Win: Billy Schroll (1-0) Loss: Jose Glenn (4-3)
Save: Dave Veach (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Wally Bannister pitching. Mike Krsnich lines out to the second baseman. Pascual Howard walks. Jim Dunn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pascual Howard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Hodapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Cecil Cruz pitching. Charlie DeRosa flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Nieman singles to right field. Gary Hale strikes out. Nick Papadapoulos singles to left field. Rusty Nieman advances to third on the hit. Joe Marshall walks. Billy Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hector Dowd grounds out to the shortstop. Don Perry strikes out. Roger Smith singles to left field. Roger Smith steals second. Darrell Hack grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Roy Stinnett singles to right field. Juan Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Roy Stinnett steals second. Wally Bannister strikes out. Charlie DeRosa walks. Rusty Nieman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Cecil Cruz strikes out. Mike Krsnich grounds out to the second baseman. Pascual Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gary Hale flies out to the center fielder. Nick Papadapoulos pops out to the shortstop. Joe Marshall singles to right field. Billy Friday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Dunn walks. George Hodapp grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Dunn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hector Dowd walks. Don Perry grounds out to the third baseman. George Hodapp advances to third on the play. Hector Dowd advances to second on the play. Roger Smith singles to center field. George Hodapp scores. Darrell Hack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roy Stinnett grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Freeman doubles to center field. Wally Bannister reached on a fielding error by Darrell Hack. Charlie DeRosa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Cecil Cruz strikes out. Mike Krsnich singles to right field. Pascual Howard reached on a fielding error by Juan Freeman. Jim Dunn singles to center field. Mike Krsnich scores. George Hodapp grounds out to the second baseman. Pascual Howard advances to third on the play. Jim Dunn advances to second on the play. Hector Dowd strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rusty Nieman grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Hale pops out to the second baseman. Nick Papadapoulos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Don Perry pops out to the first baseman. Roger Smith walks. Darrell Hack walks. Mike Southworth 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. Cecil Cruz pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Mike Krsnich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Darrell Hack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Billy Friday triples. Clarence Kiefer 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. Roy Stinnett pops out to the first baseman. Juan Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pascual Howard singles to left field. Jim Dunn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pascual Howard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Dunn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Hodapp pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Overall is pinch hitting for Mike Southworth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Overall grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie DeRosa grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Nieman singles to right field. Gary Hale walks. Nick Papadapoulos reached on a 2-base throwing error by Darrell Hack. Rusty Nieman scores. Joe Marshall walks. Billy Friday singles to right field. Gary Hale scores. Roy Stinnett walks. Nick Papadapoulos scores. Ed Gulley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Chambers is pinch hitting for Juan Freeman. Jake Chambers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Earl Nixon pitching. Jimmy Dyer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jake Chambers at C. Hector Dowd flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Don Perry walks. Roger Smith flies out to the center fielder. Don Perry steals second. Darrell Hack singles to right field. Don Perry scores. Billy Schroll comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Myrick is pinch hitting for Ed Gulley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ramon Myrick walks. Mike Krsnich pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Glenn pitching. Luis Cey is pinch hitting for Billy Schroll. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Cey singles to center field. Luis Cey steals second. Charlie DeRosa grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Nieman doubles to right field. Luis Cey scores. Gary Hale pops out to the third baseman. Nick Papadapoulos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dave Veach pitching. Pascual Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Dunn strikes out. George Hodapp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Rusty Nieman (4), Juan Freeman (2).3B - Billy Friday (2).GIDP - Charlie DeRosa. Baserunning: SB - Roy Stinnett (5), Luis Cey (2). Fielding: E - Juan Freeman.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Quintana did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Kearse improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Walt Demola did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Demola did not respond to coaching in control Bob Quintana did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Clarke improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Clarke improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Henderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ralph Clarke improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Ring did not respond to coaching in 2B