Inning: 1 Kansas City Mal Blake pitching. Lednier Delgado singles to left field. Mike Coveney flies out to the center fielder. Lou Feller lines out to the second baseman. Lednier Delgado steals second. Grant Dowling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tony Orta pitching. Joe Boyer singles to left field. Rob Daugherty singles to center field. Joe Boyer advances to third on the hit. Bill Tuttle flies out to the left fielder. Billy Gardner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Boyer scores. Rob Daugherty advances to second on the play. Rob Daugherty steals third. Billy Consolo doubles past the third baseman. Rob Daugherty scores. Matt Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Salomon Hancock grounds out to the second baseman. Early Juul walks. Jose Gleaton singles to right field. Early Juul advances to third on the hit. Pete Good grounds out to the shortstop. Early Juul scores. Jose Gleaton advances to second on the play. Tony Orta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Danny Birtsas singles to left field. Jake Jacobs triples. Danny Birtsas scores. Bill Nunez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mal Blake walks. Joe Boyer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jake Jacobs scores. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Passed ball. Mal Blake advances to second. Bill Tuttle singles to center field. Billy Gardner singles to left field. Mal Blake scores. Bill Tuttle advances to third on the hit. Rusty Dark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Consolo walks. Matt Mitchell hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bill Tuttle scores. Danny Birtsas hits a home run. Billy Gardner scores. Billy Consolo scores. Matt Mitchell scores. Jake Jacobs doubles to center field. Mal Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lednier Delgado singles to center field. Mike Coveney flies out to the right fielder. Lednier Delgado steals second. Lou Feller singles to left field. Lednier Delgado scores. Lou Feller is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Grant Dowling doubles to right field. Salomon Hancock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Boyer walks. Joe Boyer steals second. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Bill Tuttle walks. Billy Gardner strikes out. Billy Consolo doubles to right field. Joe Boyer scores. Bill Tuttle is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Early Juul strikes out. Jose Gleaton grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Good grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Matt Mitchell singles to center field. Danny Birtsas flies out to the center fielder. Matt Mitchell steals second. Jake Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mal Blake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rusty Dark hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lednier Delgado grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rusty Dark is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Coveney singles to center field. Lou Feller flies out to the center fielder. Grant Dowling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Boyer hits a home run. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Bill Tuttle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Gardner singles to center field. Billy Consolo doubles past the center fielder. Billy Gardner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sandy Roth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Matt Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Salomon Hancock walks. Early Juul singles to right field. Jose Gleaton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Tuttle. Salomon Hancock scores. Pete Good singles to left field. Early Juul scores. Jose Gleaton scores. Sandy Roth lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lednier Delgado singles to right field. Pete Good scores. Mike Coveney flies out to the right fielder. Lou Feller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Danny Birtsas singles to left field. Jake Jacobs strikes out. Mal Blake lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Boyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Grant Dowling strikes out. Salomon Hancock strikes out. Early Juul flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rob Daugherty singles to left field. Thomas Pfister is pinch hitting for Bill Tuttle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Thomas Pfister grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Borbon is pinch hitting for Billy Gardner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Borbon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Gleaton flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Pete Good flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ryerson is pinch hitting for Sandy Roth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Ryerson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Art Gehrig pitching. Billy Consolo strikes out. Lou Davison is pinch hitting for Matt Mitchell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Davison singles to left field. Lou Davison steals second. Danny Birtsas hits a home run. Lou Davison scores. Jake Jacobs strikes out. Mal Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lednier Delgado reached on a 2-base throwing error by Danny Birtsas. Mike Coveney grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Feller strikes out. Grant Dowling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Billy Consolo 3 (6), Jake Jacobs (4).3B - Jake Jacobs (2).HR - Joe Boyer (1), Danny Birtsas 2 (2).SF - Joe Boyer.GIDP - Thomas Pfister. Baserunning: SB - Joe Boyer (2), Rob Daugherty (6), Matt Mitchell (3), Lou Davison (3). Fielding: E - Bill Tuttle, Danny Birtsas.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Hendrickson improves in speed Paul Billingsley did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Hill improves in range Mike Ford improves in arm Bill McClellan did not respond to coaching in control Paddy Blackerby improves in power_vs_righty Al Lowery improves in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Narum did not respond to coaching in control Bob Jacobs improves in power_vs_righty Glen Hunt improves in arm Ralph Strickland improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Snover improves in velocity Skeeter Rigdon improves in power_vs_righty