Win: Vic Hermanski (6-10) Loss: John Foster (5-12)
Save: Johnny Wills (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Vic Hermanski pitching. George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Croucher pops out to the shortstop. Nigel Joseph doubles to right field. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota John Foster pitching. Jerry Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Ruben Littrell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Hughes. Sandy Melton strikes out. Enrique Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lefty Sand grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ingram strikes out. Joe Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bernie Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Buchanan singles to left field. Bob Youngs grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gene Buchanan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn singles to center field. John Foster lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Hughes strikes out. Scott Croucher grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Vic Hermanski reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lefty Sand. Jerry Bailor lines out to the third baseman. Ruben Littrell pops out to the shortstop. Sandy Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nigel Joseph strikes out. Ron Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Sand strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Enrique Perez singles to right field. Bernie Mitchell strikes out. Bill Martinez singles to right field. Enrique Perez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Gene Buchanan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Enrique Perez scores. Bob Youngs hits a home run. Bill Martinez scores. Vic Hermanski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Ingram walks. Joe Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ingram advances to second on the play. Jim Littlejohn walks. John Foster lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. George Hughes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jerry Bailor strikes out. Ruben Littrell strikes out. Sandy Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Scott Croucher singles to center field. Nigel Joseph flies out to the right fielder. Ron Nielsen doubles to right field. Scott Croucher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lefty Sand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Nielsen advances to third on the play. Bill Ingram strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Enrique Perez doubles past the left fielder. Bernie Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Bill Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Buchanan singles to right field. Enrique Perez scores. Chris Moseley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Youngs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Buchanan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Jim Littlejohn singles to right field. Sukesaburo Nishizawa is pinch hitting for Chris Moseley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sukesaburo Nishizawa strikes out. George Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yukinobu Aoyama pitching. Vic Hermanski strikes out. Jerry Bailor grounds out to the third baseman. Ruben Littrell walks. Sandy Melton walks. Enrique Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Roy Layana enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Martinez at 2B. Scott Croucher strikes out. Nigel Joseph hits a home run. Ron Nielsen singles to center field. Ron Nielsen steals second. Bill Jester 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. Lefty Sand strikes out. Bill Ingram grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bernie Mitchell strikes out. Roy Layana grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Buchanan doubles to center field. Bob Youngs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Johnny Wills comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Littlejohn doubles to right field. Walt Donnels is pinch hitting for Yukinobu Aoyama. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Donnels strikes out. George Hughes singles to right field. Jim Littlejohn scores. Scott Croucher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Nigel Joseph (14), Ron Nielsen (7), Jim Littlejohn (8).HR - Nigel Joseph (3).GIDP - George Hughes. Baserunning: SB - Ron Nielsen (6). Fielding: E - Lefty Sand, Joe Hughes.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Coles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Waldbauer did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Boland did not respond to coaching in speed Oswaldo Colbert did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Belle improves in range Alex Coluccio improves in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Morgan Castilla did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Lieber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ramon Hendrix did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill DeMiller did not respond to coaching in arm Ramon Hendrix improves in contact_vs_lefty Richie Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity