Inning: 1 Minnesota Hal Pose pitching. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Butts Girardi grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland John Jam Hamill pitching. Sam Rhomberg singles to left field. Whitey Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Rhomberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Whitey Smith steals second. Keith Hartley grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Gearin singles to center field. Whitey Smith scores. Dan Gearin steals second. Jose Phelps strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete High grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Carroll hits a home run. Bobby Fanning flies out to the left fielder. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Diering walks. Bobby Lemon singles to center field. Stan Diering advances to third on the hit. Geno Farr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Stan Diering scores. Hal Pose walks. Sam Rhomberg doubles past the left fielder. Hal Pose uses his aggressiveness and scores. Whitey Smith hits a home run. Sam Rhomberg scores. Keith Hartley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Willie Luebke walks. John Jam Hamill lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dan Gearin walks. Jose Phelps strikes out. Stan Diering strikes out. Dan Gearin steals second. Bobby Lemon hits a home run. Dan Gearin scores. Geno Farr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Hal Pose grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Rhomberg grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Smith singles to left field. Whitey Smith steals second. Keith Hartley doubles past the center fielder. Whitey Smith scores. Dan Gearin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Fanning grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Pirkl singles to center field. Willie Luebke walks. John Jam Hamill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jose Phelps strikes out. Stan Diering strikes out. Bobby Lemon triples. Geno Farr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Pete High grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Hal Pose strikes out. Sam Rhomberg lines out to the second baseman. Whitey Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kevin Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Fanning grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Pirkl singles to center field. Willie Luebke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Keith Hartley walks. Dan Gearin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jose Phelps hits a home run. Stan Diering flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Brady is pinch hitting for John Jam Hamill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Brady singles to left field. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Jim Brady steals second. Butts Girardi grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Greg Reynolds pitching. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Geno Farr grounds out to the shortstop. Freddy Kiecker is pinch hitting for Hal Pose. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Freddy Kiecker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Thayer pitching. Pete High reached on a fielding error by Stan Diering. Rube Sackinsky is pinch hitting for Kevin Carroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rube Sackinsky pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Fanning singles past the second baseman. Pete High advances to third on the hit. Denny Pirkl grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Sam Rhomberg (3), Keith Hartley (6).3B - Bobby Lemon (4).HR - Whitey Smith (13), Jose Phelps (6), Bobby Lemon (20).GIDP - Dan Gearin, Geno Farr. Baserunning: SB - Whitey Smith 2 (36), Dan Gearin 2 (14). Fielding: E - Stan Diering.
Game Notes Butts Girardi is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Giebell did not respond to coaching in velocity Yosbany Duque did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Howell improves in speed Art Giebell improves in control Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Claude Lazar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bunny Lynch did not respond to coaching in arm Doug Webb did not respond to coaching in control Doug Webb did not respond to coaching in velocity