Win: Link Bowcock (5-1) Loss: Fritz Shinnick (1-3)
Save: Brad Mooney (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Link Bowcock pitching. Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nigel Joseph walks. Nigel Joseph steals second. Keita Arakane lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Fluhrer hits a home run. Nigel Joseph scores. Gene Wehmeier walks. Passed ball. Gene Wehmeier advances to second. Chauncey Klinger doubles to left field. Gene Wehmeier scores. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Pop Torres pitching. Roy Layana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Martinez walks. Loren Bramhall flies out to the right fielder. Tom Stanicek singles to center field. Bill Martinez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Stanicek steals second. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Chris Lundbom strikes out. Pop Torres strikes out. Frank Ford flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Beiker Miller singles to right field. Beiker Miller steals second. Chuck Cook pops out to the first baseman. Sandy Melton singles to center field. Beiker Miller scores. Sandy Melton steals second. Link Bowcock strikes out. Roy Layana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nigel Joseph singles past the shortstop. Keita Arakane strikes out. Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Gene Wehmeier pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Martinez doubles to right field. Loren Bramhall grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Stanicek hits a home run. Bill Martinez scores. Carlos Chiamparino singles to left field. Beiker Miller flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Cook flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chauncey Klinger strikes out. Rod Smith singles to center field. Chris Lundbom pops out to the third baseman. Pop Torres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Sandy Melton singles to right field. Sandy Melton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Link Bowcock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Layana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Ford pops out to the third baseman. Nigel Joseph flies out to the left fielder. Keita Arakane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Loren Bramhall strikes out. Tom Stanicek singles to center field. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Gene Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop. Chauncey Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Beiker Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Lundbom strikes out. Pop Torres walks. Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Link Bowcock grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Layana pops out to the catcher. Bill Martinez singles past the second baseman. Loren Bramhall walks. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nigel Joseph grounds out to the pitcher. Keita Arakane grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fritz Shinnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Beiker Miller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Keita Arakane. Chuck Cook flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Melton walks. Link Bowcock singles to center field. Beiker Miller scores. Roy Layana singles to right field. Sandy Melton scores. Bill Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Johnny Hook enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Stanicek at CF. Clarence Ayers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Beiker Miller at SS. Jim Gainey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sandy Melton at LF. Brad Mooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Wehmeier pops out to the shortstop. Chauncey Klinger doubles to right field. Rod Smith strikes out. Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Chauncey Klinger scores. Masaki Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Fritz Shinnick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gordie Bowman is pinch running for Chris Lundbom on 1st base. Masaki Yamanaka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Closter did not respond to coaching in control Ray Silva did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Schick improves in arm Ramon Hertz did not respond to coaching in endurance Don Davis improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Lucas did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Gullic did not respond to coaching in control Fred Gullic did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Augustine improves in range Fred Gullic did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Gullic did not respond to coaching in velocity Ruben Littrell did not respond to coaching in range