Win: Freddie Northey (3-7) Loss: Howard Smith (8-12)
Save: Jerry Smith (20)
Inning: 1 Chicago Howard Smith pitching. Johnny Messenger grounds out to the second baseman. Rodney Pittinger strikes out. Paul Smith singles to center field. Steve Cvengros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Freddie Northey pitching. Roy Layana strikes out. Beiker Miller lines out to the second baseman. Sandy Melton singles to right field. Hank Fife flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Bill Ponce singles to right field. Horse Barnhart grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Ponce is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marcus Hageman strikes out. Earl Norwood singles to right field. Horse Barnhart advances to third on the hit. Freddie Northey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Loren Bramhall hits a home run. Bill Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Bud Morgan strikes out. George Neighbors singles to left field. Howard Smith lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Johnny Messenger hits a home run. Rodney Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Paul Smith flies out to the right fielder. Steve Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Layana flies out to the right fielder. Beiker Miller walks. Sandy Melton pops out to the third baseman. Hank Fife singles to center field. Beiker Miller advances to third on the hit. Loren Bramhall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Ponce walks. Bill Ponce steals second. Horse Barnhart triples. Bill Ponce scores. Marcus Hageman hits an infield single to the shortstop. Horse Barnhart scores. Earl Norwood pops out to the third baseman. Freddie Northey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Messenger walks. Rodney Pittinger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Messenger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Martinez singles to center field. Bud Morgan walks. George Neighbors flies out to the right fielder. Howard Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Howard Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Paul Smith walks. Steve Cvengros singles to left field. Paul Smith advances to third on the hit. Bill Ponce strikes out. Horse Barnhart flies out to the left fielder. Marcus Hageman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Roy Layana pops out to the second baseman. Beiker Miller singles to left field. Sandy Melton flies out to the center fielder. Hank Fife grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Beiker Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Earl Norwood flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Northey flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Messenger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Loren Bramhall grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Martinez singles to center field. Bud Morgan walks. George Gessler 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. George Neighbors strikes out. Howard Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bud Morgan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Rodney Pittinger flies out to the left fielder. Paul Smith singles past the second baseman. Steve Cvengros singles to center field. Paul Smith advances to third on the hit. Steve Cvengros steals second. Bill Ponce grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Smith scores. Steve Cvengros advances to third on the play. Vic Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Horse Barnhart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Layana strikes out. Beiker Miller singles to right field. Sandy Melton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Beiker Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hank Fife grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sandy Melton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Marcus Hageman walks. Earl Norwood singles to center field. Marcus Hageman advances to third on the hit. George Gessler strikes out. Earl Norwood steals second. Johnny Messenger grounds out to the second baseman. Marcus Hageman scores. Earl Norwood advances to third on the play. Chick Brinkman is pinch hitting for Rodney Pittinger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chick Brinkman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcus Hageman at CF. Gene Kellett is pinch hitting for Loren Bramhall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Kellett strikes out. Bob Youngs is pinch hitting for Bill Martinez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Youngs grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Paul Smith strikes out. Steve Cvengros walks. Steve Cvengros steals second. Bill Ponce strikes out. John Lattimore is pinch hitting for Horse Barnhart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Lattimore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota George Neighbors singles to left field. Bud Church is pinch hitting for Vic Hermanski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bud Church singles past the shortstop. George Neighbors advances to third on the hit. Jerry Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Stanicek is pinch hitting for Roy Layana. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Stanicek flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Bailor is pinch hitting for Beiker Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Bailor flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Melton singles to center field. George Neighbors scores. Bud Church advances to third on the hit. Hank Fife flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Blankenship did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Hobbs improves in arm Tony Dodd did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Grabowski did not respond to coaching in velocity David Davis improves in speed Buddy Chiamparino improves in speed Barney Bailey did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Leever did not respond to coaching in speed Ruben Littrell improves in range Bob Brower did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Enrique Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Leever did not respond to coaching in arm Enrique Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty