Win: Rube Brown (15-5) Loss: Steve Scott (12-6)
Save: Howie Martinez (25)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Scott pitching. Jimmy Sheridan walks. Kurt Grover strikes out. Phil Thorpe pops out to the first baseman. Harvey Boggs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rube Brown pitching. Limb Harter grounds out to the third baseman. Claude Schaffer singles to left field. Casey Spooner strikes out. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Larry Houser grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Billy Blackburn singles to left field. Tony Brackenridge grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Billy Blackburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Schriver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Alex Petty grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rube Brown strikes out. Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Kurt Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Spider Holliday grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Limb Harter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Phil Thorpe hits a home run. Harvey Boggs strikes out. Larry Houser singles to left field. Billy Blackburn singles to center field. Larry Houser advances to third on the hit. Tony Brackenridge triples. Larry Houser scores. Billy Blackburn scores. Ken Schriver grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Claude Schaffer singles to center field. Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Claude Schaffer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan lines out to the pitcher. Kurt Grover strikes out. Phil Thorpe pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alex Petty strikes out. Bud Lawson singles to center field. Spider Holliday walks. Steve Scott lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Limb Harter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harvey Boggs strikes out. Larry Houser strikes out. Billy Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Claude Schaffer strikes out. Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Jacobs singles to center field. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tony Brackenridge grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Schriver singles to right field. Rube Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jimmy Sheridan singles to left field. Ken Schriver scores. Stefan Kimble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kurt Grover singles to center field. Jimmy Sheridan advances to third on the hit. Phil Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alex Petty grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Lawson singles to right field. Spider Holliday grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harvey Boggs singles to center field. Larry Houser grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Harvey Boggs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Tony Brackenridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ralph Klawitter is pinch hitting for Stefan Kimble. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Klawitter pops out to the shortstop. Limb Harter grounds out to the third baseman. Claude Schaffer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Duke Cora pitching. Ken Schriver hits a home run. Steve Breckinridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Brown flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kurt Grover pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Casey Spooner singles to left field. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto hits a home run. Casey Spooner scores. Alex Petty grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Lawson singles to center field. Howie Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Spider Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Ralph Klawitter is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Baxes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Gabler improves in velocity Marsh Callison did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Sheely did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Blair improves in arm Jack Gabler did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Hugh Veryzer improves in range Bob Lee did not respond to coaching in control Herman Shean improves in power_vs_lefty Deacon Kircher improves in range Joe Corbett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Herman Shean did not respond to coaching in C