Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Williams pitching. Jimmy Sheridan strikes out. Kurt Grover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Thorpe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Billy pitching. Count Johnston hits an infield single to the first baseman. Randy Pattison strikes out. Casey Spooner strikes out. Charlie Stanley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Count Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Flood flies out to the center fielder. Larry Houser singles to left field. Billy Blackburn singles to center field. Larry Houser advances to third on the hit. Ken Schriver walks. Jim Colangelo walks. Larry Houser scores. Bill Billy grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Blackburn scores. Ken Schriver advances to third on the play. Jim Colangelo advances to second on the play. Jimmy Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yo-Yo Catalanotto singles to left field. Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dee Williams singles to right field. Shigeru Takahashi singles to right field. Dee Williams advances to third on the hit. Steve Williams singles to center field. Dee Williams scores. Shigeru Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Count Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kurt Grover hits a home run. Phil Thorpe singles to right field. Phil Thorpe steals second. Bill Flood flies out to the center fielder. Larry Houser flies out to the left fielder. Billy Blackburn singles to center field. Phil Thorpe scores. Billy Blackburn steals second. Ken Schriver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Randy Pattison reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kurt Grover. Casey Spooner singles to left field. Randy Pattison scores. Charlie Stanley pops out to the pitcher. Yo-Yo Catalanotto walks. Alex Petty flies out to the center fielder. Dee Williams walks. Shigeru Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Colangelo flies out to the center fielder. Bill Billy strikes out. Jimmy Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Steve Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Count Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Pattison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kurt Grover doubles to center field. Phil Thorpe singles to center field. Kurt Grover scores. Stefan Kimble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Flood flies out to the right fielder. Larry Houser singles to left field. Billy Blackburn doubles to center field. Phil Thorpe scores. Larry Houser uses his aggressiveness and scores. Duke Cora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Schriver singles to right field. Billy Blackburn scores. Jim Colangelo singles to center field. Ken Schriver advances to third on the hit. Bill Billy flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Schriver scores. Steve Breckinridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Sheridan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kurt Grover walks. Phil Thorpe doubles past the center fielder. Jim Colangelo scores. Jimmy Sheridan scores. Kurt Grover uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Flood pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Casey Spooner singles to left field. Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Alex Petty singles to center field. Casey Spooner advances to third on the hit. Dee Williams walks. Shigeru Takahashi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Larry Houser walks. Billy Blackburn singles past the shortstop. Larry Houser advances to third on the hit. Billy Blackburn steals second. Ken Schriver grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Houser scores. Billy Blackburn advances to third on the play. Jim Colangelo grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Blackburn scores. Bill Billy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Steve Breckinridge grounds out to the third baseman. Count Johnston doubles to left field. Randy Pattison walks. Casey Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Stanley singles to left field. Count Johnston scores. Randy Pattison advances to third on the hit. Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jimmy Sheridan singles to left field. Kurt Grover is hit by a pitch. Garland Rozema comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Phil Thorpe flies out to the right fielder. Bill Flood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alex Petty singles to right field. Dee Williams grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Claude Schaffer is pinch hitting for Shigeru Takahashi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Claude Schaffer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Larry Houser lines out to the second baseman. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Ken Schriver grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Limb Harter is pinch hitting for Garland Rozema. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Limb Harter grounds out to the third baseman. Count Johnston strikes out. Randy Pattison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Manny Lewallyn pitching. Jim Colangelo strikes out. Bill Billy pops out to the first baseman. Harvey Boggs is pinch hitting for Jimmy Sheridan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harvey Boggs pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Casey Spooner flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Kurt Grover (26), Phil Thorpe (25), Billy Blackburn (12).HR - Kurt Grover (18).SF - Bill Billy.GIDP - Bill Flood.HBP - Kurt Grover (2). Baserunning: SB - Phil Thorpe (9), Billy Blackburn 2 (11). Fielding: E - Kurt Grover.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Blair improves in power_vs_righty Johnny Lord did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Bourgeois did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Watkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Watkins did not respond to coaching in range Ray Hewitt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Sodd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Clarke improves in velocity Swede Cheney improves in speed Luis Clarke did not respond to coaching in control Swede Cheney improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Dagres improves in contact_vs_lefty Herman Shean did not respond to coaching in C