Inning: 1 Minnesota Mel Mack pitching. Terry Griffith pops out to the catcher. Earl Lindsey strikes out. Dave Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rafael Yellowhorse pitching. Rich Cooper walks. Harry Bolling strikes out. Jeff Byers singles to center field. Rich Cooper advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rich Cooper scores. Cotton Flythe singles to center field. Verle Berran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bert Lopat grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Silvestri strikes out. Fred Atkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Burtschy strikes out. Gary Smith reached on a fielding error by Dave Palacios. Mel Mack lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rich Cooper walks. Harry Bolling singles to left field. Gary Smith is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hawk Summers flies out to the left fielder. Frank Cooper strikes out. Rafael Yellowhorse walks. Terry Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jeff Byers strikes out. Bob Kelly pops out to the third baseman. Cotton Flythe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Earl Lindsey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Byers. Dave Palacios strikes out. Bert Lopat doubles to right field. Earl Lindsey scores. Harry Silvestri strikes out. Fred Atkins walks. Hawk Summers walks. Frank Cooper hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bert Lopat scores. Rafael Yellowhorse strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Verle Berran strikes out. Tom Burtschy flies out to the right fielder. Gary Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Terry Griffith flies out to the center fielder. Earl Lindsey singles to center field. Dave Palacios strikes out. Bert Lopat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mel Mack flies out to the left fielder. Rich Cooper walks. Harry Bolling grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Cooper advances to second on the play. Jeff Byers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Harry Silvestri flies out to the right fielder. Fred Atkins singles to center field. Hawk Summers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Kelly walks. Cotton Flythe strikes out. Verle Berran flies out to the left fielder. Tom Burtschy hits a home run. Bob Kelly scores. Jim Clough comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Wight is pinch hitting for Frank Cooper. Jack Wight flies out to the right fielder. Otto Burrows is pinch hitting for Jim Clough. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Otto Burrows singles to left field. Terry Griffith doubles to center field. Otto Burrows scores. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Williamson pitching. Mike Schell is pinch hitting for Mel Mack. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Schell flies out to the right fielder. Rich Cooper flies out to the right fielder. Harry Bolling lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Moxie Orsino pitching. Bert Lopat flies out to the left fielder. Harry Silvestri pops out to the first baseman. Fred Atkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jeff Byers grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kelly pops out to the second baseman. Cotton Flythe grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hawk Summers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Wight hits a home run. Lenny Munoz is pinch hitting for Larry Williamson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Lenny Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Terry Griffith walks. Terry Griffith steals second. Earl Lindsey walks. Dave Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bernie Tellmann pitching. Verle Berran flies out to the center fielder. Tom Burtschy grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hector Laudner did not respond to coaching in control George Jones improves in velocity Hector Laudner did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Burpo improves in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Blair did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Heinz Sullivan did not respond to coaching in endurance Les Jorgensen did not respond to coaching in arm Sang-Hoon Davis did not respond to coaching in range Clarence Church improves in arm Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in C