Win: George Denning (12-12) Loss: Darren Sundra (3-8)
Save: Morris Hollins (30)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rafael Yellowhorse pitching. Rich Cooper singles to center field. Jeff Byers singles to right field. Rich Cooper aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Byers advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Kelly hits a home run. Rich Cooper scores. Jeff Byers scores. Bill Gibson singles to left field. Harry Bolling flies out to the left fielder. Tom Burtschy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Denning pitching. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Griffith strikes out. Chubby Johns singles past the third baseman. Dave Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dwight Davis strikes out. George Denning grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Spurgeon hits a home run. Bert Lopat strikes out. Eric Ohman strikes out. Allen Harrell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jeff Byers strikes out. Verle Berran is hit by a pitch. Bob Kelly strikes out. Bill Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rafael Yellowhorse strikes out. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Griffith singles past the shortstop. Chubby Johns walks. Dave Palacios walks. Hugh Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Bolling pops out to the second baseman. Tom Burtschy flies out to the right fielder. Dwight Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bert Lopat strikes out. Eric Ohman strikes out. Allen Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Denning grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Cooper grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Byers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Arlich is pinch hitting for Rafael Yellowhorse. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mike Arlich flies out to the right fielder. Earl Lindsey lines out to the shortstop. Terry Griffith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harold Dunn pitching. Verle Berran strikes out. Bob Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chubby Johns pops out to the third baseman. Dave Palacios flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Bolling lines out to the third baseman. Tom Burtschy flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Davis singles to center field. George Denning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bert Lopat strikes out. Eric Ohman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Byers. Allen Harrell strikes out. Harry Silvestri is pinch hitting for Harold Dunn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Harry Silvestri hits a home run. Eric Ohman scores. Earl Lindsey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Darren Sundra pitching. Rich Cooper walks. Rich Cooper steals second. Rich Cooper steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Jeff Byers doubles to left field. Rich Cooper scores. Gary Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Smith is pinch running for Jeff Byers on 2nd base. Verle Berran pops out to the shortstop. Bob Kelly strikes out. Bill Gibson singles to left field. Gary Smith scores. Harry Bolling walks. Tom Burtschy singles to right field. Bill Gibson scores. Harry Bolling advances to third on the hit. Bill Carpenter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Reed enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Smith at SS. Mike Schell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Burtschy at 3B. Terry Griffith pops out to the third baseman. Chubby Johns flies out to the left fielder. Dave Palacios walks. Hugh Spurgeon singles to center field. Al Holden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bert Lopat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chappie Jordan is pinch hitting for Al Holden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Chappie Jordan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Terry Griffith. Rich Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Chappie Jordan advances to third on the play. Tom Reed walks. Tom Reed steals second. Verle Berran strikes out. Bob Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Morris Hollins pitching. Eric Ohman strikes out. Allen Harrell grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Wight is pinch hitting for Bill Carpenter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Wight hits an infield single to the pitcher. Earl Lindsey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Jeff Byers (23).HR - Bob Kelly (10).HBP - Verle Berran (5). Baserunning: SB - Rich Cooper 2 (18), Tom Reed (26). Fielding: E - Jeff Byers.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Moore did not respond to coaching in control Rick Ripken did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Les Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carroll Leonard improves in arm Tom Chamberlain improves in speed Bill Bissonette did not respond to coaching in control Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Cooper did not respond to coaching in speed Hawk Summers improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Paul Garcia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Don Ingram did not respond to coaching in control