Win: Alton English (14-7) Loss: Tommie Ludwick (5-18)
Save: Hal Hickey (13)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Alton English pitching. Hal Tyler walks. Ralph Bobb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Tyler advances to second on the play. Rick Thompson walks. Billy Lewis strikes out. Scottie Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Tommie Ludwick pitching. Jack McClure pops out to the third baseman. Glenn Jantzen flies out to the right fielder. Dario Crowder reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hal Tyler. Sid Rutschman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lou Mullen strikes out. Manny Moore strikes out. Moxie Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Piechota strikes out. George Kerr singles to center field. Juan Stapleton doubles to left field. George Kerr uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Braggs flies out to the right fielder. Alton English singles to center field. Juan Stapleton scores. Jack McClure flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tommie Ludwick strikes out. Hal Tyler grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Bobb pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Glenn Jantzen lines out to the shortstop. Dario Crowder strikes out. Sid Rutschman singles to right field. Tom Piechota reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ralph Bobb. George Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rick Thompson singles to center field. Rick Thompson steals second. Billy Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Thompson advances to third on the play. Scottie Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Thompson scores. Lou Mullen singles to right field. Manny Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Juan Stapleton reached on a fielding error by Tommie Ludwick. George Braggs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alton English flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Moxie Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Tommie Ludwick grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Tyler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jack McClure singles to left field. Glenn Jantzen flies out to the center fielder. Dario Crowder lines out to the third baseman. Sid Rutschman lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ralph Bobb flies out to the left fielder. Rick Thompson doubles to left field. Billy Lewis strikes out. Scottie Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Tom Piechota hits a home run. George Kerr strikes out. Juan Stapleton pops out to the third baseman. George Braggs singles to right field. Elmer Davis is pinch hitting for Alton English. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Elmer Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hal Hickey pitching. Lou Mullen singles to left field. Manny Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cy Tapani is pinch hitting for Moxie Campbell. Cy Tapani lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Harry Daub enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cy Tapani at C. Jack McClure strikes out. Glenn Jantzen pops out to the shortstop. Dario Crowder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Craig Carrillo is pinch hitting for Tommie Ludwick. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Craig Carrillo walks. Hal Tyler strikes out. Ralph Bobb grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Wimpy Charlton pitching. Sid Rutschman grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Piechota singles to right field. George Kerr strikes out. Tom Piechota gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rick Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Billy Lewis strikes out. Scottie Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Rick Thompson (23).SF - Scottie Jones.GIDP - Ralph Bobb, Manny Moore. Baserunning: SB - Rick Thompson (29). Fielding: E - Hal Tyler, Ralph Bobb, Tommie Ludwick.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Scott Durant did not respond to coaching in endurance John Coffie did not respond to coaching in control Al Bako improves in arm Larry Mansell improves in power_vs_lefty Wayne Taylor did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Strom did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Clancy improves in speed Maury Ayers did not respond to coaching in control Maury Ayers did not respond to coaching in endurance