Win: Len Dedrick (15-5) Loss: Don Gerken (8-15)
Save: Ed Constable (38)
Inning: 1 Detroit Len Dedrick pitching. Jose Ens pops out to the first baseman. Dave Smith singles to center field. Ducky Odom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Gerken pitching. Placido Beck strikes out. Lamar Textor strikes out. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Minutelli flies out to the right fielder. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the catcher. Oreste Smith doubles to center field. Jack Moore singles to left field. Huck Kelb singles to left field. Oreste Smith scores. Don Gerken grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Debs Westlake flies out to the left fielder. John Clemens grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jose Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Smith singles to center field. Ducky Odom lines out to the shortstop. Joe Minutelli hits a home run. Dave Smith scores. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Oreste Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Cupid Grace singles to center field. Johnny Matthews pops out to the first baseman. Len Dedrick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Placido Beck doubles to left field. Cupid Grace scores. Placido Beck is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jack Moore pops out to the second baseman. Huck Kelb pops out to the third baseman. Don Gerken grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. Jeff Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Debs Westlake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jose Ens strikes out. Dave Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ducky Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Clemens strikes out. Marty Cruz doubles to center field. Cupid Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Minutelli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howie Fitzmorris singles to left field. Oreste Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Len Dedrick flies out to the left fielder. Placido Beck singles to center field. Lamar Textor singles to right field. Placido Beck advances to third on the hit. Jeff Castillo singles to center field. Placido Beck scores. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Jeff Castillo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Moore singles to right field. Huck Kelb strikes out. Don Gerken lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Ens singles to left field. Dave Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Clemens walks. Marty Cruz walks. Cupid Grace grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marty Cruz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the corners in. Johnny Matthews singles to left field. John Clemens scores. Cupid Grace advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Len Dedrick flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cupid Grace scores. Cookie Schepner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Placido Beck grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ducky Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Minutelli singles to center field. Joe Minutelli steals second. Skeeter Ennis 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. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Oreste Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. Jeff Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Moore walks. Huck Kelb strikes out. Ron Johnson is pinch hitting for Cookie Schepner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Debs Westlake is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carlos Soriano did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Soriano did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Daringer improves in velocity Gordon Blankenship did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Taylor improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Hart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Kellum improves in contact_vs_lefty John Brower did not respond to coaching in control Al Tavener did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Tavener improves in range Chet Duran improves in contact_vs_righty Vern Moreno did not respond to coaching in speed