Win: Nelson McLeland (11-12) Loss: Lynn Keener (14-6)
Save: Joe Sundberg (21)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Nelson McLeland pitching. Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Terry Brewington flies out to the center fielder. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Lynn Keener pitching. Johnny Hook grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gertenrich singles to right field. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rude Justin Rudi singles to right field. Johnny Fluhrer walks. Rod Smith strikes out. Bombo Mertz singles to left field. Rude Justin Rudi is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Johnny Fluhrer advances to third on the play. Johnny Morman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tomas Tenace flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Chiamparino walks. Al Ostrowski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carlos Chiamparino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Ostrowski steals second. Al Ostrowski steals third. Bart Frye strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lynn Keener grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Brewington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Nelson McLeland pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Hook pops out to the second baseman. Clarence Ayers singles to right field. Ron Gertenrich singles to center field. Clarence Ayers advances to third on the hit. Koichi Nakamura walks. Tomas Tenace walks. Clarence Ayers scores. Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tanka Jahari singles to center field. Rude Justin Rudi pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the second baseman. Tanka Jahari advances to second on the play. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Al Ostrowski grounds out to the pitcher. Bart Frye singles to center field. Nelson McLeland 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 lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bombo Mertz grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Morman singles to left field. Lynn Keener pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Frank Ford singles to center field. Terry Brewington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Clarence Ayers flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gertenrich pops out to the third baseman. Koichi Nakamura doubles to right field. Tomas Tenace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tanka Jahari strikes out. Rude Justin Rudi strikes out. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Al Ostrowski grounds out to the third baseman. Bart Frye pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rod Smith strikes out. Bombo Mertz walks. Johnny Morman lines out to the third baseman. Dave Geishert is pinch hitting for Lynn Keener. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Geishert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Dealy pitching. Nelson McLeland doubles to right field. Johnny Hook flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Ayers singles past the second baseman. Nelson McLeland scores. Clarence Ayers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Gertenrich walks. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Ford singles to center field. Terry Brewington strikes out. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank Ford advances to second on the play. Joe Sundberg 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. Rude Justin Rudi walks. Johnny Fluhrer bunts for a base hit. Rod Smith grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Frank Ford is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tomas Tenace strikes out. Carlos Chiamparino hits a home run. Cupid Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Gainey is pinch hitting for Al Ostrowski. Jim Gainey hits a home run. Bart Frye strikes out. Joe Sundberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chuck Cook enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bart Frye at 2B. Bombo Mertz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Clarence Ayers. Johnny Morman singles to left field. Bombo Mertz scores. Masaki Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Cupid Ross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masaki Yamanaka reached on a fielding error by Tomas Tenace. Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Terry Brewington grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Morman advances to third on the play. Masaki Yamanaka advances to second on the play. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Silva did not respond to coaching in endurance Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Garvin did not respond to coaching in endurance Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in velocity John Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Nigel Joseph improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Garagozzo improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Gullic did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Youngs did not respond to coaching in speed Earl McCraw improves in power_vs_lefty Earl McCraw did not respond to coaching in range Bill Martinez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B