Win: George Denning (11-8) Loss: Rafael Yellowhorse (14-9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rafael Yellowhorse pitching. Allan Stroughter singles to center field. Allan Stroughter steals second. Tom Reed singles to right field. Allan Stroughter scores. Harry Bolling singles to center field. Cotton Flythe hits a home run. Tom Reed scores. Harry Bolling scores. Dave Cook comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Schell hits a home run. Charlie Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Fox strikes out. Bill Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Verle Berran singles to left field. Verle Berran steals second. George Denning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Denning pitching. Earl Lindsey walks. Terry Griffith strikes out. Chubby Johns grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Allan Stroughter grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Kimmick 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. Tom Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Bolling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Nick Kotsovalos flies out to the center fielder. Bert Lopat flies out to the right fielder. Pete Burns reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Gibson. Jack Sanders singles to center field. Pete Burns scores. Jack Sanders steals second. Mike Arlich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Cotton Flythe grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Schell strikes out. Rick Fox doubles to right field. Bill Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Kimmick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Lindsey singles to center field. Terry Griffith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earl Lindsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chubby Johns grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Terry Griffith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Verle Berran strikes out. George Denning strikes out. Allan Stroughter singles past the shortstop. Tom Reed pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Nick Kotsovalos flies out to the center fielder. Bert Lopat doubles to left field. Pete Burns pops out to the shortstop. Jack Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Bolling walks. Harry Bolling steals second. Cotton Flythe grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Schell grounds out to the catcher. Rick Fox walks. Gary Johnson 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. Bill Gibson hits a home run. Harry Bolling scores. Rick Fox scores. Darren Sundra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Verle Berran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Arlich singles to center field. Hugh Spurgeon is pinch hitting for Darren Sundra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Hugh Spurgeon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Earl Lindsey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Goetz pitching. George Denning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Allan Stroughter walks. Tom Reed lines out to the second baseman. Harry Bolling singles to center field. Allan Stroughter advances to third on the hit. Cotton Flythe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Terry Griffith pops out to the third baseman. Chubby Johns flies out to the center fielder. Nick Kotsovalos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Schell flies out to the left fielder. Rick Fox flies out to the center fielder. Bill Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bert Lopat singles past the second baseman. Eric Ohman is pinch hitting for Pete Burns. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Ohman flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Bert Lopat advances to second. Jack Sanders lines out to the first baseman. Mike Arlich hits a home run. Bert Lopat scores. Harry Silvestri is pinch hitting for Charlie Goetz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Harry Silvestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bernie Tellmann pitching. Joe Quinones is pinch hitting for Verle Berran. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Quinones singles to left field. Bill Stearns is pinch hitting for George Denning. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Stearns walks. Allan Stroughter walks. Tom Reed strikes out. Harry Bolling pops out to the third baseman. Cotton Flythe singles to right field. Joe Quinones scores. Bill Stearns scores. Allan Stroughter advances to third on the hit. Rich Lambert is pinch hitting for Mike Schell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Lambert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Billy Curtis pitching. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Griffith grounds out to the third baseman. Chubby Johns flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rick Fox strikes out. Ellis Young is pinch hitting for Bill Gibson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ellis Young doubles to center field. Joe Quinones flies out to the center fielder. Juan Doran is pinch hitting for Billy Curtis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Juan Doran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Moxie Orsino pitching. Nick Kotsovalos grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Lopat strikes out. Eric Ohman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Rick Fox (6), Ellis Young (4).HR - Cotton Flythe (13), Mike Schell (15), Bill Gibson (13). Baserunning: SB - Allan Stroughter (30), Harry Bolling (31), Verle Berran (23). Fielding: E - Bill Gibson.PB - Allan Stroughter.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Johnson improves in speed Red Moore did not respond to coaching in endurance Chappie Jordan improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Cook improves in control Joe Ryan did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Larry Williamson did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mike Rawlings did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Derrick Lopat did not respond to coaching in arm