Win: Wilbert Allen (1-2) Loss: Fred Pond (1-3)
Save: Ed Kunkel (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Pete Penny pitching. Richard Stark doubles to right field. Gussie Laxton doubles to right field. Richard Stark scores. Barney Piechota strikes out. Paul Baird singles to left field. Gussie Laxton scores. Jason Purdy walks. Tim Grimsley singles to right field. Paul Baird is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jason Purdy advances to third on the play. Ed Fidrych strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Isamu Ishii pitching. John Singleton grounds out to the pitcher. Virgil Clemons strikes out. Paul Wistert walks. Jesus Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Wistert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carl Percival walks. Isamu Ishii lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Richard Stark doubles to right field. Carl Percival scores. Gussie Laxton pops out to the shortstop. Barney Piechota singles to left field. Richard Stark scores. Fielder Fritz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Karim Kuzava strikes out. Bill Hoblitzel grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jason Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Grimsley lines out to the shortstop. Ed Fidrych grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jason Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Fielder Fritz singles to right field. John Singleton singles to left field. Virgil Clemons pops out to the first baseman. Paul Wistert hits a home run. Fielder Fritz scores. John Singleton scores. Wally Hafey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jesus Johnson singles past the shortstop. Karim Kuzava grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jesus Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carl Percival strikes out. Wally Hafey flies out to the left fielder. Richard Stark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Slaughter hits a home run. Jason Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fielder Fritz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gussie Laxton grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Piechota flies out to the center fielder. Paul Baird walks. Jason Purdy walks. Tim Grimsley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Singleton pops out to the third baseman. Virgil Clemons grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Wistert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Fidrych grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carl Percival doubles to left field. Wally Hafey strikes out. Richard Stark singles to right field. Richard Stark is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jesus Johnson triples. Karim Kuzava doubles to left field. Jesus Johnson scores. Joe Dibble comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Hoblitzel grounds out to the second baseman. Karim Kuzava advances to third on the play. Dave Slaughter grounds out to the second baseman. Karim Kuzava scores. Jason Gilbert walks. Fielder Fritz singles to left field. John Singleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gussie Laxton flies out to the right fielder. Barney Piechota singles to center field. Paul Baird walks. George Love comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Purdy triples. Barney Piechota scores. Paul Baird scores. Tim Grimsley grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Purdy scores. Frank McBride is pinch hitting for Ed Fidrych. Frank McBride grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Virgil Clemons strikes out. Paul Wistert grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Johnson singles to center field. Karim Kuzava grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carl Percival strikes out. Juice Brantley is pinch hitting for Joe Dibble. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Juice Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Richard Stark grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Wilbert Allen pitching. Bill Hoblitzel singles to center field. Buz Hacker is pinch hitting for Dave Slaughter. Buz Hacker flies out to the center fielder. John Donohue is pinch hitting for Jason Gilbert. Bill Hoblitzel steals second. John Donohue grounds out to the shortstop. Kelly Shepherd is pinch hitting for George Love. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kelly Shepherd singles to left field. Bill Hoblitzel scores. John Singleton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kelly Shepherd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Fred Pond pitching. Gussie Laxton lines out to the third baseman. Barney Piechota walks. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Jason Purdy singles to left field. Tim Grimsley hits a home run. Barney Piechota scores. Jason Purdy scores. Tim Benedict comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank McBride hits a home run. Carl Percival walks. Wilbert Allen reached on a fielding error by Karim Kuzava. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Richard Stark grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harold Knox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank McBride at 3B. Virgil Clemons walks. Virgil Clemons steals second. Paul Wistert flies out to the center fielder. Jesus Johnson strikes out. Karim Kuzava walks. Bill Hoblitzel singles to center field. Virgil Clemons scores. Ed Kunkel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buz Hacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Richard Stark 2 (4), Gussie Laxton (3), Carl Percival (2).3B - Jason Purdy (1).HR - Tim Grimsley (6), Frank McBride (1). Baserunning: CS - Richard Stark (2).
Batting:2B - Karim Kuzava (2).3B - Jesus Johnson (1).HR - Paul Wistert (3), Dave Slaughter (4). Baserunning: SB - Virgil Clemons (2), Bill Hoblitzel (1). Fielding: E - Karim Kuzava.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gil Olmsted did not respond to coaching in control Jim Cotter improves in contact_vs_lefty Greg Smith improves in velocity Mike Lansing improves in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Grimshaw improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Pendleton did not respond to coaching in control Pedro Geier improves in range Bob Grimshaw improves in power_vs_righty