Win: John Zeider (13-2) Loss: Ruben Smith (7-7)
Save: Larry Conway (26)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ruben Smith pitching. Charlie Kearse grounds out to the second baseman. George Taussig grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Stuffel walks. Pascual Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Zeider pitching. Charlie Ring strikes out. George Halas flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Dyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Red McGowan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Dowd lines out to the second baseman. Mike Krsnich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Marshall strikes out. Bill Russell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ron Lush strikes out. John Zeider pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Kearse walks. George Taussig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Chiffer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Archer walks. Ruben Smith lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Red Archer forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Ring pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bert Stuffel flies out to the left fielder. Pascual Howard singles to right field. Red McGowan singles to center field. Hector Dowd grounds out to the shortstop. Pascual Howard advances to third on the play. Red McGowan advances to second on the play. Mike Krsnich lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Halas flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Dyer singles to center field. Billy Friday flies out to the left fielder. Joe Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ron Lush pops out to the second baseman. John Zeider grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Kearse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Russell flies out to the left fielder. Jim Chiffer walks. Red Archer walks. Ruben Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ruben Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Taussig strikes out. Bert Stuffel hits a home run. Pascual Howard strikes out. Red McGowan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Ring singles to center field. George Halas flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Dyer singles to left field. Billy Friday walks. Joe Marshall strikes out. Bill Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hector Dowd flies out to the left fielder. Mike Krsnich grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Lush singles to left field. John Zeider flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Chiffer grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Cey is pinch hitting for Red Archer. Luis Cey pops out to the third baseman. Mike Spiezio is pinch hitting for Ruben Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Wagner pitching. Darryl Bailey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Cey at LF. Charlie Kearse flies out to the right fielder. George Taussig doubles to right field. Bert Stuffel hits a home run. George Taussig scores. Pascual Howard walks. Red McGowan flies out to the right fielder. Hector Dowd singles to right field. Mike Krsnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Charlie Ring strikes out. George Halas doubles to center field. Jimmy Dyer grounds out to the second baseman. George Halas advances to third on the play. Billy Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ron Lush flies out to the right fielder. John Zeider flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Kearse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luke Blaze is pinch hitting for Bill Russell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luke Blaze singles to center field. Jim Chiffer singles past the first baseman. Larry Conway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darryl Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Rich Claire is pinch hitting for John Wagner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Claire singles to right field. Luke Blaze scores. Charlie Ring strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Herriage improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Hohman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Knight improves in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Pisoni improves in velocity Dick Treadaway did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Delhi did not respond to coaching in control Cotton Meeks did not respond to coaching in speed Ramon Jacklitsch did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Delhi did not respond to coaching in velocity Cotton Meeks did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Smith did not respond to coaching in SS