Win: Al McMillan (3-2) Loss: Dale Soderstrom (5-4)
Inning: 1 Texas Dale Soderstrom pitching. Bill Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cather bunts for a base hit. Scott Santo strikes out. Tom Adkins walks. Tom Meloan singles in front of the center fielder. Tom Cather scores. Tom Adkins advances to third on the hit. Johnny Wurm singles to center field. Tom Adkins scores. Tom Meloan advances to third on the hit. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Al McMillan pitching. Richard Lionheart flies out to the right fielder. Tim Moore singles to left field. Dutch Treat flies out to the left fielder. Willie Bosser singles to right field. Tim Moore advances to third on the hit. Willie Bosser steals second. Jay Lange strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Raul Acebey pops out to the third baseman. Al McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Storm Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Sergio Lindemann strikes out. Harry Law singles to left field. Dale Soderstrom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Tom Cather lines out to the pitcher. Scott Santo pops out to the first baseman. Tom Adkins hits a home run. Tom Meloan walks. Johnny Wurm doubles to center field. Tom Meloan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Blondy Spongberg singles to center field. Johnny Wurm scores. Raul Acebey triples. Blondy Spongberg scores. Charlie Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Richard Lionheart walks. Tim Moore grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Richard Lionheart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dutch Treat grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Cather grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Santo walks. Tom Adkins singles to right field. Tom Meloan singles to right field. Scott Santo scores. Tom Adkins advances to third on the hit. Johnny Wurm grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Willie Bosser grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Lange strikes out. Storm Warner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Blondy Spongberg singles to right field. Hosken Stoviak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Raul Acebey strikes out. Al McMillan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Simpson singles to right field. Blondy Spongberg scores. Tom Cather grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sergio Lindemann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Law hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hosken Stoviak lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Richard Lionheart pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Scott Santo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Adkins strikes out. Tom Meloan singles to center field. Johnny Wurm grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Meloan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim Moore flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Treat singles to right field. Willie Bosser grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Leiber is pinch hitting for Raul Acebey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Leiber strikes out. Ralph Logan is pinch hitting for Al McMillan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ralph Logan walks. Bill Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tom Snyder pitching. Jay Lange is hit by a pitch. Storm Warner flies out to the center fielder. Sergio Lindemann pops out to the first baseman. Harry Law singles to left field. Jay Lange advances to third on the hit. Joe Doakes is pinch hitting for Hosken Stoviak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Doakes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Held pitching. Tom Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Santo flies out to the right fielder. Tom Adkins singles to center field. Tom Meloan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Adkins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gene Karchner is pinch hitting for Richard Lionheart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Karchner singles to left field. Dave Liriano is pinch hitting for Tim Moore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Liriano walks. Rick Kisinger is pinch hitting for Dutch Treat. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rick Kisinger hits an infield single to the first baseman. Willie Bosser flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Karchner scores. Jay Lange strikes out. Storm Warner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Johnny Wurm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blondy Spongberg singles to right field. Al Leiber singles to right field. Blondy Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Chappy DeVormer is pinch hitting for Tom Snyder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Chappy DeVormer doubles past the first baseman. Blondy Spongberg scores. Al Leiber uses his aggressiveness and scores. G. Bruley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cather grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hal Benton pitching. Sergio Lindemann flies out to the center fielder. Harry Law flies out to the left fielder. G. Bruley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kip Curtis improves in arm Wilbur Ruffin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Beltre improves in power_vs_lefty Roberto Breuer improves in arm Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Vache did not respond to coaching in speed Beau Baumholtz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eric Clarkson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Vache improves in contact_vs_lefty