Win: Joe Christmas (16-13) Loss: Eddie Wapnick (2-12)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Eddie Wapnick pitching. Tim Driscoll singles to left field. Mike Doby singles to left field. Tim Driscoll advances to third on the hit. Bob Smith walks. Aaron Robinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tim Driscoll scores. Mike Doby advances to third on the play. Carroll Diaz is hit by a pitch. Herm Schalk singles to left field. Mike Doby scores. Carroll Diaz advances to third on the hit. Roy Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Christmas pitching. Buck Jones flies out to the center fielder. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the center fielder. Rick Blanco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Christmas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Gagne grounds out to the second baseman. Purnal Andrews walks. Clem Manning singles to center field. Jesse Baez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Doby walks. Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson walks. Carroll Diaz singles to right field. Mike Doby scores. Herm Schalk lines out to the shortstop. Roy Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Johnny Warren strikes out. Eddie Wapnick strikes out. Buck Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gerald Magnuson hits a home run. Joe Christmas flies out to the right fielder. Tim Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Mike Doby singles to right field. Mike Doby steals second. Bob Smith hits a home run. Mike Doby scores. Aaron Robinson walks. Carroll Diaz singles to left field. Aaron Robinson advances to third on the hit. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio walks. Rick Blanco pops out to the catcher. Bob Gagne singles to center field. Purnal Andrews strikes out. Clem Manning lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Moeller reached on a fielding error by Johnny Warren. Gerald Magnuson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Moeller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Christmas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Driscoll walks. Dave Ritchie 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. Mike Doby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jesse Baez strikes out. Johnny Warren flies out to the right fielder. Dave Ritchie singles to left field. Buck Jones doubles past the first baseman. Hiromasa Fujio lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Carroll Diaz doubles to left field. Herm Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Gagne walks. Purnal Andrews walks. Clem Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Blanco scores. Bob Gagne advances to third on the play. Purnal Andrews advances to second on the play. Jesse Baez strikes out. Johnny Warren flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Moeller pops out to the second baseman. Gerald Magnuson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Christmas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dave Ritchie strikes out. Buck Jones flies out to the right fielder. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tim Driscoll singles to left field. Mike Doby flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smith flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Flannery is pinch hitting for Aaron Robinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rick Blanco grounds out to the catcher. Bob Gagne pops out to the first baseman. Purnal Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Carroll Diaz walks. Herm Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Diaz steals second. Roy Moeller grounds out to the pitcher. Moonlight Blyzka is pinch hitting for Gerald Magnuson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Moonlight Blyzka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Alex Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Clem Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jesse Baez walks. Johnny Warren singles to center field. Marv Almanza is pinch hitting for Dave Ritchie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marv Almanza grounds out to the shortstop. Jesse Baez advances to third on the play. Johnny Warren advances to second on the play. Buck Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tim Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Polivka improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Harmon did not respond to coaching in control Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Herb Meulens did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Curry did not respond to coaching in control Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Freeman improves in contact_vs_lefty Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in velocity Orlando Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Orlando Davis improves in range Ray Freeman improves in speed George Meloan did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Jorgens did not respond to coaching in 2B