Inning: 1 Kansas City Mal Blake pitching. Mike Coveney strikes out. Ed Birtsas grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Kapaun grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Alan Brummett pitching. Jose Bobb grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Daugherty flies out to the right fielder. Bill Tuttle walks. Billy Gardner triples. Bill Tuttle scores. Billy Consolo doubles to center field. Billy Gardner scores. Matt Mitchell singles to center field. Billy Consolo scores. Bill Nunez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Mitchell steals second. Pete Good throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bill Roper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Early Juul grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Gleaton doubles to left field. Pete Good flies out to the left fielder. Butch Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jake Jacobs singles to center field. 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. Jose Bobb grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Jacobs advances to third on the play. Rob Daugherty walks. Bill Tuttle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Trevino singles to center field. Bill Nunez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Nunez pops out to the shortstop. Mike Coveney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Billy Gardner strikes out. Billy Consolo flies out to the center fielder. Matt Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Birtsas strikes out. Emil Kapaun singles to right field. Early Juul grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Emil Kapaun is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Gleaton walks. Pete Good pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Roper flies out to the center fielder. Jake Jacobs strikes out. Mal Blake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Butch Meyers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Trevino singles to right field. Bill Nunez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joe Trevino forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Coveney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jose Bobb doubles to left field. Rob Daugherty walks. Bill Tuttle flies out to the center fielder. Billy Gardner grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rob Daugherty is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rusty Dark 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. Billy Consolo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Birtsas flies out to the center fielder. Emil Kapaun reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Tuttle. Early Juul pops out to the shortstop. Jose Gleaton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Matt Mitchell strikes out. Bill Roper grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Jacobs hits a home run. Sandy Roth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mal Blake grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pete Good grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Meyers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Trevino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jose Bobb singles to left field. Rob Daugherty flies out to the right fielder. Bill Tuttle grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Bobb advances to second on the play. Billy Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Grant Dowling is pinch hitting for Sandy Roth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Grant Dowling grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Coveney grounds out to the catcher. Lou Feller is pinch hitting for Ed Birtsas. Lou Feller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Art Gehrig pitching. Billy Consolo doubles to left field. Matt Mitchell walks. Bill Roper grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Consolo advances to third on the play. Matt Mitchell advances to second on the play. Jake Jacobs lines out to the shortstop. Mal Blake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Emil Kapaun grounds out to the catcher. Early Juul grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Gleaton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jose Bobb (24), Billy Consolo 2 (28).3B - Billy Gardner (5).HR - Jake Jacobs (17). Baserunning: SB - Matt Mitchell (16). Fielding: E - Bill Tuttle.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Brinkman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Aaron Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Hendrickson improves in arm Bill McClellan did not respond to coaching in control Aaron Fitzgerald improves in power_vs_lefty Luis Flythe improves in control Bill Ryerson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny John did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Richardson improves in power_vs_righty Les Malone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobby Smith improves in control Skeeter Rigdon did not respond to coaching in range