Win: Bill Jester (1-0) Loss: Yukinobu Aoyama (1-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Johnny Wills pitching. Brent Dalena flies out to the right fielder. Dixon Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Tresh singles to left field. Passed ball. Terry Tresh advances to second. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota My Manrique pitching. Bob Brower singles to right field. Frank Leever singles to right field. Bob Brower aggressively advances to third on the hit. Scott Koob singles to right field. Bob Brower scores. Frank Leever advances to third on the hit. Gene Kellett hits an infield single to the shortstop. Frank Leever scores. Tony Augustine singles to left field. Scott Koob scores. Gene Kellett advances to third on the hit. Ed Haworth pops out to the second baseman. Red Zuber grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Kellett scores. Tony Augustine advances to second on the play. Yukinobu Aoyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Buchanan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jeff Schick singles past the third baseman. Gene Graham hits a home run. Jeff Schick scores. Alex Coluccio flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Yukinobu Aoyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Wills singles to left field. Bob Brower lines out to the shortstop. Frank Leever strikes out. Scott Koob walks. Gene Kellett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brent Dalena walks. Brent Dalena steals second. Scott Koob throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dixon Springer strikes out. Terry Tresh pops out to the catcher. George Hughes singles to center field. Brent Dalena scores. Jeff Schick hits a home run. George Hughes scores. Ron Reisling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Graham lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tony Augustine strikes out. Ed Haworth walks. Red Zuber grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Haworth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gene Buchanan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alex Coluccio doubles to center field. Charlie Willis strikes out. Yukinobu Aoyama strikes out. Brent Dalena singles to left field. Alex Coluccio scores. Brent Dalena gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ron Reisling grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Brower singles to center field. Frank Leever singles to center field. Scott Koob flies out to the right fielder. Gene Kellett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dixon Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Tresh singles to right field. George Hughes pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Schick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tony Augustine grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Haworth strikes out. Red Zuber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gene Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Coluccio singles to left field. Charlie Willis strikes out. Bill Jester 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. Yukinobu Aoyama flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Buchanan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Willis. The catcher fields the ball and Gene Buchanan is thrown out at third. Bob Brower grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brent Dalena grounds out to the second baseman. Dixon Springer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Tresh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Leever singles to center field. Scott Koob singles to right field. Gene Kellett singles to center field. Frank Leever scores. Scott Koob advances to third on the hit. Gene Kellett steals second. Tony Augustine hits a home run. Scott Koob scores. Gene Kellett scores. Clise Baldschun comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Haworth strikes out. Red Zuber singles to center field. Gene Buchanan hits a home run. Red Zuber scores. Russ Seminara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Hernandez is pinch hitting for Bill Jester. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichi Kashibuchi is pinch hitting for Bob Brower. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shinichi Kashibuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie Charles pitching. George Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Schick singles to left field. Gene Graham walks. Alex Coluccio flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Willis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Graham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Leever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Denny Mora is pinch hitting for Scott Koob. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Denny Mora singles to right field. Gene Kellett walks. Tommy Gastall is pinch hitting for Tony Augustine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tommy Gastall singles to center field. Denny Mora scores. Gene Kellett advances to third on the hit. Ed Haworth singles to left field. Gene Kellett scores. Red Zuber grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Russ Seminara flies out to the right fielder. Brent Dalena flies out to the left fielder. Dixon Springer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Tony Augustine (15), Gene Buchanan (7).GIDP - Bob Brower, Red Zuber. Baserunning: SB - Gene Kellett (4). Fielding: E - Scott Koob.PB - Scott Koob.
Game Notes My Manrique is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Junior Biemiller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rafael Jones did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Matos did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Willhite did not respond to coaching in velocity Yogi Latimer did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Connor did not respond to coaching in endurance
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Gene Womack did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Oakes did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Hendrix did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Kahn improves in arm Bert Dunham improves in power_vs_lefty