Win: Tommy McCormack (14-7) Loss: Sean Bones (12-15)
Save: Walt Johnson (33)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Red Kerr pitching. Marty Cruz strikes out. Placido Beck strikes out. Cupid Grace flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Sean Bones pitching. Fred Moore flies out to the right fielder. John Brown strikes out. Paul Shoemaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Walt Poat flies out to the center fielder. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jeff Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Al Sturdivant grounds out to the catcher. Chick Krueger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bobby Smith strikes out. Ian McNulty grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Bones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Makoto Ishii strikes out. Ernie Galvin grounds out to the shortstop. Red Kerr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marty Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Placido Beck is hit by a pitch. Cupid Grace strikes out. Walt Poat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Fred Moore grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Paul Shoemaker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lamar Textor singles to right field. Eric Kroll singles to right field. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Eric Kroll is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Lamar Textor scores. Ian McNulty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Jeff Castillo doubles to center field. Al Sturdivant singles to left field. Chick Krueger strikes out. Al Sturdivant is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Makoto Ishii lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sean Bones strikes out. Marty Cruz reached on a fielding error by John Brown. Marty Cruz gets picked off first. Placido Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Ernie Galvin flies out to the center fielder. Chick Ross is pinch hitting for Red Kerr. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chick Ross strikes out. Fred Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tommy McCormack pitching. Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder. Walt Poat flies out to the left fielder. Lamar Textor walks. Eric Kroll grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lamar Textor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York John Brown doubles to left field. Paul Shoemaker strikes out. Jeff Castillo triples. John Brown scores. Al Sturdivant grounds out to the pitcher. Chick Krueger doubles to left field. Jeff Castillo scores. Makoto Ishii hits a home run. Chick Krueger scores. Billy Macias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Galvin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bobby Smith strikes out. Ian McNulty strikes out. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Billy Macias. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Benitez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Lucky Mankowski pitching. Jim Wood is pinch hitting for Tommy McCormack. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Wood flies out to the right fielder. Fred Moore strikes out. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Walt Johnson pitching. Marty Cruz strikes out. Placido Beck walks. Placido Beck steals second. Cupid Grace flies out to the right fielder. Walt Poat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 New York total runners left on base: 1
Batting:2B - John Brown (19), Jeff Castillo (27), Chick Krueger (32).3B - Jeff Castillo (3).HR - Makoto Ishii (9). Baserunning: CS - Al Sturdivant (6). Fielding: E - John Brown.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pat Whiten improves in power_vs_righty John Peterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Cooper improves in power_vs_lefty Ron Muniz improves in range Jim Jonnard improves in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Javier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Carroll did not respond to coaching in control Jim Turner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Paul Javier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jose Birdsall improves in power_vs_righty Cotton Durham did not respond to coaching in speed