Win: John Scanlon Loss: Niles Kinnick
Save: Wayne Mason
Inning: 1 Minnesota Paul Higgins pitching. Marlin Arroyo grounds out to the second baseman. Max Barber strikes out. Billy Ford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray McDougald pitching. Doug Parker strikes out. Arthur Champion flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Villa hits an infield single to the pitcher. Clyde Fransico pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ernie Stapleton grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Pye singles to right field. Joe Boyle flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jack Pye steals second. Harvey Scurry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Richard Tharp singles to right field. Dennis Serpan strikes out. Rowland Ness strikes out. Sandy Boren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Butch DeCinces walks. Ray McDougald lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marlin Arroyo singles to left field. Butch DeCinces scores. Max Barber strikes out. Billy Ford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marlin Arroyo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Paul Higgins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Parker singles to center field. Arthur Champion strikes out. Ralph Villa walks. Clyde Fransico flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ernie Stapleton singles to left field. Jack Pye hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Boyle singles to left field. Ernie Stapleton scores. Jack Pye advances to third on the hit. Harvey Scurry pops out to the first baseman. Butch DeCinces grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Pye scores. Joe Boyle advances to second on the play. Ray McDougald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Richard Tharp grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Serpan strikes out. Rowland Ness singles to left field. Sandy Boren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marlin Arroyo walks. Max Barber strikes out. Billy Ford strikes out. Ernie Stapleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Paul Higgins strikes out. Doug Parker singles to right field. Arthur Champion walks. Ralph Villa strikes out. Clyde Fransico walks. Richard Tharp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Pye flies out to the right fielder. Joe Boyle flies out to the right fielder. Harvey Scurry singles past the shortstop. Butch DeCinces hits a home run. Harvey Scurry scores. Ray McDougald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dennis Serpan grounds out to the shortstop. Rowland Ness flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Boren strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sal Bocanegra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Marlin Arroyo flies out to the center fielder. Max Barber flies out to the left fielder. Billy Ford lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Sal Bocanegra flies out to the center fielder. Doug Parker doubles to left field. Arthur Champion singles to right field. Doug Parker scores. Al Walls is pinch hitting for Ralph Villa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Walls singles to center field. Clyde Fransico doubles to center field. Arthur Champion scores. Jim Cox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Richard Tharp flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Walls is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ernie Stapleton grounds out to the catcher. Jack Pye hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Boyle strikes out. Harvey Scurry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dennis Serpan singles to right field. Jimmy Blandina is pinch hitting for Rowland Ness. Jimmy Blandina flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Boren hits a home run. Dennis Serpan scores. Bob Remsen is pinch hitting for Sal Bocanegra. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Remsen flies out to the left fielder. Doug Parker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Niles Kinnick pitching. Dick Hamner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Blandina at C. Butch DeCinces singles to left field. Tiny Crane is pinch hitting for Jim Cox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Tiny Crane singles to center field. Marlin Arroyo flies out to the right fielder. Max Barber walks. Billy Ford strikes out. Ernie Stapleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Hanley Kahler pitching. Arthur Champion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Walls strikes out. Clyde Fransico hits a home run. Richard Tharp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Jack Pye flies out to the right fielder. Joe Boyle flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Scurry grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Dennis Serpan lines out to the shortstop. Dick Hamner flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Boren singles to left field. Niles Kinnick grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sandy Boren is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Butch DeCinces walks. Vic Tuero is pinch hitting for Hanley Kahler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Vic Tuero strikes out. Marlin Arroyo singles to center field. Butch DeCinces advances to third on the hit. Max Barber pops out to the first baseman. Billy Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay John Scanlon pitching. Doug Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Arthur Champion strikes out. Al Walls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Ernie Stapleton flies out to the left fielder. Jack Pye flies out to the left fielder. Joe Boyle walks. Harvey Scurry is hit by a pitch. Butch DeCinces flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Clyde Fransico grounds out to the third baseman. Richard Tharp grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Serpan walks. Dick Hamner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Minnesota Kevin Hernandez is pinch hitting for John Scanlon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Kevin Hernandez lines out to the second baseman. Marlin Arroyo hits a home run. Randy Goff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Max Barber grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Ford singles to left field. Ernie Stapleton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Dallas Sowders pitching. Sandy Boren strikes out. Wayne Mason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Randy Goff flies out to the center fielder. Doug Parker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 13 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 11