Win: Chris Lohr (11-6) Loss: Clayton Davison (10-15)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Ed Noble pitching. Eric Briley pops out to the shortstop. Len Chouneau hits a home run. Steve Ratliff hits a home run. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Jim Tipton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Stu Herndon pitching. Hosken Gerner doubles to right field. Jim Hawkes strikes out. Dave Booles grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jim Lear flies out to the right fielder. John Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Masaharu Niihari strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bobby Andrews singles to left field. Pat Oliver walks. Creepy Smyres pops out to the first baseman. Bill Creger grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Stu Herndon strikes out. Eric Briley walks. Len Chouneau grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Noble grounds out to the third baseman. Hosken Gerner flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hawkes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Steve Ratliff flies out to the center fielder. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Jim Tipton singles to right field. Jim Lear strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dave Booles strikes out. Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Bobby Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore John Bailey walks. Masaharu Niihari singles to right field. Stu Herndon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eric Briley walks. Len Chouneau grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pat Oliver strikes out. Creepy Smyres flies out to the center fielder. Bill Creger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Steve Ratliff doubles to center field. Jouett Breeden grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Ratliff advances to third on the play. Jim Tipton strikes out. Jim Lear singles to left field. Steve Ratliff scores. John Bailey walks. Masaharu Niihari grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Bailey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Noble grounds out to the second baseman. Hosken Gerner flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hawkes singles to center field. Dave Booles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Stu Herndon flies out to the center fielder. Eric Briley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Len Chouneau grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Andrews strikes out. Pat Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Vern Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Ratliff grounds out to the shortstop. Jouett Breeden strikes out. Jim Tipton walks. Jim Lear grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Creepy Smyres grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Creger walks. Sam Vail is pinch hitting for Vern Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sam Vail grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bob Bonham pitching. John Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Masaharu Niihari reached on a fielding error by Dave Booles. Jeison Veloz is pinch hitting for Stu Herndon. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Masaharu Niihari steals second. Jeison Veloz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masaharu Niihari advances to third on the play. Eric Briley singles to right field. Masaharu Niihari scores. Len Chouneau pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Hildebrand pitching. Hosken Gerner walks. Jim Hawkes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hosken Gerner advances to second on the play. Dave Booles singles to center field. Hosken Gerner scores. George Brice comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Reggie McCarthy reached on a fielding error by Jouett Breeden. Bobby Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Pat Oliver hits a home run. Dave Booles scores. Reggie McCarthy scores. Creepy Smyres walks. Pat Mahady is pinch running for Creepy Smyres on 1st base. Bill Creger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Baltimore Mike Wasdell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Mahady at CF. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Jouett Breeden flies out to the center fielder. Jim Tipton walks. Jim Lear grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Tipton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Scott Hawkes is pinch hitting for Bob Bonham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Scott Hawkes flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Hosken Gerner walks. Jim Hawkes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Baltimore Ramon Olsen pitching. John Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. Masaharu Niihari singles to right field. Hipolito Stieb is pinch hitting for George Brice. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hipolito Stieb flies out to the right fielder. Eric Briley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Chris Lohr pitching. Dave Booles reached on a fielding error by Steve Ratliff. Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Bobby Andrews pops out to the shortstop. Pat Oliver walks. Mike Wasdell singles to right field. Dave Booles is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Baltimore Len Chouneau grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Ratliff strikes out. Jouett Breeden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Bill Creger strikes out. Ramon Olsen singles to right field. Hosken Gerner singles to right field. Jim Hawkes grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Olsen advances to third on the play. Hosken Gerner advances to second on the play. Dave Booles lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Baltimore Jim Tipton strikes out. Jim Lear pops out to the pitcher. Clayton Davison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Minnesota Reggie McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Oliver singles to center field. Mike Wasdell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Baltimore Masaharu Niihari doubles to center field. Omar Lewis is pinch hitting for Chris Lohr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Omar Lewis walks. Eric Briley walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Len Chouneau walks. Masaharu Niihari scores. Steve Ratliff flies out to the center fielder. Jouett Breeden pops out to the third baseman. Jim Tipton walks. Omar Lewis scores. Jim Lear doubles to right field. Eric Briley scores. Len Chouneau scores. Jim Tipton scores. John Bailey singles to right field. Masaharu Niihari singles to right field. Jim Lear scores. Omar Lewis walks. Eric Briley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 14 Minnesota Barry Westlake pitching. Bill Creger pops out to the first baseman. Clayton Davison strikes out. Hosken Gerner singles to center field. Jim Hawkes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 12 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Steve Ratliff (26), Jim Lear (23), Masaharu Niihari (18).HR - Len Chouneau (15), Steve Ratliff (27).GIDP - Len Chouneau 2. Baserunning: SB - Masaharu Niihari (7). Fielding: E - Steve Ratliff, Jouett Breeden.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John McNally did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Shigeo Hayashi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Silber improves in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Moronko did not respond to coaching in range Glenn Moronko did not respond to coaching in speed Lefty Harrelson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Reulbach did not respond to coaching in speed