Win: Dion Zdeb (1-1) Loss: Bob Burke (0-1)
Save: Henry Bowie (11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Donaldson pitching. Vance Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Tetsuro Tamura flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Karl Leverenz pitching. Harry Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Merullo singles to right field. Mickey Spillane grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Ernaga singles in front of the left fielder. Hoyt Lake strikes out. Mike Wood hits a home run. Joe Ernaga scores. Bob Earley grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hillegas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Kamari Strickland grounds out to the third baseman. Verle Anderson pops out to the third baseman. John Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Karl Leverenz singles to center field. Vance Doyle walks. Tetsuro Tamura strikes out. Mickey Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ernaga pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Frank Slattery strikes out. Harold Knox flies out to the center fielder. Bill Donaldson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hoyt Lake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Wood pops out to the second baseman. Bob Earley lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Harry Williams singles to left field. Ed Merullo doubles to center field. Harry Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Spillane grounds out to the shortstop. Kamari Strickland singles to center field. Ed Merullo scores. Verle Anderson walks. John Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Slattery walks. Harold Knox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tom Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Leverenz triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Vance Doyle singles to right field. Karl Leverenz scores. Tetsuro Tamura grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bill Donaldson flies out to the left fielder. Harry Williams is hit by a pitch. Ed Merullo flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Spillane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mickey Grissom strikes out. Joe Ernaga walks. Hoyt Lake flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ernaga is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Kamari Strickland strikes out. Verle Anderson walks. John Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Frank Slattery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Earley pops out to the first baseman. Tom Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Harold Knox strikes out. Dewey Duckworth is pinch hitting for Bill Donaldson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dewey Duckworth singles to center field. Harry Williams singles to right field. Dewey Duckworth aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve Bonds 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 2nd. Ed Merullo flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Spillane singles to left field. Dewey Duckworth scores. Harry Williams is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Burke pitching. Joe Powell is pinch hitting for Steve Bonds. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuro Tamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Dion Zdeb pitching. Kamari Strickland strikes out. Verle Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. John Jackson singles to center field. Frank Slattery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mickey Grissom singles to right field. Joe Ernaga strikes out. Hoyt Lake flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wood doubles to left field. Mickey Grissom uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Earley hits a home run. Mike Wood scores. Si Maier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Henry Bowie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harold Knox flies out to the right fielder. Frank Guisto is pinch hitting for Si Maier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Guisto triples. Harry Williams strikes out. Ed Merullo hits a home run. Frank Guisto scores. Mickey Spillane walks. Kamari Strickland singles to left field. Verle Anderson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kamari Strickland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Otto Fisher improves in range Joe Fuller improves in power_vs_righty Jason Purdy improves in power_vs_lefty Jason Purdy improves in contact_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Klein improves in control Fritz Kucab improves in power_vs_righty Ed Holke improves in power_vs_righty Larry Toliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clarence Brazill did not respond to coaching in LF