Win: John Vinson (5-13) Loss: George Strittmatter (4-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Kitty Burkart pitching. Ike Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Graves grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Shimizu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Johnny Mowry pitching. Lou Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Ruskin hits a home run. Al Smoltz doubles to center field. Paul Smith strikes out. Charlie Goldstein pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Brabender strikes out. Marv Wilson pops out to the catcher. Mike Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bill Coumbe singles to left field. Stu Flanigan strikes out. John Mountain walks. Kitty Burkart fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kitty Burkart doubles to right field. Bill Coumbe scores. Lou Ford lines out to the shortstop. Jimmy Ruskin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Dede grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Robidoux pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Mowry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Al Smoltz strikes out. Paul Smith singles to center field. Charlie Goldstein singles to center field. Paul Smith advances to third on the hit. Bill Coumbe grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Goldstein advances to second on the play. Stu Flanigan lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ike Walker singles to right field. Ted Graves singles to right field. Ike Walker advances to third on the hit. Tsutomu Shimizu singles to center field. Ike Walker scores. Ted Graves advances to third on the hit. Fred Brabender singles to left field. Ted Graves scores. Tsutomu Shimizu advances to third on the hit. Marv Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Brabender advances to second on the play. Mike Peterson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tsutomu Shimizu scores. Steve Dede hits a home run. Fred Brabender scores. Hardie Lemke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Robidoux singles to center field. Johnny Mowry singles to center field. Jimmy Robidoux advances to third on the hit. Ike Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago John Mountain grounds out to the second baseman. Hardie Lemke grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Ford singles to right field. Jimmy Ruskin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ted Graves singles to center field. Ted Graves is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tsutomu Shimizu flies out to the left fielder. Fred Brabender hits a home run. Frank Willett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Wilson singles to center field. Marv Wilson steals second. Mike Peterson walks. Steve Dede walks. Jimmy Robidoux strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Chicago Al Smoltz flies out to the left fielder. Paul Smith strikes out. Charlie Goldstein pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Johnny Mowry walks. Ike Walker hits a home run. Johnny Mowry scores. Roberto Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Graves reached on a fielding error by Roberto Jones. Tsutomu Shimizu singles to right field. Fred Brabender singles to left field. Ted Graves scores. Tsutomu Shimizu aggressively advances to third on the hit. Marv Wilson strikes out. Mike Peterson strikes out. Steve Dede grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill Coumbe walks. Stu Flanigan walks. John Mountain doubles to center field. Bill Coumbe scores. Stu Flanigan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Masaharu Matsuzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kirk Patterson is pinch hitting for Roberto Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kirk Patterson walks. Lou Ford walks. Jimmy Ruskin walks. John Mountain scores. Al Smoltz singles to right field. Kirk Patterson scores. Lou Ford scores. Taisuke Tahara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Ruskin advances to third on the play. Al Smoltz advances to second on the play. Charlie Goldstein reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Brabender. Jimmy Ruskin scores. Al Smoltz scores. Bill Coumbe pops out to the shortstop. Stu Flanigan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Phelan pitching. Jimmy Robidoux singles to center field. Hideyuki Inoue is pinch hitting for Taisuke Tahara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hideyuki Inoue strikes out. Ike Walker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago John Vinson pitching. John Mountain reached on a fielding error by Marv Wilson. Terry Decker is pinch hitting for George Phelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Terry Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Mountain advances to second on the play. Lou Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Ruskin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Strittmatter pitching. Ted Graves grounds out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Shimizu flies out to the left fielder. Fred Brabender singles to right field. Fred Brabender steals second. Marv Wilson doubles to center field. Fred Brabender scores. Mike Peterson doubles to right field. Marv Wilson scores. Ken Cheney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Dede grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Al Smoltz flies out to the left fielder. Paul Smith singles to center field. Charlie Goldstein grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmy Robidoux strikes out. John Vinson grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bill Coumbe lines out to the second baseman. Stu Flanigan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Mountain singles to right field. Bill Vandagrift is pinch hitting for Ken Cheney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Vandagrift doubles to center field. John Mountain uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lou Ford singles to left field. Jimmy Ruskin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Marv Wilson (13), Mike Peterson (14).HR - Ike Walker (12), Fred Brabender (22), Steve Dede (4).SF - Mike Peterson.GIDP - Ike Walker. Baserunning: SB - Fred Brabender (15), Marv Wilson (24).CS - Ted Graves (20). Fielding: E - Fred Brabender, Marv Wilson.
Batting:2B - Al Smoltz (18), John Mountain (14), Kitty Burkart (2), Bill Vandagrift (3).HR - Jimmy Ruskin (18).GIDP - Charlie Goldstein. Fielding: E - Roberto Jones.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Stuper improves in control Charlie Byrne improves in control Wally Clancy did not respond to coaching in range Scott Reed did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Stuper did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Champ Bonham improves in endurance Ed Martz improves in endurance Ramon Lanfranconi did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Compton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pinky Dumoulin improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Fullis improves in velocity Ken Compton did not respond to coaching in 2B