Inning: 1 Minnesota Daisaku Tezuka pitching. Count Johnston pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Herman Shean grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bobby Zisk pitching. Rodmy Perez walks. Gary Bayless flies out to the left fielder. Max Sconiers walks. Billy Blackburn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Max Sconiers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Masaru Nishizawa walks. Fran Sterrett triples. Rodmy Perez scores. Billy Blackburn scores. Masaru Nishizawa scores. Greg Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Veryzer grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Stanley grounds out to the third baseman. Dee Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Bokelmann pops out to the third baseman. Daisaku Tezuka reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herman Shean. Rodmy Perez flies out to the right fielder. Gary Bayless singles to center field. Daisaku Tezuka scores. Gary Bayless is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wally Creek singles to right field. John Odwell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Greg Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Max Sconiers singles to right field. Max Sconiers steals second. Wally Creek throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Billy Blackburn strikes out. Masaru Nishizawa grounds out to the second baseman. Max Sconiers scores. Fran Sterrett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Count Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Smith singles to right field. Herman Shean walks. Jimmy Smith steals third. Herman Shean is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hugh Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pat Kirby hits a home run. Bill Bokelmann strikes out. Daisaku Tezuka singles to right field. Rodmy Perez pops out to the third baseman. Gary Bayless grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Daisaku Tezuka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charlie Stanley pops out to the first baseman. Dee Williams strikes out. Wally Creek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Max Sconiers strikes out. Billy Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Roy Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Masaru Nishizawa walks. Masaru Nishizawa steals second. Fran Sterrett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Odwell grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Mitchell strikes out. Count Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Pat Kirby strikes out. Bill Bokelmann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daisaku Tezuka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmy Smith strikes out. Herman Shean pops out to the third baseman. Hugh Veryzer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rodmy Perez flies out to the right fielder. Gary Bayless grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Max Sconiers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Charlie Stanley singles to center field. Dee Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Stanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Creek flies out to the center fielder. Mike Sodd is pinch hitting for John Odwell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Sodd singles past the shortstop. Dee Williams advances to third on the hit. Roy Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Yadiel Bartolome is pinch hitting for Masaru Nishizawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yadiel Bartolome doubles to center field. Yadiel Bartolome is out trying to steal third. Fran Sterrett singles to left field. Pat Kirby singles to center field. Fran Sterrett advances to third on the hit. Bill Bokelmann walks. Daisaku Tezuka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Terry is pinch hitting for Count Johnston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Terry grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Herman Shean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in range Gene Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Claude Schaffer did not respond to coaching in range Bill Lopez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Scott did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Houser did not respond to coaching in speed Russ Tragesser improves in contact_vs_righty Russ Tragesser improves in speed Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Herman Ward improves in velocity Charley Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity