Inning: 1 Kansas City Don Brookens pitching. Frankie Sunkel walks. Ryan Higgins strikes out. George Strickland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Akihito Kimura pitching. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Dude Cooper strikes out. Joe Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Gary Langsford grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Shields walks. Bill Shields steals second. Lloyd Troy throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Patsy Wheat flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Shields scores. Papa Watson reached on a fielding error by Joe Garcia. Papa Watson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jesus Bankhead singles past the shortstop. Lloyd Troy singles to left field. Larry Barry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jesus Bankhead advances to third on the play. Elmer Aldred grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Evans strikes out. Akihito Kimura strikes out. Frankie Sunkel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Brett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Brookens pops out to the first baseman. Rafael Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ryan Higgins flies out to the center fielder. George Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Langsford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dude Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Garcia strikes out. Jesus Bankhead pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Shields walks. Bill Shields steals second. Patsy Wheat flies out to the center fielder. Papa Watson singles to right field. Bill Shields scores. George Evans flies out to the right fielder. Akihito Kimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lloyd Troy singles to left field. Larry Barry walks. Elmer Aldred flies out to the right fielder. Joe Brett hits a home run. Lloyd Troy scores. Larry Barry scores. Don Brookens grounds out to the third baseman. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frankie Sunkel flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Higgins doubles to right field. George Strickland singles to left field. Ryan Higgins scores. George Strickland steals second. Gary Langsford grounds out to the second baseman. George Strickland advances to third on the play. Bill Shields walks. Patsy Wheat grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dude Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Papa Watson strikes out. George Evans grounds out to the pitcher. Akihito Kimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lloyd Troy walks. Larry Barry grounds out to the pitcher. Lloyd Troy advances to second on the play. Elmer Aldred pops out to the third baseman. Joe Brett singles to center field. Robby MacRobello is pinch hitting for Don Brookens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Robby MacRobello flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan Robinson pitching. Frankie Sunkel grounds out to the catcher. Ryan Higgins reached on a fielding error by Joe Garcia. George Strickland walks. Gary Langsford grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rafael Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Dude Cooper singles to left field. Joe Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Jesus Bankhead singles to center field. Lloyd Troy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Shields grounds out to the second baseman. Patsy Wheat flies out to the center fielder. Papa Watson reached on a fielding error by Joe Garcia. George Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Westbrook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Barry lines out to the shortstop. Elmer Aldred flies out to the right fielder. Joe Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Bobby Westbrook grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frankie Sunkel singles to left field. Ryan Higgins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Johnnie Gwosdz is pinch hitting for Dan Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnnie Gwosdz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Crawford walks. Dude Cooper strikes out. Joe Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Vern Bridges pitching. George Strickland singles to right field. Gary Langsford grounds out to the pitcher. George Strickland advances to second on the play. Bill Shields flies out to the left fielder. Patsy Wheat grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Jesus Bankhead grounds out to the second baseman. Lloyd Troy strikes out. Larry Barry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City Papa Watson strikes out. George Evans grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Canavan is pinch hitting for Bobby Westbrook. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Canavan singles to left field. Frankie Sunkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Minnesota Lyle Rhem pitching. Elmer Aldred strikes out. Joe Brett strikes out. Wander Franco is pinch hitting for Vern Bridges. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Wander Franco pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Kansas City Nate Williams pitching. Ryan Higgins triples. George Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Higgins scores. John Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Langsford grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Shields walks. Patsy Wheat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Minnesota Rafael Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Dude Cooper strikes out. Joe Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Ryan Higgins (5).3B - Ryan Higgins (1).SF - Patsy Wheat.GIDP - Ryan Higgins, George Strickland, Gary Langsford. Baserunning: SB - George Strickland (4), Bill Shields 2 (3).CS - Papa Watson (1).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Bowen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Collins improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Collins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gil Johnson improves in range Johnny Hollingsworth did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Collins improves in arm Charlie Burns improves in range Ralph Curd improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Collins improves in C