. Keita Arakane flies out to the left fielder. Gene Wehmeier singles to left field. Lynn Keener flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Ed Unglaub singles to right field. Bart Frye singles to right field. Ed Unglaub advances to third on the hit. Howard Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tanka Jahari lines out to the third baseman. Chris Lundbom singles to right field. Chris Lundbom is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rod Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cupid Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Johnny Hook flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Ayers walks. Bret Konieczny singles to center field. Clarence Ayers advances to third on the hit. Beiker Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Ayers scores. Bret Konieczny advances to second on the play. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Terry Brewington singles to center field. Bombo Mertz singles to left field. Terry Brewington advances to third on the hit. Keita Arakane walks. Gene Wehmeier grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino walks. Carlos Chiamparino steals second. Ed Unglaub flies out to the right fielder. Bart Frye grounds out to the pitcher. Howard Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dave Geishert is pinch hitting for Cupid Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Geishert grounds out to the shortstop. Tanka Jahari singles to left field. Tanka Jahari steals second. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Arnie Magadan pitching. Johnny Hook singles to left field. Johnny Hook steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Clarence Ayers flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Hook scores. Bret Konieczny singles to right field. Beiker Miller strikes out. Koichi Nakamura doubles to center field. Bret Konieczny uses his aggressiveness and scores. Watty Downs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Terry Brewington lines out to the third baseman. Bombo Mertz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chuck Cook is pinch hitting for Ed Unglaub. Chuck Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Bart Frye grounds out to the shortstop. Howard Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Gainey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Cook at LF. Keita Arakane walks. Keita Arakane is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Wehmeier flies out to the right fielder. Hiromi Nagai is pinch hitting for Watty Downs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiromi Nagai flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Beiker Miller (23), Koichi Nakamura (32).SF - Clarence Ayers. Baserunning: SB - Johnny Hook (43), Carlos Chiamparino (20). Fielding: E - Howard Smith.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sandy Melton improves in contact_vs_lefty Bud Morgan improves in speed Sandy Melton did not respond to coaching in range Ryan Reed improves in power_vs_righty Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Gullic improves in velocity Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Gordie Bowman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gordie Bowman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in endurance Gordie Bowman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Mirabelli improves in power_vs_righty