Inning: 1 Kansas City Toru Okada pitching. Brent Dalena walks. George Hughes singles to left field. Rusty Hemingway pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Schick grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brent Dalena is out at third base. Gene Graham hits a home run. George Hughes scores. Jeff Schick scores. Alex Coluccio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Clise Baldschun pitching. Gene Buchanan flies out to the center fielder. Roy Layana walks. Roy Layana is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carl Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Lieber grounds out to the third baseman. Clise Baldschun grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tony Augustine singles to center field. Ruben Littrell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Red Zuber singles to right field. Scott Koob strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brent Dalena grounds out to the second baseman. George Hughes walks. Rusty Hemingway singles to center field. George Hughes advances to third on the hit. Rusty Hemingway gets picked off first. Jeff Schick hits a home run. George Hughes scores. Sam Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gene Kellett hits a home run. Sam Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Gene Buchanan strikes out. Roy Layana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex Coluccio flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Willis hits a home run. Dick Lieber strikes out. Clise Baldschun singles to left field. Brent Dalena grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carl Hernandez strikes out. Tony Augustine flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Littrell singles to left field. Red Zuber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Schick walks. Gene Graham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Scott Koob walks. Gene Kellett strikes out. Sam Elliott lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Buchanan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Coluccio strikes out. Charlie Willis strikes out. Dick Lieber pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Layana strikes out. Carl Hernandez strikes out. Tony Augustine walks. Ruben Littrell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Clise Baldschun grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brent Dalena strikes out. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Red Zuber grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Enrique Perez is pinch hitting for Scott Koob. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Enrique Perez strikes out. Gene Kellett singles to right field. Yukinobu Aoyama 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 1st. Bob Brower is pinch hitting for Sam Elliott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Brower doubles to center field. Gene Kellett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Bell is pinch hitting for Gene Buchanan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steamboat Patterson pitching. Rusty Hemingway walks. Jeff Schick singles to center field. Gene Graham flies out to the left fielder. Alex Coluccio grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Schick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tommy Gastall is pinch hitting for Roy Layana. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tommy Gastall singles past the second baseman. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Gastall advances to second on the play. Tony Augustine singles to left field. Tommy Gastall scores. Ruben Littrell strikes out. Red Zuber lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dick Lieber doubles to right field. Jim Littlejohn is pinch hitting for Yukinobu Aoyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Littlejohn doubles to right field. Dick Lieber scores. Brent Dalena strikes out. Ron Reisling 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. George Hughes singles to center field. Jim Littlejohn scores. Rusty Hemingway grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Hughes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Schick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Burleson pitching. Enrique Perez strikes out. Gene Kellett flies out to the center fielder. Frank Leever is pinch hitting for Ron Reisling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Leever strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Coles did not respond to coaching in range Russ Seminara did not respond to coaching in velocity Yogi Latimer did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Kern did not respond to coaching in control Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike McNamara did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Oakes did not respond to coaching in control Bill DeMiller improves in speed Bill DeMiller did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Kahn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Karl Fields did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Womack improves in endurance