Inning: 1 Chicago Howard Smith pitching. Johnny Messenger pops out to the second baseman. Steve Cvengros walks. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Paul Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ricardo Hunter pitching. Tom Stanicek flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Michaels flies out to the center fielder. Bud Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Rich Henderson pops out to the second baseman. Howard Currie singles to right field. Howard Currie steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tom Brown strikes out. Jerry Gibson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Sandy Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Layana doubles to center field. Hank Fife flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Ricardo Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Messenger pops out to the second baseman. Steve Cvengros grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Clarence Ayers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howard Smith strikes out. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Rodney Pittinger pops out to the first baseman. Paul Smith strikes out. Rich Henderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Oscar Michaels singles to right field. Oscar Michaels is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bud Morgan singles to center field. Sandy Melton hits a home run. Bud Morgan scores. Bill Martinez strikes out. Roy Layana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Howard Currie strikes out. Tom Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Gibson singles to center field. Ricardo Hunter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hank Fife singles to center field. Clarence Ayers singles to right field. Howard Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Howard Smith singles past the shortstop. Tom Stanicek singles to left field. Hank Fife scores. Clarence Ayers scores. Oscar Michaels strikes out. Bud Morgan strikes out. Jerry Smith 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. Sandy Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Johnny Messenger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Cvengros singles to center field. Steve Cvengros steals second. Rodney Pittinger singles to left field. Steve Cvengros scores. Rodney Pittinger steals second. Paul Smith walks. Rich Henderson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Martinez singles past the shortstop. Roy Layana grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hank Fife grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Layana is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Clarence Ayers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Howard Currie pops out to the third baseman. Tom Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Howard Smith singles to center field. Tom Stanicek grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Howard Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Stanicek steals second. Oscar Michaels walks. Tom Stanicek is out trying to steal third. Bud Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Jerry Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Messenger singles to left field. Steve Cvengros flies out to the right fielder. Rodney Pittinger hits a home run. Johnny Messenger scores. Paul Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Sandy Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Layana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Dick Alberts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Craig Reitz is pinch hitting for Rich Henderson. Craig Reitz singles to left field. George Watson is pinch hitting for Howard Currie. Craig Reitz steals second. Craig Reitz steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. George Watson singles to right field. Craig Reitz scores. Harry Lukachyk is pinch hitting for Tom Brown. Harry Lukachyk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Watson advances to second on the play. Rick Jefferson is pinch hitting for Jerry Gibson. Rick Jefferson grounds out to the third baseman. John Lattimore is pinch hitting for Jerry Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. John Lattimore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Hunter pitching. Milt Page enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Lukachyk at CF. Hank Fife flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Ayers singles to left field. Loren Bramhall is pinch hitting for Dick Alberts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clarence Ayers is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Loren Bramhall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Dixie Ortiz pitching. Johnny Messenger flies out to the left fielder. Steve Cvengros grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rodney Pittinger walks. Paul Smith hits a home run. Rodney Pittinger scores. Tommie Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Reitz walks. Craig Reitz steals second. George Watson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Tom Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Michaels pops out to the second baseman. Bud Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Juice Moore did not respond to coaching in control Billy Wise improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Lopez improves in power_vs_lefty Tony Grabowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Baumgartner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Crabtree did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Kellett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ruben Littrell improves in speed Tom Diaz improves in power_vs_righty Bob Youngs did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Bailor did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Kellett improves in range