Win: Tetsuya Aoki (9-15) Loss: Birdie Lake (16-9)
Save: Pat Trosky (19)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tetsuya Aoki pitching. Yonel Hurtado flies out to the right fielder. Freddy Perry pops out to the first baseman. Angel Gill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Birdie Lake pitching. Elmer Guevara grounds out to the pitcher. Ed McNair singles past the third baseman. John Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Ed McNair steals second. Hal Bolden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Lovelace strikes out. Oscar Chambers flies out to the right fielder. Bob Tartabull lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota George Eggert singles to right field. Arthur Blair singles to left field. George Eggert advances to third on the hit. Wattie Hurst strikes out. Doc Bool singles to right field. George Eggert scores. Tetsuya Aoki lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Elmer Guevara walks. Ed McNair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Templeton flies out to the right fielder. Bill Beltran pops out to the catcher. Birdie Lake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Hal Bolden doubles to center field. George Eggert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Bolden advances to third on the play. Arthur Blair singles to left field. Hal Bolden scores. Wattie Hurst hits a home run. Arthur Blair scores. Doc Bool strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Yonel Hurtado flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Freddy Perry strikes out. Angel Gill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tetsuya Aoki singles to right field. Elmer Guevara flies out to the center fielder. Ed McNair grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Lovelace walks. Ed Lovelace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Oscar Chambers grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Tartabull singles to center field. Bob Tartabull steals second. Ed Templeton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Hal Bolden strikes out. George Eggert singles to right field. Arthur Blair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Beltran grounds out to the shortstop. Birdie Lake strikes out. Yonel Hurtado singles to left field. Freddy Perry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yonel Hurtado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Wattie Hurst flies out to the right fielder. Doc Bool strikes out. Tetsuya Aoki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Angel Gill flies out to the right fielder. Ed Lovelace walks. Oscar Chambers walks. Bob Tartabull grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ishod Wair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Guevara grounds out to the second baseman. Ed McNair hits a home run. John Chapman singles to right field. Hal Bolden grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Templeton strikes out. Bill Beltran grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Tartabull is pinch hitting for Ishod Wair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Reggie Tartabull hits a home run. Yonel Hurtado singles to right field. Yonel Hurtado steals second. George Kerr 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. Freddy Perry singles to center field. Yonel Hurtado scores. Freddy Perry steals second. Angel Gill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gerry Clark pitching. George Eggert singles to left field. Arthur Blair flies out to the right fielder. Wattie Hurst strikes out. Doc Bool pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pat Trosky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Lovelace flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Chambers strikes out. Bob Tartabull singles past the second baseman. Lefty Lindaman is pinch hitting for Ed Templeton. Lefty Lindaman singles to right field. Bill Beltran hits an infield single to the third baseman. Clem Thornton is pinch hitting for Gerry Clark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clem Thornton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Snipe Arnovich did not respond to coaching in control Snipe Arnovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Burg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Breeden did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Burg did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Warren Romano did not respond to coaching in speed Joel Graber improves in speed Joel Graber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Bergen improves in power_vs_righty