Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Bill Wise pitching.
Heinie Mack strikes out.
Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Bob Garcia flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Minnesota
Keitaro Takato pitching.
Jerry Allen walks.
Bud Rodas strikes out.
Bill Acre hits a home run.
Jerry Allen scores.
Tim Smith singles to right field.
Joe Sackinsky hits a home run.
Tim Smith scores.
Keith Irwin strikes out.
Don Stearns singles to left field.
Paddy Scalzi singles to right field.
Don Stearns advances to third on the hit.
Bill Wise strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Bill Rettig strikes out.
Hugh Alexander walks.
Jim Curtis flies out to the right fielder.
Alex Daily grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Hugh Alexander is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Minnesota
Jerry Allen flies out to the left fielder.
Bud Rodas triples.
Bill Acre flies out to the center fielder.
Tim Smith singles to center field.
Bud Rodas scores.
Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Dick Ness strikes out.
Keitaro Takato grounds out to the second baseman.
Heinie Mack flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 3 Minnesota
Keith Irwin grounds out to the third baseman.
Don Stearns walks.
Paddy Scalzi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Bobby Ortiz strikes out.
Bob Garcia doubles to left field.
Bill Rettig flies out to the right fielder.
Hugh Alexander flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Minnesota
Bill Wise grounds out to the shortstop.
Jerry Allen pops out to the first baseman.
Bud Rodas walks.
Bill Acre singles to center field.
Bud Rodas advances to third on the hit.
Harry Cunningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Tim Smith walks.
Joe Sackinsky strikes out.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Jim Curtis triples.
Alex Daily singles to center field.
Jim Curtis scores.
Dick Ness flies out to the left fielder.
Harry Cunningham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes.
Harry Cunningham flies out to the center fielder.
Heinie Mack flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Minnesota
Keith Irwin grounds out to the third baseman.
Don Stearns singles to center field.
Paddy Scalzi pops out to the shortstop.
Don Stearns steals second.
Bill Wise grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single!
Bob Garcia singles to center field.
Bill Rettig grounds into a force play to the third baseman.
Bob Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Bill Rettig steals second.
Hugh Alexander singles to center field.
Bill Rettig scores.
Jim Curtis flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Minnesota
Jerry Allen singles to center field.
Bud Rodas flies out to the right fielder.
Jerry Allen steals second.
Bill Acre lines out to the first baseman.
Tim Smith grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Alex Daily flies out to the center fielder.
Dick Ness grounds out to the second baseman.
Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Harry Cunningham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Drew Villone walks.
Heinie Mack singles to center field.
Carney Masi 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.
Bobby Ortiz flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 7 Minnesota
Buddy Garrett pitching.
Joe Sackinsky singles to right field.
Keith Irwin singles to right field.
Joe Sackinsky advances to third on the hit.
Don Stearns strikes out.
Paddy Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman.
Joe Sackinsky scores.
Keith Irwin advances to second on the play.
Bert Warren is pinch hitting for Carney Masi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Bert Warren walks.
Kris Peterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Jerry Allen walks.
Bud Rodas pops out to the first baseman.
Runners left on base: 3

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Masashi Ohshima pitching.
Bob Garcia singles to right field.
Bill Rettig hits a home run.
Bob Garcia scores.
Duke Sadowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Hugh Alexander walks.
Jim Curtis strikes out.
Alex Daily strikes out.
Dick Ness reached on a fielding error by Don Stearns.
Jack Simpson is pinch hitting for Kris Peterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Jack Simpson hits a home run.
Hugh Alexander scores.
Dick Ness scores.
Heinie Mack strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 8 Minnesota
Al Blattner pitching.
Bill Acre hits an infield single to the pitcher.
Tim Smith hits an infield single to the second baseman.
Joe Sackinsky walks.
Keith Irwin grounds out to the shortstop.
Bill Acre scores.
Tim Smith advances to third on the play.
Joe Sackinsky advances to second on the play.
Andre Torres comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Don Stearns flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags,
Tim Smith scores.
Paddy Scalzi hits an infield single to the shortstop.
Gus Reynolds is pinch hitting for Duke Sadowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Gus Reynolds singles to center field.
Joe Sackinsky scores.
Paddy Scalzi advances to third on the hit.
Jerry Allen singles to center field.
Paddy Scalzi scores.
Cotton Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Bud Rodas doubles to center field.
Gus Reynolds scores.
Jerry Allen uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Bill Acre doubles past the first baseman.
Bud Rodas scores.
Tim Smith reached on a fielding error by Hugh Alexander.
Joe Sackinsky flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 9 Tampa Bay
Wid Booker pitching.
Bobby Ortiz singles to center field.
Bob Garcia walks.
Bobby Ortiz steals third.
Bill Rettig reached on a 2-base throwing error by Keith Irwin.
Bobby Ortiz scores.
Hugh Alexander doubles to left field.
Bob Garcia scores.
Bill Rettig scores.
Gene Aragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule.
Jim Curtis pops out to the third baseman.
Alex Daily strikes out.
Dick Ness strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1
Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota total runners left on base: 13