Win: Larry Conway (2-1) Loss: Bill McCormick (3-2)
Save: Jake Kudrow (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Jordan pitching. Bert Stuffel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red McGowan grounds out to the second baseman. Pascual Howard singles to right field. Al Green singles to center field. Mike Krsnich singles to center field. Bill Ellsworth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Max Casanova pitching. Gary Hale walks. Charlie Ring strikes out. Rusty Nieman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tim Judy pops out to the shortstop. John Caffyn singles to right field. Max Casanova lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert Stuffel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Halas doubles to left field. Lee Rivera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Halas advances to third on the play. Billy Friday flies out to the right fielder. Joe Marshall hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Halas scores. Jim Chiffer singles to left field. Joe Marshall advances to third on the hit. Bill Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Red McGowan singles to left field. Pascual Howard doubles to right field. Red McGowan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Green grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Krsnich strikes out. Bill Ellsworth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gary Hale lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Ring walks. Charlie Ring steals second. Rusty Nieman flies out to the right fielder. George Halas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Judy flies out to the center fielder. John Caffyn flies out to the right fielder. Max Casanova grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lee Rivera singles to right field. Billy Friday doubles to center field. Joe Marshall walks. Jim Chiffer strikes out. Bill Jordan strikes out. Gary Hale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bert Stuffel pops out to the shortstop. Red McGowan grounds out to the second baseman. Pascual Howard singles to center field. Al Green flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Charlie Ring lines out to the second baseman. Rusty Nieman walks. George Halas walks. Lee Rivera singles to right field. Rusty Nieman scores. George Halas is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Billy Friday flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Krsnich flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ellsworth pops out to the second baseman. Tim Judy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Jim Chiffer walks. Bill Jordan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Gary Hale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Caffyn grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Dowd is pinch hitting for Max Casanova. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hector Dowd reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Halas. Bert Stuffel grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Dowd advances to third on the play. Red McGowan singles to right field. Hector Dowd scores. Pascual Howard walks. Al Green flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Virgil Billings pitching. Luis Cey is pinch hitting for Charlie Ring. Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Nieman flies out to the right fielder. George Halas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Krsnich pops out to the first baseman. Bill Ellsworth grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Judy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Lee Rivera pops out to the first baseman. Billy Friday flies out to the right fielder. Joe Marshall singles past the first baseman. Jim Chiffer singles to center field. Joe Marshall advances to third on the hit. Rich Claire is pinch hitting for Bill Jordan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rich Claire hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Marshall scores. Bill Russell is pinch hitting for Gary Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Russell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota John Lewis pitching. John Caffyn singles to center field. Bill Lambert is pinch hitting for Virgil Billings. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Lambert lines out to the second baseman. Bert Stuffel walks. Red McGowan singles to left field. John Caffyn scores. Bill McCormick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pascual Howard flies out to the center fielder. Al Green walks. Mike Krsnich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Larry Conway pitching. Luis Cey flies out to the right fielder. Rusty Nieman flies out to the left fielder. George Halas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Bill Ellsworth flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Tim Judy walks. John Caffyn strikes out. Ron Lush is pinch hitting for Larry Conway. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Lush walks. Bert Stuffel doubles to center field. Tim Judy scores. Ron Lush uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Stearnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red McGowan singles to center field. Bert Stuffel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pascual Howard singles to center field. Al Green lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Jake Kudrow pitching. Lee Rivera pops out to the third baseman. Billy Friday singles to right field. Joe Marshall grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Billy Friday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Chiffer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 13 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Todd Lilly did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dick Treadaway did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hal Sadowski improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Treadaway did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jose Decker did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Reynolds did not respond to coaching in range Sam Bosio improves in range Mike Spiezio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Reynolds improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Thorpe improves in LF