Inning: 1 Minnesota Hideo Shimada pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the pitcher. Shigeru Takahashi strikes out. Casey Spooner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Bollo pitching. Bill Flood pops out to the shortstop. Ken Schriver flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Grover flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sonny Runyan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Thomas. Spider Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Juul singles to left field. Phil Thorpe grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ralph Klawitter singles to left field. Ralph Klawitter steals second. Joe Bollo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Count Johnston hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ralph Klawitter scores. Shigeru Takahashi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Milner singles to right field. Jim Thomas pops out to the shortstop. George Milner steals second. Hideo Shimada strikes out. Bill Flood singles to right field. Ken Schriver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Casey Spooner grounds out to the shortstop. Sonny Runyan flies out to the left fielder. Spider Holliday hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yo-Yo Catalanotto hits a home run. Spider Holliday scores. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kurt Grover grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Bill Juul strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ralph Klawitter flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bollo strikes out. Count Johnston grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Phil Thorpe flies out to the center fielder. George Milner pops out to the shortstop. Jim Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Casey Spooner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sonny Runyan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hideo Shimada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Flood walks. Ken Schriver grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Flood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Schriver steals second. Kurt Grover flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Spider Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Jacobs singles to right field. Ralph Klawitter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rudy Jacobs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan walks. Jimmy Sheridan steals second. Jimmy Sheridan is out trying to steal third. Bill Juul singles to left field. Phil Thorpe singles to center field. Bill Juul advances to third on the hit. George Milner flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Juul scores. Jim Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Bollo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Count Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Shigeru Takahashi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Emmett Bair is pinch hitting for Hideo Shimada. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Emmett Bair flies out to the right fielder. Bill Flood strikes out. Ken Schriver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sid Waszgis pitching. Casey Spooner singles to left field. Sonny Runyan singles to right field. Casey Spooner advances to third on the hit. Spider Holliday grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Casey Spooner scores. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jake Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yo-Yo Catalanotto at CF. Hunter Slade enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Klawitter at SS. Garland Rozema comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kurt Grover flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Juul strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Batting:SF - George Milner.GIDP - Phil Thorpe. Baserunning: SB - Ken Schriver (4), Jimmy Sheridan (5), George Milner (1).CS - Jimmy Sheridan (3). Fielding: E - Jim Thomas.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Stanley did not respond to coaching in arm Dee Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dee Williams did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Stanley did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Stanley did not respond to coaching in speed Herman Shean did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Watkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Blair improves in arm Ray Hewitt improves in power_vs_righty Larry Houser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dann Butcher did not respond to coaching in control Steve Bourgeois did not respond to coaching in control