Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Benes pitching. Limb Harter strikes out. Shigeru Takahashi flies out to the center fielder. Toshiaki Kawamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Buddy Maisel pitching. Clay Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Becker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shigeru Takahashi. Geoff Schmelz doubles to right field. Jack Becker scores. Don George singles to left field. Geoff Schmelz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Williams strikes out. Normie Frisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alex Petty strikes out. Jake Moore strikes out. Spider Holliday singles to right field. Count Johnston walks. Joe Corbett reached on a fielding error by Jack Becker. Buddy Maisel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Eric Nill doubles to left field. Alex Markland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Nill advances to third on the play. Bill Benes strikes out. Clay Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Limb Harter pops out to the second baseman. Shigeru Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Toshiaki Kawamura walks. Alex Petty hits a home run. Toshiaki Kawamura scores. Jake Moore singles to center field. Spider Holliday hits a home run. Jake Moore scores. Socks Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Count Johnston walks. Joe Corbett singles to center field. Count Johnston advances to third on the hit. Buddy Maisel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jack Becker flies out to the left fielder. Geoff Schmelz grounds out to the second baseman. Don George singles past the second baseman. Brian Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Limb Harter flies out to the right fielder. Shigeru Takahashi doubles to left field. Toshiaki Kawamura grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Petty walks. George Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jake Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Normie Frisk strikes out. Eric Nill flies out to the center fielder. Alex Markland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Spider Holliday walks. Count Johnston reached on a fielding error by Brian Williams. Joe Corbett doubles to right field. Spider Holliday scores. Count Johnston uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buddy Maisel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Limb Harter pops out to the shortstop. Shigeru Takahashi singles to left field. Joe Corbett scores. Toshiaki Kawamura walks. Alex Petty singles to left field. Shigeru Takahashi scores. Toshiaki Kawamura advances to third on the hit. Jake Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit George Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Clay Sheridan strikes out. Jack Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Spider Holliday grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Count Johnston singles to right field. Joe Corbett grounds out to the second baseman. Count Johnston advances to second on the play. Buddy Maisel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Geoff Schmelz walks. Don George grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Brian Williams triples. Normie Frisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs is pinch hitting for Limb Harter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the center fielder. Shigeru Takahashi strikes out. Toshiaki Kawamura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Eric Nill grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Markland grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Solomon is pinch hitting for George Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul Solomon lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Larry Ritchie pitching. Ralph Klawitter is pinch hitting for Alex Petty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Klawitter doubles to center field. Jake Moore walks. Hunter Slade is pinch hitting for Spider Holliday. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hunter Slade lines out to the third baseman. Count Johnston singles to left field. Ralph Klawitter scores. Jake Moore advances to third on the hit. Joe Corbett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Clay Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Arias is pinch hitting for Jack Becker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Arias singles in front of the center fielder. Geoff Schmelz strikes out. Danny Archer is pinch hitting for Don George. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Danny Archer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Buddy Maisel singles to center field. Rudy Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Shigeru Takahashi flies out to the center fielder. Toshiaki Kawamura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Brian Williams hits an infield single to the third baseman. John Pittaro is pinch hitting for Normie Frisk. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Pittaro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eric Nill hits a home run. John Pittaro scores. Preston Mills comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Markland strikes out. Bill Pena is pinch hitting for Larry Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Pena singles to center field. Clay Sheridan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Geoff Schmelz (18), Eric Nill (16).3B - Brian Williams (2).HR - Eric Nill (11).GIDP - Don George. Fielding: E - Jack Becker, Brian Williams.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Odwell did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Stanhouse improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Stanhouse did not respond to coaching in range Hugh Veryzer improves in range Steve Ferrazzi improves in control Dee Williams did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Daniels did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Powers did not respond to coaching in speed Glenn Sprinz did not respond to coaching in speed Clarence Dobens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jackie Marshall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Glenn Sprinz improves in power_vs_lefty Ricardo Barker did not respond to coaching in CF