Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ken Maksudian pitching. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McMurray grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jesse Padera pitching. Amos Fain strikes out. Jim Hawkes singles to right field. Jack Purdy walks. Clark Cueto grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hawkes advances to third on the play. Jack Purdy advances to second on the play. Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tim Harris reached on a fielding error by Jim Hawkes. Buddy Moore grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Filipi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Engel singles to center field. Pat Oliver singles to center field. Sam Vail singles to right field. Ken Maksudian strikes out. Amos Fain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Engel scores. Pat Oliver advances to third on the play. Sam Vail advances to second on the play. Jim Hawkes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Red Randall strikes out. Whitey Mahaffey hits a home run. Jesse Padera grounds out to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson walks. Jim McMurray singles to right field. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Purdy pops out to the second baseman. Clark Cueto strikes out. Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tim Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Buddy Moore strikes out. Joe Filipi walks. Red Randall doubles to right field. Joe Filipi is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Engel walks. Pat Oliver walks. Sam Vail strikes out. Ken Maksudian lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Amos Fain grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey hits a home run. Jesse Padera grounds out to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McMurray walks. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Hawkes singles to right field. Jack Purdy strikes out. Clark Cueto flies out to the right fielder. Reggie McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tim Harris flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Moore is hit by a pitch. Joe Filipi grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Engel lines out to the third baseman. Pat Oliver walks. Sam Vail grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Red Randall pops out to the third baseman. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Jesse Padera walks. Eugene Erixson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jesse Padera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Booles is pinch hitting for Ken Maksudian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Booles strikes out. Amos Fain strikes out. Jim Hawkes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jack Moore pitching. Jim McMurray strikes out. Walter Kingdon pops out to the shortstop. Tim Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Purdy strikes out. Clark Cueto doubles to left field. Reggie McCarthy strikes out. Bob Engel singles to left field. Clark Cueto scores. Pat Wilberding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Engel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Buddy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Joe Filipi singles to center field. Steve Rickey is pinch running for Joe Filipi on 1st base. Red Randall flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Mahaffey singles past the second baseman. Steve Rickey advances to third on the hit. Eddie Jones is pinch hitting for Pat Wilberding. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Eddie Jones singles to center field. Steve Rickey scores. Eugene Erixson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Albert Cottrell pitching. Neil Hart enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Rickey at C. Pat Oliver singles past the second baseman. Sam Vail strikes out. Scott Hawkes is pinch hitting for Jack Moore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Hawkes doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Amos Fain walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Hawkes walks. Pat Oliver scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Purdy strikes out. Clark Cueto strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Vern Howard pitching. Jim McMurray strikes out. Walter Kingdon singles to center field. Tim Harris flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Moore hits an infield single to the pitcher. Neil Hart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Reggie McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Engel singles past the first baseman. Pat Oliver grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Engel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Vail flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Red Randall strikes out. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Sedgwick is pinch hitting for Albert Cottrell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pete Sedgwick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Bill Acevedo pitching. Bobby Andrews is pinch hitting for Vern Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bobby Andrews strikes out. Amos Fain triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Hawkes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Purdy reached on a fielding error by Red Randall. Amos Fain scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Ware did not respond to coaching in velocity Sal Felicia did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Tapia improves in power_vs_righty Ed Ball did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don Munsterman did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Turner Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Boyd improves in speed Hooks Ullrich improves in power_vs_lefty Turner Miller improves in power_vs_righty