Win: Bill Hazle (2-0) Loss: Robert Ritchie (3-2)
Save: Adam Twelve (4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Emil Woodruff pitching. Bob Parsons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Isao Nioka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tracy Gold pitching. George Knerr strikes out. Claude Fisher singles to center field. Ollie Black flies out to the center fielder. Danny Rush grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Claude Fisher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rex Sims singles to left field. John Buckles strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. John Jester grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Art Sularz triples. Bud Dente singles to center field. Art Sularz scores. Joe Eaddy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Oquist hits an infield single to the shortstop. Emil Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Sharrott strikes out. Tracy Gold strikes out. Bob Parsons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Knerr reached on a fielding error by Tracy Gold. George Knerr steals second. Claude Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Ollie Black strikes out. Danny Rush singles to center field. George Knerr is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alan Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Isao Nioka grounds out to the second baseman. Rex Sims walks. John Buckles pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Art Sularz flies out to the right fielder. Bud Dente grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Eaddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. John Jester strikes out. Paul Sharrott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Oquist grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Woodruff grounds out to the third baseman. George Knerr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tracy Gold grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Parsons flies out to the center fielder. Alan Campbell singles to left field. Isao Nioka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Claude Fisher triples. Ollie Black flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Claude Fisher scores. Danny Rush singles to center field. Art Sularz flies out to the left fielder. Danny Rush steals second. Bobby Poffenberger throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bud Dente singles to left field. Danny Rush scores. Joe Eaddy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rex Sims grounds out to the third baseman. John Buckles singles to right field. Bobby Poffenberger pops out to the second baseman. John Jester singles to right field. John Buckles aggressively advances to third on the hit. Paul Sharrott hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Buckles scores. Bruce Johnson is pinch hitting for Tracy Gold. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bruce Johnson singles to left field. John Jester scores. Bob Parsons doubles to center field. Paul Sharrott scores. Bruce Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Billings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Campbell lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Hazle pitching. John Oquist walks. Jesse Newman is pinch hitting for Jeff Billings. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Otto Oldham is pinch running for John Oquist on 1st base. Jesse Newman singles to center field. Otto Oldham aggressively advances to third on the hit. George Knerr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Parsons. Otto Oldham scores. Claude Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jesse Newman scores. Ollie Black flies out to the right fielder. Danny Rush flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Robert Ritchie pitching. Bob Schacht enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otto Oldham at C. Rick Kubinski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Claude Fisher at CF. Isao Nioka hits a home run. Rex Sims flies out to the right fielder. John Buckles grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Poffenberger walks. John Jester grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Poffenberger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Art Sularz grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Dente singles to left field. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Bob Schacht pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Sharrott singles to center field. Julio Frazier is pinch hitting for Bill Hazle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Julio Frazier singles to right field. Bob Parsons singles to right field. Paul Sharrott scores. John Pruett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Campbell strikes out. Isao Nioka grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Parsons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rex Sims strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Adam Twelve pitching. Bill Kvasnak is pinch hitting for John Pruett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Kvasnak flies out to the center fielder. George Knerr grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Kubinski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rudy Boone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pinky Mundinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Shamsky did not respond to coaching in control Mike Hammer did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Walker improves in velocity Alex Paquette did not respond to coaching in control Craig Rudi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Converse did not respond to coaching in control Frank Shamsky did not respond to coaching in control Pinky Mundinger did not respond to coaching in arm Babe Milosevich improves in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bill Stephens did not respond to coaching in velocity John Whitehill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Stevens improves in range Claude Cavarretta did not respond to coaching in range Red Paredes improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Strahler improves in contact_vs_righty Andy Clark improves in speed John Whitehill improves in arm Bill Stephens did not respond to coaching in control Ed Stevens did not respond to coaching in range David Miranda did not respond to coaching in 2B