Win: Gary Johnson (1-0) Loss: Bradford Buzzard (4-2)
Save: Floyd Lacy (11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bradford Buzzard pitching. Paul Beckmann flies out to the center fielder. Jacura Hernandez strikes out. Ed Spiezio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Ron Hale pitching. Bill Cieslak hits a home run. Jack Doherty pops out to the first baseman. Jack Danger doubles to right field. Drew Bernard strikes out. Rich Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Gumpert grounds out to the pitcher. Herschel Justice singles to left field. Alan Johnson strikes out. Sloppy Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Walter Gunderson strikes out. Mitchard Grinder grounds out to the shortstop. Dag Yabel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Allen Nichols pops out to the first baseman. Ron Hale reached on a fielding error by Mitchard Grinder. Paul Beckmann reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rich Taylor. Jacura Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Ed Spiezio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Bradford Buzzard strikes out. Bill Cieslak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Doherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Gumpert hits a home run. Herschel Justice pops out to the shortstop. Alan Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Sloppy Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Jack Danger strikes out. Drew Bernard singles to left field. Rich Taylor pops out to the first baseman. Walter Gunderson hits a home run. Drew Bernard scores. Mitchard Grinder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Allen Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Beckmann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Dag Yabel hits a home run. Bradford Buzzard strikes out. Bill Cieslak flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jack Doherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jacura Hernandez singles to right field. Ed Spiezio strikes out. Bob Gumpert walks. Herschel Justice grounds out to the second baseman. Jacura Hernandez advances to third on the play. Bob Gumpert advances to second on the play. Alan Johnson triples. Jacura Hernandez scores. Bob Gumpert scores. Sloppy Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Jack Danger flies out to the left fielder. Drew Bernard walks. Rich Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Drew Bernard advances to second on the play. Al Harris 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. Walter Gunderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Allen Nichols lines out to the shortstop. Yoshiyuki Moritani is pinch hitting for Al Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshiyuki Moritani hits a home run. Paul Beckmann grounds out to the third baseman. Jacura Hernandez singles to center field. Ed Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Gary Johnson pitching. Don Campbell is pinch hitting for Mitchard Grinder. Don Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Dag Yabel strikes out. Bradford Buzzard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Vince Hoerner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Campbell at SS. Bob Gumpert grounds out to the shortstop. Herschel Justice flies out to the right fielder. Alan Johnson singles to center field. Sloppy Jones doubles to center field. Alan Johnson scores. Allen Nichols hits a home run. Sloppy Jones scores. Eddie Esquilax comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Makoto Kaneyoshi is pinch hitting for Gary Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Makoto Kaneyoshi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Bill Alexander pitching. Bill Cieslak flies out to the right fielder. Jack Doherty doubles to center field. Jack Danger flies out to the center fielder. Drew Bernard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Paul Beckmann grounds out to the shortstop. Jacura Hernandez singles to left field. Ed Spiezio walks. Bob Gumpert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Floyd Lacy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rich Taylor singles to center field. Walter Gunderson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Vince Hoerner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Seattle total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Jack Doherty (12), Jack Danger (6).HR - Bill Cieslak (6), Walter Gunderson (9), Dag Yabel (7).GIDP - Walter Gunderson. Fielding: E - Rich Taylor, Mitchard Grinder.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Greengrass improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry McGeary improves in range Howie Bergeron did not respond to coaching in control Ed Greengrass improves in contact_vs_lefty Jerry McGeary did not respond to coaching in CF
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Floyd Bottarini improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Slayton did not respond to coaching in velocity Yasuyuki Koike did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Hall did not respond to coaching in arm Craig Pelton did not respond to coaching in SS