Win: John Messenger (3-8) Loss: Bill Shields (8-8)
Inning: 1 Boston Doc Harter pitching. Frank Loman flies out to the center fielder. Emil Conley singles to center field. Bill McKean flies out to the left fielder. Emil Conley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Kevin Edwards pitching. Ed Woods strikes out. Bobo Shinault flies out to the left fielder. Henry Reynolds pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Gary Schauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Carter hits an infield single to the second baseman. Hal Carter steals second. Alex Church pops out to the first baseman. Cecil Bluma singles to left field. Hal Carter scores. Sam Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Billy Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Key grounds out to the shortstop. Art Mumphrey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Kevin Edwards grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Loman pops out to the second baseman. Emil Conley singles to right field. Emil Conley steals second. Bill McKean walks. Gary Schauer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Don Walsh doubles to center field. Tiger Woods singles to center field. Don Walsh scores. Tiger Woods is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doc Harter walks. Ed Woods flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bobo Shinault singles to right field. Henry Reynolds singles to right field. Doc Harter is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Hal Carter flies out to the center fielder. Alex Church flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Bluma flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Billy Melton grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Key walks. Art Mumphrey strikes out. Don Walsh singles to left field. Dick Key advances to third on the hit. Tiger Woods walks. Doc Harter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Sam Wilhelm strikes out. Kevin Edwards grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Loman singles to right field. Frank Loman steals second. Emil Conley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Woods flies out to the left fielder. Bobo Shinault flies out to the center fielder. Henry Reynolds lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bill McKean flies out to the center fielder. Gary Schauer flies out to the left fielder. Hal Carter singles to right field. Alex Church flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Billy Melton strikes out. Dick Key strikes out. Art Mumphrey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Cecil Bluma flies out to the right fielder. Sam Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Don Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tiger Woods pops out to the second baseman. Norlis Lafourcade is pinch hitting for Doc Harter. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Norlis Lafourcade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Bert Busch pitching. Frank Loman bunts for a base hit. Emil Conley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill McKean hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill McKean is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Shields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ed Woods grounds out to the second baseman. Bobo Shinault flies out to the left fielder. Henry Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Gary Schauer grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Church flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Billy Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Key flies out to the center fielder. Art Mumphrey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Cecil Bluma flies out to the left fielder. Sam Wilhelm singles to center field. Bill Shields fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Shields grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Don Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Tiger Woods strikes out. Vince Meeker is pinch hitting for Bert Busch. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Vince Meeker singles to left field. Ed Woods hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobo Shinault grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Boston John Messenger pitching. Frank Loman grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Conley singles to left field. Bill McKean grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Emil Conley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gary Schauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Henry Reynolds singles to center field. Billy Melton singles to center field. Henry Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Dick Key hits a home run. Henry Reynolds scores. Billy Melton scores. Boston total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Batting:GIDP - Emil Conley, Bill Shields. Baserunning: SB - Frank Loman (36), Emil Conley (27), Hal Carter (26).CS - Emil Conley (8), Bill McKean (10).
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Todd Baldwin did not respond to coaching in control John Hines did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Livingston did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Raschi did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Barr improves in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Womack improves in speed Hank Etherton did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Valdivielso did not respond to coaching in range Chuck Gantner did not respond to coaching in arm