Inning: 1 Minnesota Rusty Franklin pitching. Rob Miles flies out to the right fielder. Woodcharles Berkowitz strikes out. Jimmy Barrios strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Leo Krug pitching. Joel Gorguet flies out to the center fielder. Hugo Smalls strikes out. John Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota JoJo Mead strikes out. Co LaKennedy singles to left field. Lorenz Freuchen flies out to the center fielder. Charley Witherspoon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Theo Mills singles to center field. Shiro Goshima flies out to the right fielder. Hick Macleod flies out to the right fielder. Herman Hendricks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dick Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Krug flies out to the right fielder. Rob Miles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Chuck Moeller reached on a fielding error by Lorenz Freuchen. Rusty Franklin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rusty Franklin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Chuck Moeller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joel Gorguet strikes out. Hugo Smalls grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Woodcharles Berkowitz pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Barrios flies out to the right fielder. JoJo Mead doubles to left field. Co LaKennedy singles to center field. JoJo Mead scores. Lorenz Freuchen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York John Cedeno walks. Theo Mills singles in front of the left fielder. Shiro Goshima strikes out. Hick Macleod grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Theo Mills is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herman Hendricks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Charley Witherspoon doubles to right field. Dick Freeman strikes out. Leo Krug grounds out to the third baseman. Passed ball. Charley Witherspoon advances to third. Rob Miles pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Chuck Moeller grounds out to the pitcher. Rusty Franklin strikes out. Joel Gorguet grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Woodcharles Berkowitz grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Barrios grounds out to the third baseman. JoJo Mead walks. JoJo Mead is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Hugo Smalls flies out to the left fielder. John Cedeno grounds out to the pitcher. Theo Mills pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Co LaKennedy hits a home run. Lorenz Freuchen grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Witherspoon singles to left field. Herb Kazzaz is pinch hitting for Dick Freeman. Herb Kazzaz singles to left field. Charley Witherspoon advances to third on the hit. Leo Krug strikes out. Rob Miles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Shiro Goshima strikes out. Hick Macleod strikes out. Ed Teufel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Herman Hendricks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Woodcharles Berkowitz walks. Yoshikazu Sasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woodcharles Berkowitz steals second. Jimmy Barrios grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! JoJo Mead strikes out. Co LaKennedy singles to left field. Lorenz Freuchen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Woodcharles Berkowitz scores. Charley Witherspoon doubles to center field. Co LaKennedy scores. Lorenz Freuchen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb Kazzaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Johnny Taylor is pinch hitting for Chuck Moeller. Johnny Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Robert Burbrink is pinch hitting for Yoshikazu Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Robert Burbrink grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Gorguet singles to left field. Kazushi Yano is pinch hitting for Hugo Smalls. Kazushi Yano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Teufel. John Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dick Pocoroba pitching. Billy Henry enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kazushi Yano at SS. Joc the snake Helms enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Taylor at C. Claude Henry Smoot is pinch hitting for Ed Teufel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Claude Henry Smoot doubles to left field. Rob Miles grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Henry Smoot advances to third on the play. Woodcharles Berkowitz singles to center field. Claude Henry Smoot scores. Jimmy Barrios walks. JoJo Mead singles to left field. Co LaKennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Woodcharles Berkowitz scores. Lorenz Freuchen walks. Louie Lopes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Witherspoon strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Jim Stauffer pitching. Theo Mills flies out to the center fielder. Shiro Goshima singles to center field. Hick Macleod grounds out to the pitcher. Shiro Goshima advances to second on the play. Herman Hendricks singles to right field. Shiro Goshima scores. Joc the snake Helms flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Yoshikazu Sasaki is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Floyd Braun did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Stein did not respond to coaching in control Ron Cardwell did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Cardwell did not respond to coaching in speed Onan Evans did not respond to coaching in velocity Kitty Fry improves in power_vs_righty Kitty Fry did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Derrick Smalls did not respond to coaching in arm Rickey Little did not respond to coaching in velocity Donnie Spells did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Bacsik did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Blankenship did not respond to coaching in velocity Donnie Spells did not respond to coaching in control Jim Fernandez did not respond to coaching in LF