Win: Len Dedrick (12-14) Loss: John Barrett (3-20)
Inning: 1 Minnesota John Barrett pitching. Marty Cruz strikes out. Eddie Baldwin doubles to right field. Placido Beck strikes out. Walt Poat walks. Lamar Textor walks. Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Len Dedrick pitching. Ross Rohr-Beck doubles to right field. Hugo Mercer strikes out. Doug Fontenot pops out to the third baseman. Irv Barthelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bobby Smith singles to left field. Ian McNulty singles to right field. Len Dedrick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marty Cruz singles to center field. Bobby Smith scores. Ian McNulty scores. Marty Cruz steals second. Eddie Baldwin flies out to the right fielder. Placido Beck singles to right field. Marty Cruz scores. Walt Poat walks. Lamar Textor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jay Brewster walks. Minnie Patton singles to center field. Jay Brewster advances to third on the hit. Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jay Brewster scores. Gus Chamberlain flies out to the left fielder. John Barrett singles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eric Kroll pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ian McNulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hugo Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Fontenot is hit by a pitch. Irv Barthelson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Len Dedrick singles to right field. Marty Cruz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Len Dedrick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Baldwin flies out to the center fielder. Placido Beck hits an infield single to the second baseman. Walt Poat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jay Brewster strikes out. Minnie Patton strikes out. Otie Shepherd doubles to right field. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lamar Textor doubles to center field. Eric Kroll grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Smith strikes out. Ian McNulty singles to center field. Lamar Textor scores. Ron Mails comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ian McNulty steals second. Len Dedrick grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ron Mails strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Hugo Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Baldwin grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Doug Fontenot strikes out. Irv Barthelson walks. Jay Brewster flies out to the right fielder. Minnie Patton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor doubles to right field. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Lamar Textor scores. Bobby Smith reached on a fielding error by Otie Shepherd. Ian McNulty doubles to right field. Bobby Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Len Dedrick grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Cruz walks. Eddie Baldwin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Otie Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gus Chamberlain hits a home run. Ron Mails pops out to the first baseman. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Placido Beck strikes out. Walt Poat doubles to center field. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Poat advances to third on the play. Joseph Orwell is pinch hitting for Eric Kroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Buddy Householder is pinch hitting for Hugo Mercer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Buddy Householder grounds out to the third baseman. Harl Mercedes is pinch hitting for Doug Fontenot. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harl Mercedes doubles to center field. Irv Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Jay Brewster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Smith flies out to the center fielder. Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Len Dedrick singles to center field. Marty Cruz singles to right field. Eddie Baldwin hits an infield single to the pitcher. Placido Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Minnie Patton walks. Yusaku Okamoto is pinch hitting for Otie Shepherd. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yusaku Okamoto grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Minnie Patton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Yusaku Okamoto advances to second on the play. Ron Mails pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 14 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Jonnard improves in arm Pat Whiten improves in arm Vern Moreno did not respond to coaching in arm Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Kellum improves in range Tom Kellum improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stan Keegan did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Barton improves in endurance Danny McKeithan improves in arm Shane Judnich improves in arm Jake Hunter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Servais did not respond to coaching in range