Win: Lefty Hoak (13-14) Loss: Dave Siebert (5-11)
Save: Burt Clinton (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Hoak pitching. Mike Shuba grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Guinn reached on a fielding error by Shawn Doheny. Dixie Guinn gets picked off first. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dave Siebert pitching. Tim Lyons walks. George Kilduff doubles to center field. Tim Lyons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rickey McCloskey walks. Shawn Doheny flies out to the right fielder. Bill Jonnard grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Ward pops out to the third baseman. Tom Wood flies out to the left fielder. Bip Conine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Bud Romanick strikes out. Sal MacCormack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb pops out to the first baseman. Willie Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Siebert pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lefty Hoak strikes out. Tim Lyons strikes out. George Kilduff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Shuba strikes out. Dixie Guinn hits a home run. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey singles to right field. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Doug Shoemaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tom Wood strikes out. Bip Conine flies out to the center fielder. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bud Romanick pops out to the shortstop. Sal MacCormack doubles to left field. Lefty Hoak strikes out. Tim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Willie Campbell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Dave Siebert reached on a fielding error by Bill Jonnard. Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Dave Siebert steals second. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Kilduff flies out to the center fielder. Rickey McCloskey doubles to center field. Hal Haberer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Bill Jonnard singles to right field. Rickey McCloskey scores. Doug Shoemaker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to left field. John Ward grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Wood grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bud Romanick hits a home run. Alex Rios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sal MacCormack grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lefty Hoak strikes out. Tim Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Kinslow enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doug Shoemaker at 2B. Jim Werth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bud Romanick at 1B. Bip Conine flies out to the right fielder. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Willie Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Kilduff flies out to the center fielder. Rickey McCloskey walks. Shawn Doheny flies out to the center fielder. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Red Maddox is pinch hitting for Alex Rios. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Maddox singles to center field. Mike Shuba grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Maddox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dixie Guinn singles to right field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. John Ward singles to right field. Mike Shuba scores. Tom Wood walks. Bip Conine strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - George Kilduff (16), Rickey McCloskey (30), Sal MacCormack (8).HR - Bud Romanick (4).GIDP - Bill Jonnard. Fielding: E - Shawn Doheny, Bill Jonnard.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Parsons did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Sheely improves in control Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in arm LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Hoffman improves in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Soriano improves in contact_vs_lefty Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rance Velasquez improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Deal did not respond to coaching in control Rance Velasquez improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B