Win: Dave Blank Loss: Scott Shovlin
Save: George McNertney
Inning: 1 Minnesota Scott Shovlin pitching. Rafael Berumen flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Hunky Berger singles to left field. Hunky Berger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Geddes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Blank pitching. Newt Knowlson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Rizzo grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Pena singles to right field. Rube Pena steals second. Paul Staley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jerry Mundinger singles past the shortstop. Herm Crompton flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mundinger steals second. Clark Ghastly walks. Ken Daniels walks. Shiro Minami singles to left field. Jerry Mundinger scores. Clark Ghastly scores. Ken Daniels advances to third on the hit. Dave Blank singles to center field. Ken Daniels scores. Shiro Minami advances to third on the hit. Rafael Berumen doubles to center field. Shiro Minami scores. Dave Blank uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hunky Berger singles to left field. Hunky Berger steals second. Jose Geddes strikes out. Jerry Mundinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Pat Partenheimer grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Coveney flies out to the right fielder. John Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Herm Crompton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clark Ghastly flies out to the right fielder. Ken Daniels singles to left field. Ken Daniels steals second. Shiro Minami grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Red Hunt singles to right field. Scott Shovlin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Scott Shovlin strikes out. Newt Knowlson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Rizzo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dave Blank grounds out to the pitcher. Rafael Berumen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hunky Berger grounds out to the shortstop. Rafael Berumen advances to second on the play. Jose Geddes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rube Pena hits a home run. Paul Staley singles to left field. Pat Partenheimer singles to center field. Paul Staley advances to third on the hit. Bobby Coveney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Paul Staley scores. John Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mel Clarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Mundinger walks. Herm Crompton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Clark Ghastly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Red Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Mel Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Newt Knowlson singles to center field. Ed Rizzo singles to left field. Rube Pena walks. Paul Staley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ken Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Shiro Minami grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Blank flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Pat Partenheimer strikes out. Bobby Coveney strikes out. John Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rafael Berumen grounds out to the shortstop. Hunky Berger doubles to right field. Jose Geddes singles to center field. Hunky Berger scores. Skipper Morgan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Geddes steals second. Jerry Mundinger grounds out to the shortstop. Herm Crompton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Red Hunt strikes out. Jack McCarren is pinch hitting for Skipper Morgan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack McCarren strikes out. Newt Knowlson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Quinn pitching. Clark Ghastly walks. Clark Ghastly is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ken Daniels flies out to the right fielder. Shiro Minami grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ed Rizzo singles to left field. Steve Schmidt 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. Rube Pena triples. Ed Rizzo scores. Paul Staley flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rube Pena is thrown out at the plate. Pat Partenheimer singles to left field. Bobby Coveney singles to right field. Pat Partenheimer advances to third on the hit. John Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sonny Niehaus is pinch hitting for Steve Schmidt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sonny Niehaus singles past the third baseman. Sonny Niehaus is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rafael Berumen singles to center field. Hunky Berger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay George McNertney pitching. Red Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Davalillo is pinch hitting for Tom Quinn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tex Davalillo walks. Newt Knowlson walks. Ed Rizzo strikes out. Passed ball. Tex Davalillo advances to third. Newt Knowlson advances to second. Rube Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9