Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy Maisel pitching. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Grover grounds out to the second baseman. Alex McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Bourgeois pitching. Count Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Terry flies out to the center fielder. Herman Shean grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Blackburn singles to center field. Billy Blackburn steals second. Bill Bokelmann walks. Rodmy Perez strikes out. Bennie Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Masaru Nishizawa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herman Shean. Billy Blackburn scores. Steve Bourgeois flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Stanley grounds out to the third baseman. John Odwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bruce Loucks flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Grover strikes out. Alex McClure singles to center field. Alex McClure steals second. Billy Blackburn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wally Creek grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Stanhouse grounds out to the pitcher. Buddy Maisel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Bokelmann flies out to the center fielder. Rodmy Perez hits a home run. Bennie Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Count Johnston singles to left field. Joe Terry strikes out. Herman Shean flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Bourgeois pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Loucks reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Odwell. Kurt Grover pops out to the first baseman. Alex McClure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charlie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. John Odwell grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Creek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Billy Blackburn strikes out. Bill Bokelmann singles to center field. Rodmy Perez flies out to the right fielder. Bennie Jackson singles to right field. Masaru Nishizawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Stanhouse grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Maisel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Count Johnston singles to center field. Joe Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Bourgeois strikes out. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Kurt Grover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Herman Shean walks. Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Charlie Stanley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Edwards comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alex McClure singles to right field. Billy Blackburn singles to right field. Bill Bokelmann grounds out to the third baseman. Alex McClure advances to third on the play. Billy Blackburn advances to second on the play. Rodmy Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex McClure scores. Billy Blackburn advances to third on the play. Bob Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bennie Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gary Bayless enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kurt Grover at 3B. Yadiel Bartolome enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Bokelmann at RF. John Odwell flies out to the left fielder. Wally Creek flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stanhouse singles to left field. Bob Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Koji Saito is pinch hitting for Steve Bourgeois. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Koji Saito flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Loucks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Howie Martinez pitching. Count Johnston singles to center field. Joe Terry reached on a fielding error by Alex McClure. Herman Shean strikes out. Hugh Veryzer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Worden did not respond to coaching in control John Mathewson improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Lovelace did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pat Kirby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Russ Tragesser improves in contact_vs_lefty Russ Tragesser improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Hamlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Bret Liefer improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Grimes did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Herring improves in arm Walt Thacker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Blackie Hardy improves in speed