Win: Joe Pisoni (12-4) Loss: Kiko Kellogg (8-9)
Save: Mal Balas (6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kiko Kellogg pitching. Norm Shreve strikes out. Red McGowan singles to left field. Bill Ellsworth flies out to the center fielder. Alan Bertaina grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Red McGowan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Pisoni pitching. Luke Blaze singles to right field. George Halas flies out to the left fielder. T.P. Fleer strikes out. Luke Blaze steals second. Bowman D. Russ walks. Sam Bosio grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bowman D. Russ is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Roy Stinnett grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Comstock strikes out. Joe Hohman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ramon Puente doubles past the center fielder. Moe Easterly singles to right field. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Kiko Kellogg grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dick Treadaway singles to right field. 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. Norm Shreve grounds out to the third baseman. Red McGowan walks. Bill Ellsworth doubles to left field. Dick Treadaway scores. Red McGowan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alan Bertaina walks. Roy Stinnett pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Luke Blaze strikes out. George Halas walks. George Halas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). T.P. Fleer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Comstock flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hohman flies out to the right fielder. Dick Treadaway grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bowman D. Russ strikes out. Sam Bosio singles to center field. Ramon Puente grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Pisoni grounds out to the third baseman. Norm Shreve singles to center field. Red McGowan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Moe Easterly strikes out. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Kiko Kellogg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Ellsworth singles to center field. Alan Bertaina walks. Roy Stinnett strikes out. Bob Comstock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Luke Blaze strikes out. George Halas hits a home run. T.P. Fleer strikes out. Bowman D. Russ flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Hohman lines out to the second baseman. Dick Treadaway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Pisoni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Sam Bosio flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Puente flies out to the right fielder. Moe Easterly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Norm Shreve singles to right field. Norm Shreve steals second. Red McGowan grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ellsworth flies out to the center fielder. Alan Bertaina flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Werner is pinch hitting for Kiko Kellogg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Heinie Werner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Reynolds is pinch hitting for Luke Blaze. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Delhi pitching. Roy Stinnett singles to left field. Bob Comstock flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hohman walks. Dick Treadaway singles to right field. Roy Stinnett is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Joe Hohman advances to third on the play. Walt Camp is pinch hitting for Joe Pisoni. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dick Treadaway steals second. Walt Camp doubles to right field. Joe Hohman scores. Dick Treadaway scores. Norm Shreve singles to center field. Red McGowan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mal Balas pitching. George Halas strikes out. Tony Ritz is pinch hitting for T.P. Fleer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Ritz flies out to the center fielder. Lew Higuera is pinch hitting for Bowman D. Russ. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lew Higuera reached on a fielding error by Bob Comstock. Sam Bosio reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Treadaway. Ramon Puente strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Bill Ellsworth (10), Walt Camp (1).GIDP - Red McGowan, Bob Comstock. Baserunning: SB - Norm Shreve (9), Dick Treadaway (1). Fielding: E - Bob Comstock, Dick Treadaway.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scat Botz did not respond to coaching in speed Willie Hubbard did not respond to coaching in velocity George Pactwa improves in arm Dick McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Hubbard did not respond to coaching in velocity Jorge Ryan improves in power_vs_lefty Marshall Chalk improves in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Parris did not respond to coaching in velocity Denny Hartenstein did not respond to coaching in control Bill Russell did not respond to coaching in arm Clay Lowell did not respond to coaching in arm Sid Hutchinson improves in range Chick Wilkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Kutzler did not respond to coaching in 2B