Win: Oscar Haas (4-3) Loss: Bob Lancaster (2-2)
Save: Herb Meulens (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Lancaster pitching. Frank Polivka triples. Topper Carney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Polivka scores. Ody Herrin grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Sheridan singles to center field. Mike Doby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Sheridan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Oscar Haas pitching. Eddie Lamline doubles to right field. Tarrik Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Koehler hits a home run. Eddie Lamline scores. Jim Gomez pops out to the first baseman. Connie Brinkman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Aaron Robinson strikes out. George Kilduff grounds out to the pitcher. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Ward walks. John Ward steals second. Dave Pena flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kane walks. Bob Lancaster pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Eddie Lamline singles past the third baseman. John Ward scores. Jim Kane advances to third on the hit. Tarrik Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Oscar Haas grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Topper Carney doubles to center field. Frank Polivka is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ody Herrin singles to center field. Topper Carney scores. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Koehler flies out to the center fielder. Jim Gomez lines out to the third baseman. Connie Brinkman singles to center field. Connie Brinkman steals second. John Ward grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Doby singles to right field. Aaron Robinson pops out to the shortstop. George Kilduff flies out to the center fielder. Gerald Magnuson walks. Oscar Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dave Pena pops out to the second baseman. Jim Kane flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lancaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Ody Herrin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eddie Lamline singles to center field. Tarrik Quinn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim Koehler walks. Jim Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Doby singles to left field. Aaron Robinson singles to right field. Mike Doby advances to third on the hit. George Kilduff singles to center field. Mike Doby scores. Aaron Robinson advances to third on the hit. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Oscar Haas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Kinslow reached on a fielding error by Connie Brinkman. Aaron Robinson scores. Frank Polivka walks. Topper Carney walks. George Kilduff scores. Ody Herrin doubles to right field. Joe Kinslow scores. Frank Polivka scores. Topper Carney scores. Dave Sheridan walks. Mike Doby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Sheridan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Herb Meulens pitching. Connie Brinkman strikes out. John Ward flies out to the left fielder. Dave Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Robinson strikes out. George Kilduff strikes out. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Kane walks. Darrell Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Lamline grounds out to the pitcher. Tarrik Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Herb Meulens grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Polivka flies out to the right fielder. Topper Carney singles to right field. Topper Carney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Koehler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Gomez strikes out. Connie Brinkman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ody Herrin grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Sheridan strikes out. Mike Doby singles to right field. Aaron Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Ward singles to right field. Mike Shuba is pinch hitting for Dave Pena. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Shuba grounds out to the pitcher. John Ward advances to second on the play. Jim Kane flies out to the right fielder. Rex Steevens is pinch hitting for Darrell Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rex Steevens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tim Lyons improves in power_vs_lefty Sal MacCormack improves in power_vs_lefty Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Sal MacCormack improves in contact_vs_righty Walter Curry improves in control Shawn Doheny did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Sundra did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rudy Thornton did not respond to coaching in control Masaharu Yoshida did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Martinez improves in contact_vs_righty John Langford did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Peploski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Emil May did not respond to coaching in CF