Win: Dave Blank Loss: Giomar Foreman
Save: George McNertney
Inning: 1 Minnesota Giomar Foreman pitching. Rube Lanier grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Crumpler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hunky Berger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Blank pitching. Jose McQuaig lines out to the shortstop. Pete Brumley strikes out. Leron Campanis singles to right field. John Hiatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Toru Tanimura flies out to the right fielder. Herm Crompton strikes out. Jose Geddes singles to center field. Wally Bystrom walks. Sonny Niehaus doubles past the third baseman. Jose Geddes scores. Wally Bystrom uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Blank flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Felix Cusick grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Rizzo singles to left field. Rube Pena strikes out. Isidro Butera bunts for a base hit. Giomar Foreman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rube Lanier pops out to the second baseman. Randy Crumpler walks. Randy Crumpler steals second. Hunky Berger strikes out. Toru Tanimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jose McQuaig flies out to the center fielder. Pete Brumley strikes out. Leron Campanis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Herm Crompton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Geddes walks. Wally Bystrom walks. Sonny Niehaus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay John Hiatt flies out to the center fielder. Felix Cusick singles to left field. Felix Cusick steals second. Ed Rizzo grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Blank strikes out. Rube Lanier singles to left field. Randy Crumpler singles to right field. Rube Lanier advances to third on the hit. Hunky Berger flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rube Lanier scores. Toru Tanimura walks. Herm Crompton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Toru Tanimura is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Isidro Butera pops out to the first baseman. Giomar Foreman grounds out to the second baseman. Jose McQuaig grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jose Geddes singles to center field. Wally Bystrom doubles to center field. Sonny Niehaus flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Geddes is thrown out at the plate. Dave Blank grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pete Brumley grounds out to the third baseman. Leron Campanis singles to center field. John Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Leron Campanis advances to second on the play. Felix Cusick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rube Lanier singles to left field. Rube Lanier is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Randy Crumpler walks. Mike Weafer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hunky Berger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ed Rizzo flies out to the right fielder. Rube Pena strikes out. Isidro Butera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Toru Tanimura strikes out. Herm Crompton strikes out. Jose Geddes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bert Creel is pinch hitting for Mike Weafer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Creel flies out to the left fielder. Jose McQuaig strikes out. Mack Briles is pinch hitting for Pete Brumley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mack Briles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ken Norman pitching. Wally Bystrom pops out to the shortstop. Sonny Niehaus singles to left field. Dave Blank lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rube Lanier singles to right field. Sonny Niehaus scores. Rube Lanier is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Leron Campanis singles to center field. Wayne Bay 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 1st. John Hiatt strikes out. Felix Cusick singles to right field. George McNertney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Rizzo singles to center field. Leron Campanis scores. Felix Cusick advances to third on the hit. Rube Pena strikes out. Isidro Butera pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7