Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Don Welch pitching. Jim Nye flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Knight hits a home run. Dick Bonds singles to center field. Ray Trucks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bruce Crandall pitching. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Smith hits a home run. Aaron Robinson singles to left field. Bob Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty strikes out. Bug Manno flies out to the left fielder. Hilly Naragon singles to right field. Hilly Naragon steals second. Steve Lutz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Al Rhodes doubles to center field. Tim Driscoll singles to center field. Al Rhodes scores. Paul Weintraub walks. Milt Stricker flies out to the center fielder. Don Welch lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Tim Driscoll is thrown out at third. Paul Weintraub advances to second on the play. Paul Weintraub advances to second on the play. Gerald Magnuson singles to center field. Paul Weintraub scores. Don Welch advances to third on the hit. Bill Smith singles to center field. Don Welch scores. Gerald Magnuson advances to third on the hit. Aaron Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bruce Crandall strikes out. Jim Nye grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Knight walks. Dick Bonds pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Smith walks. Al Rhodes strikes out. Tim Driscoll grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Smith advances to second on the play. Paul Weintraub hits an infield single to the shortstop. Milt Stricker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks flies out to the left fielder. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bug Manno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Don Welch singles to left field. Gerald Magnuson hits a home run. Don Welch scores. Bill Smith pops out to the third baseman. Aaron Robinson hits a home run. Bob Smith walks. Al Rhodes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hilly Naragon grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Lutz hits a home run. Billy Deal is pinch hitting for Bruce Crandall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Billy Deal pops out to the first baseman. Jim Nye singles to right field. Charlie Knight flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Odell Bray pitching. Tim Driscoll reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bug Manno. Paul Weintraub strikes out. Tim Driscoll steals third. Milt Stricker doubles to left field. Tim Driscoll scores. Don Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Bonds triples. Ray Trucks flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Bonds scores. Warren Flaherty singles to right field. Warren Flaherty steals second. Bug Manno pops out to the third baseman. Hilly Naragon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Smith is hit by a pitch. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Rhodes singles to right field. Bob Smith advances to third on the hit. Tim Driscoll singles to center field. Bob Smith scores. Al Rhodes advances to third on the hit. Paul Weintraub grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rusney Pupo is pinch hitting for Steve Lutz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rusney Pupo flies out to the center fielder. Harry Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Odell Bray strikes out. Jim Nye flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Milt Stricker grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Doby is pinch hitting for Harry Foster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gerald Magnuson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Zacharie Ray pitching. Charlie Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Bonds strikes out. Clem Manning is pinch hitting for Ray Trucks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clem Manning singles to left field. Warren Flaherty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Si Freeman is pinch hitting for Bug Manno. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Si Freeman strikes out. Hilly Naragon strikes out. Rusney Pupo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Al Rhodes (5), Milt Stricker (2).HR - Gerald Magnuson (8), Bill Smith (4), Aaron Robinson (7).GIDP - Bob Smith, Al Rhodes.HBP - Bill Smith (2). Baserunning: SB - Tim Driscoll (6).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Twombly did not respond to coaching in velocity Carden Twitchell did not respond to coaching in range Art Ash improves in speed Lou Twombly did not respond to coaching in control Hal Siegle did not respond to coaching in control Andy Griffin did not respond to coaching in control Marv Almanza did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Burt Clinton did not respond to coaching in velocity Herm Schalk improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Wood did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Joe Christmas, Roy Sisk. Dave Borchers improves in speed Pat Westlake improves in range Carroll Diaz did not respond to coaching in SS