Win: Richie Cooper (2-2) Loss: Tiny Sullivan (14-7)
Save: Bill Jester (22)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tiny Sullivan pitching. Gene Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Layana flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Carl Hernandez walks. Tony Augustine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Richie Cooper pitching. Brent Dalena strikes out. Rusty Hemingway flies out to the left fielder. George Hughes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ruben Littrell grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Red Zuber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gene Graham doubles to left field. Ron Nielsen strikes out. Jeff Schick singles to left field. Gene Graham scores. Terry Tresh strikes out. Jeff Schick steals second. Harry Potter singles to right field. Jeff Schick scores. Tiny Sullivan singles to right field. Brent Dalena walks. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gene Kellett grounds out to the shortstop. Richie Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Gene Buchanan doubles to left field. Roy Layana flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Hughes strikes out. Gene Graham walks. Ron Nielsen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Graham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Schick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carl Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Augustine grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ruben Littrell hits a home run. Bill Martinez lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Terry Tresh flies out to the left fielder. Harry Potter pops out to the shortstop. Tiny Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Red Zuber singles to center field. Gene Kellett flies out to the left fielder. Richie Cooper fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Richie Cooper grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brent Dalena singles to left field. Brent Dalena steals second. Rusty Hemingway singles to center field. Brent Dalena scores. George Hughes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gene Graham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Buchanan walks. Roy Layana singles to right field. Gene Buchanan advances to third on the hit. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Buchanan scores. Roy Layana advances to second on the play. Tony Augustine walks. Ruben Littrell doubles to right field. Roy Layana scores. Tony Augustine uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Burleson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Martinez singles to center field. Ruben Littrell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Zuber flies out to the center fielder. Gene Kellett singles to center field. Richie Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ron Nielsen singles to center field. Jeff Schick strikes out. Terry Tresh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gene Buchanan singles to right field. Roy Layana grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Carl Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Potter walks. Scott Croucher is pinch hitting for Paul Burleson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Croucher singles to center field. Harry Potter advances to third on the hit. Sam Elliott 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. Brent Dalena strikes out. Scott Croucher steals second. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Potter scores. Scott Croucher advances to third on the play. George Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ryan Maxwell pitching. Tony Augustine strikes out. Ruben Littrell flies out to the left fielder. Bill Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Graham pops out to the second baseman. Ron Nielsen singles to left field. Jeff Schick pops out to the shortstop. Terry Tresh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Red Zuber grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Kellett flies out to the right fielder. Frank Leever is pinch hitting for Sam Elliott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Leever doubles to right field. Gene Buchanan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Jester pitching. Harry Potter flies out to the right fielder. Jim Littlejohn is pinch hitting for Ryan Maxwell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Littlejohn singles to left field. Brent Dalena strikes out. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ramon Hendrix improves in speed Jimmy Jackson improves in power_vs_righty Bill DeMiller improves in speed Karl Fields did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ramon Hendrix did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ramon Hendrix improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike McNamara improves in velocity Paul Mottola did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Lieber did not respond to coaching in range Roy Willhite did not respond to coaching in velocity Geronimo Cole did not respond to coaching in velocity Geronimo Cole did not respond to coaching in control