Win: Wally Altamirano (9-15) Loss: Howard Smith (12-11)
Save: George Hill (34)
Inning: 1 Boston Howard Smith pitching. Jimy Morton flies out to the left fielder. Rolla King singles to left field. Fred Powell strikes out. Dave Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Wally Altamirano pitching. Johnny Hook strikes out. Clarence Ayers walks. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Beiker Miller walks. Ron Gertenrich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clarence Ayers is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bill Wooten grounds out to the pitcher. Sean Kimmick flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Tenace strikes out. Carlos Chiamparino pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Aaron Hamilton strikes out. Wally Altamirano strikes out. Jimy Morton walks. Rolla King singles to left field. Fred Powell walks. Dave Gillespie singles to right field. Jimy Morton scores. Rolla King scores. Fred Powell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Wooten strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Howard Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Hook flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Ayers singles to center field. Clarence Ayers steals second. Bret Konieczny singles to right field. Clarence Ayers scores. Beiker Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bret Konieczny is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Sean Kimmick grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Aaron Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Koichi Nakamura strikes out. Tomas Tenace grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Wally Altamirano strikes out. Jimy Morton flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rolla King doubles to center field. Fred Powell walks. Dave Gillespie singles to right field. Rolla King scores. Bill Wooten singles to left field. Fred Powell scores. Sean Kimmick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carlos Chiamparino strikes out. Howard Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Hook singles to right field. Clarence Ayers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Ortiz strikes out. Aaron Hamilton walks. Wally Altamirano lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bret Konieczny strikes out. Beiker Miller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dave Gillespie. Parke Morton 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. Ron Gertenrich strikes out. Koichi Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jimy Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Rolla King strikes out. Fred Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tomas Tenace grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Chiamparino walks. Howard Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Chiamparino steals third. Johnny Hook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dave Gillespie flies out to the right fielder. Bill Wooten doubles to left field. Sean Kimmick flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Newnam enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Ortiz at SS. Clarence Ayers singles to right field. Clarence Ayers steals second. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Beiker Miller walks. Ron Gertenrich grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Ayers advances to third on the play. Beiker Miller advances to second on the play. Koichi Nakamura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Aaron Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Wells is pinch hitting for Parke Morton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Wells flies out to the center fielder. Jimy Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Hill pitching. Tomas Tenace flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Chiamparino singles to center field. Bart Frye is pinch hitting for Howard Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Chiamparino is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bart Frye doubles to right field. Johnny Hook flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wayland Anderson did not respond to coaching in endurance Doug Otis did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Shellenback did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Dettore did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tom Shellenback did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sandy Melton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Loren Bramhall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Youngs improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Christensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Stark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Stanicek did not respond to coaching in 3B