Win: Herb Lush Loss: Eric Hernandez
Save: George Agee
Inning: 1 Minnesota Eric Hernandez pitching. Dick Smith walks. Dick Smith steals second. Fausto Wargong strikes out. Lyn Manno reached on a fielding error by Troy Gilmore. The defense is playing the infield in. Jake French singles to center field. Dick Smith scores. Lyn Manno advances to third on the hit. Steve Cotter flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lyn Manno is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Herb Lush pitching. Ernie Carter singles to center field. Jim Neale grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Carter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Waldo Terrier strikes out. Bill Moreno doubles to center field. Jim Neale is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vladimir Leyva strikes out. Angel Flohr grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Konetchy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joel Jeanes grounds out to the pitcher. Lance Berkman flies out to the center fielder. Don Sorrell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Herb Lush grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Smith singles past the shortstop. Dick Smith steals second. Fausto Wargong strikes out. Lyn Manno singles to center field. Dick Smith is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Troy Gilmore pops out to the first baseman. Eric Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Carter pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake French grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Cotter singles to center field. Steve Cotter gets picked off first. Vladimir Leyva doubles to center field. Angel Flohr singles to left field. Bob Konetchy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jim Neale flies out to the center fielder. Waldo Terrier singles to left field. Bill Moreno strikes out. Joel Jeanes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Waldo Terrier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Herb Lush flies out to the right fielder. Dick Smith strikes out. Fausto Wargong strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Lance Berkman strikes out. Don Sorrell strikes out. Troy Gilmore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lyn Manno strikes out. Jake French reached on a 2-base throwing error by Troy Gilmore. Steve Cotter flies out to the right fielder. Vladimir Leyva grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Sperber is pinch hitting for Eric Hernandez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Sperber singles to center field. Takahiro Takahashi 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. Ernie Carter strikes out. Jim Neale singles to right field. Bob Sperber advances to third on the hit. Waldo Terrier grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Neale advances to second on the play. Bill Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Fred Bosetti pitching. Angel Flohr grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Konetchy flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Koecher is pinch hitting for Takahiro Takahashi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Koecher singles to right field. Dick Smith singles to right field. Fausto Wargong strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tiny Beard-Little pitching. Joel Jeanes walks. Lance Berkman singles to left field. Don Sorrell flies out to the center fielder. Troy Gilmore flies out to the right fielder. Kiyoji Kanazawa is pinch hitting for Fred Bosetti. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kiyoji Kanazawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wib Donlin pitching. Lyn Manno grounds out to the pitcher. Jake French grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Cotter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ernie Carter singles to center field. Don Mahlberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Neale grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Waldo Terrier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Vladimir Leyva grounds out to the pitcher. Angel Flohr grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Konetchy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit George Agee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Moreno strikes out. Joel Jeanes strikes out. Lance Berkman reached on a fielding error by Fausto Wargong. Don Sorrell singles to center field. Lance Berkman advances to third on the hit. Troy Gilmore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 8