Win: Ed Wall (16-10) Loss: Alvin Bluege (7-18)
Save: Steve Breckinridge (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Alvin Bluege pitching. Count Johnston strikes out. Spider Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Stanley singles past the shortstop. Casey Spooner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ed Wall pitching. Clarence Dobens singles to center field. Normie Frisk singles to right field. Don George walks. Joe Andersen grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Dobens scores. Normie Frisk advances to third on the play. Don George advances to second on the play. Glenn Sprinz strikes out. Jack Becker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rudy Jacobs hits a home run. Dee Williams pops out to the third baseman. Bud Lawson strikes out. Ralph Klawitter lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Broadway Altenburg singles to right field. Jackie Marshall strikes out. Alvin Bluege fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alvin Bluege grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Wall lines out to the shortstop. Count Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Spider Holliday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Clarence Dobens flies out to the center fielder. Normie Frisk walks. Don George strikes out. Joe Andersen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Normie Frisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Charlie Stanley strikes out. Casey Spooner strikes out. Rudy Jacobs lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Glenn Sprinz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dee Williams. Jack Becker flies out to the right fielder. Broadway Altenburg flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dee Williams walks. Bud Lawson singles to right field. Ralph Klawitter pops out to the third baseman. Ed Wall fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Wall flies out to the right fielder. Count Johnston pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Alvin Bluege strikes out. Clarence Dobens grounds out to the pitcher. Normie Frisk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Spider Holliday singles to center field. Charlie Stanley walks. Casey Spooner strikes out. Rudy Jacobs strikes out. Dee Williams singles to right field. Bud Lawson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Don George singles to center field. Joe Andersen strikes out. Glenn Sprinz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ralph Klawitter strikes out. Yo-Yo Catalanotto is pinch hitting for Ed Wall. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yo-Yo Catalanotto singles to left field. Count Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Spider Holliday reached on a fielding error by Joe Andersen. Charlie Stanley singles to right field. Yo-Yo Catalanotto scores. Spider Holliday advances to third on the hit. Casey Spooner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Stefan Kimble pitching. Jack Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Clay Sheridan is pinch hitting for Broadway Altenburg. Clay Sheridan strikes out. Jackie Marshall singles to left field. Brian Williams is pinch hitting for Alvin Bluege. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Brian Williams lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Johnson pitching. Rudy Jacobs singles to right field. Dee Williams grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rudy Jacobs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bud Lawson flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Klawitter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Clarence Dobens grounds out to the pitcher. Normie Frisk singles to left field. Don George grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Shigeru Takahashi is pinch hitting for Stefan Kimble. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shigeru Takahashi singles to left field. Count Johnston grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Shigeru Takahashi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Spider Holliday singles to left field. Count Johnston advances to third on the hit. Charlie Stanley strikes out. Casey Spooner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve Breckinridge pitching. Joe Andersen strikes out. Glenn Sprinz singles to right field. Jack Becker strikes out. Clay Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Smith improves in arm Deacon Kircher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Ferrazzi did not respond to coaching in velocity Swede Cheney improves in contact_vs_righty Hugh Veryzer improves in arm Luis Clarke did not respond to coaching in velocity Herman Shean did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Houck did not respond to coaching in velocity John Houck did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Daniels did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ricardo Barker improves in 2B