Win: Joe Pisoni (10-2) Loss: Kiko Kellogg (7-6)
Save: Mal Balas (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Pisoni pitching. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the pitcher. George Halas grounds out to the shortstop. Moe Easterly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Kiko Kellogg pitching. Charlie Kearse strikes out. Norm Shreve flies out to the right fielder. Red McGowan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City T.P. Fleer singles to right field. Luke Blaze singles to center field. T.P. Fleer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Charlie Ring flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Luke Blaze steals second. Ramon Puente strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Ellsworth flies out to the center fielder. Henry Chambers grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alan Bertaina flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Alvarez singles past the second baseman. Kiko Kellogg lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bowman D. Russ strikes out. George Halas pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Stinnett is hit by a pitch. Bob Comstock singles past the third baseman. Joe Pisoni lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Kearse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norm Shreve doubles past the third baseman. Roy Stinnett scores. Bob Comstock scores. Red McGowan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Moe Easterly walks. T.P. Fleer flies out to the right fielder. Luke Blaze flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Ring singles to center field. Ramon Puente walks. Bob Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Ellsworth singles to center field. Henry Chambers flies out to the center fielder. Alan Bertaina strikes out. Roy Stinnett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kiko Kellogg grounds out to the second baseman. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the pitcher. George Halas singles to right field. Moe Easterly singles to center field. George Halas advances to third on the hit. T.P. Fleer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Comstock grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pisoni strikes out. Charlie Kearse pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Luke Blaze strikes out. Charlie Ring grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Puente grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Norm Shreve pops out to the shortstop. Red McGowan singles to center field. Bill Ellsworth singles to center field. Red McGowan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Ellsworth steals second. Henry Chambers flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Red McGowan scores. Alan Bertaina lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Heinie Werner is pinch hitting for Bob Alvarez. Heinie Werner flies out to the left fielder. Kiko Kellogg grounds out to the second baseman. Bowman D. Russ walks. Bowman D. Russ steals second. George Halas walks. Moe Easterly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Harry Thorpe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Heinie Werner at CF. Roy Stinnett grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Comstock walks. Joe Hohman is pinch hitting for Joe Pisoni. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Hohman singles to left field. Charlie Kearse grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Roy Burkett pitching. Tony Ritz is pinch hitting for T.P. Fleer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Ritz strikes out. Scott Reynolds is pinch hitting for Luke Blaze. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Reynolds walks. Sam Bosio is pinch hitting for Charlie Ring. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Bosio walks. Ramon Puente walks. Harry Thorpe grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Scott Reynolds is out at home. Mel Mateo is pinch hitting for Kiko Kellogg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mel Mateo walks. Sam Bosio scores. Mal Balas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bowman D. Russ grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Will Bohanon pitching. Norm Shreve doubles to left field. Red McGowan singles past the first baseman. Norm Shreve scores. Bill Ellsworth strikes out. Red McGowan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Henry Chambers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Smith is pinch hitting for George Halas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Smith flies out to the center fielder. Moe Easterly grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Ritz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Bob Comstock is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sid Hutchinson improves in arm Hank Fullmer improves in power_vs_righty Joe Guese improves in contact_vs_righty Ramon Jacklitsch improves in arm Ramon Jacklitsch improves in power_vs_righty Andre Warner improves in power_vs_righty Jack Kutzler did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lefty Curry improves in power_vs_righty Marshall Chalk improves in range Bill Knight did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Ryan improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Brower improves in power_vs_righty Bill Brower did not respond to coaching in arm Lefty Curry did not respond to coaching in 1B