Inning: 1 Minnesota Atley Taylor pitching. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Loren Bramhall flies out to the left fielder. Tom Stanicek singles in front of the left fielder. Oscar Michaels pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dick Alberts pitching. Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Smith doubles to left field. Johnny Fluhrer pops out to the third baseman. Nigel Joseph hits an infield single to the catcher. Chris Lundbom walks. Chauncey Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Beiker Miller strikes out. Bill Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Hank Fife grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dave Busby grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Wehmeier walks. Atley Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Ford pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder. Dick Alberts strikes out. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Fluhrer hits a home run. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Loren Bramhall singles to center field. Tom Stanicek singles to left field. Oscar Michaels strikes out. Beiker Miller lines out to the third baseman. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Chauncey Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Busby doubles to right field. Gene Wehmeier singles to right field. Dave Busby scores. Atley Taylor lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hank Fife grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Chiamparino flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dick Alberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rod Smith strikes out. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman. Nigel Joseph flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clarence Ayers grounds out to the second baseman. Loren Bramhall walks. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Loren Bramhall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Chris Lundbom singles to right field. Chauncey Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Dave Busby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Lundbom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Wehmeier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Oscar Michaels walks. Oscar Michaels steals second. Beiker Miller flies out to the right fielder. Bill Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Michaels advances to third on the play. Hank Fife flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Atley Taylor singles to center field. Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Fluhrer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino hits a home run. Roy Layana is pinch hitting for Dick Alberts. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roy Layana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Ayers flies out to the left fielder. Loren Bramhall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lee Bouchee pitching. Nigel Joseph grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Lundbom singles to left field. Chauncey Klinger is hit by a pitch. Dave Busby grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Cupid Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Stanicek singles to right field. Oscar Michaels reached on a fielding error by Nigel Joseph. Beiker Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Stanicek advances to third on the play. Oscar Michaels advances to second on the play. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Stanicek scores. Oscar Michaels advances to third on the play. Hank Fife flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gene Wehmeier singles to left field. Terry Brewington is pinch hitting for Cupid Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Brewington strikes out. Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith walks. Johnny Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Fritz Shinnick pitching. Carlos Chiamparino grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Bouchee strikes out. Clarence Ayers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Nigel Joseph pops out to the shortstop. Chris Lundbom strikes out. Chauncey Klinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Loren Bramhall flies out to the left fielder. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Oscar Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Dave Busby flies out to the center fielder. Gene Wehmeier singles to right field. Fritz Shinnick fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fritz Shinnick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Beiker Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Hank Fife grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City Frank Ford flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Fluhrer walks. Nigel Joseph walks. Chris Lundbom singles to center field. Johnny Fluhrer scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Rod Smith (22), Dave Busby (8).HR - Johnny Fluhrer (19).GIDP - Dave Busby, Fritz Shinnick.HBP - Chauncey Klinger (2). Fielding: E - Nigel Joseph.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Bailor did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Leever improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Brower improves in arm Henry Wright improves in contact_vs_lefty Brett Champion did not respond to coaching in velocity Bernie Mitchell did not respond to coaching in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jeff Schick improves in arm Ray Silva did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Hassett did not respond to coaching in velocity Clise Baldschun improves in control Jim Littlejohn improves in power_vs_righty Frank Steinbrenner did not respond to coaching in control