Win: Dick Rusch (9-3) Loss: Steve Jones (8-6)
Save: Tom Jolley (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Jones pitching. Paul Buckels flies out to the right fielder. Dion Baptist strikes out. Bruce Bowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dick Rusch pitching. Phil Dugas strikes out. Joe Yingling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jaime Riggs walks. Jim Pettit flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roberto Randall reached on a 2-base fielding error by Phil Dugas. Kip Kreitner grounds out to the second baseman. Roberto Randall advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Chamberlain singles to center field. Roberto Randall scores. Ralph Hall singles to center field. Mike Chamberlain advances to third on the hit. Monroe Meyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bobby Poffenberger lines out to the second baseman. Ike Weiss singles to right field. Ike Weiss is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dick Rusch strikes out. Paul Buckels strikes out. Dion Baptist flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Al Riley strikes out. Steve Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Dugas doubles to left field. Joe Yingling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bruce Bowers walks. Bruce Bowers steals second. Roberto Randall grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Bowers advances to third on the play. Kip Kreitner strikes out. Mike Chamberlain pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jaime Riggs lines out to the third baseman. Jim Pettit grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Poffenberger doubles to center field. Ike Weiss singles to center field. Bobby Poffenberger scores. John Kennedy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ike Weiss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ralph Hall strikes out. Monroe Meyer singles to center field. Dick Rusch lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Buckels pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Al Riley flies out to the left fielder. Steve Jones flies out to the center fielder. Phil Dugas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dion Baptist walks. Bruce Bowers walks. Roberto Randall doubles to left field. Dion Baptist scores. Bruce Bowers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kip Kreitner strikes out. Mike Chamberlain strikes out. Ralph Hall hits a home run. Roberto Randall scores. Ed LaRoss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monroe Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Yingling singles to left field. Jaime Riggs triples. Joe Yingling scores. Dan Downey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jim Pettit walks. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Jim Pettit is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ike Weiss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Major Mahomes is pinch hitting for Dan Downey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Major Mahomes grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Buckels strikes out. Dion Baptist flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clay DiMaggio pitching. John Kennedy doubles to left field. Al Riley singles to right field. Ray Gillespie is pinch hitting for Ed LaRoss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Gillespie walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. John Kennedy scores. Phil Dugas strikes out. Joe Yingling flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Riley scores. Tim Friend comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jaime Riggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jimmy Bonura pitching. Bruce Bowers hits a home run. Randy Gibson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Randall grounds out to the pitcher. Kip Kreitner flies out to the center fielder. Mike Chamberlain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Pettit singles to right field. Bobby Poffenberger singles to right field. Jim Pettit advances to third on the hit. Ike Weiss flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Pettit scores. John Kennedy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ralph Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Monroe Meyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Friend pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Al Riley strikes out. Clay Griffith is pinch hitting for Randy Gibson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clay Griffith strikes out. Phil Dugas doubles to center field. Tom Jolley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Joe Yingling walks. Jaime Riggs walks. Jim Pettit flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Phil Dugas 2 (13), Bobby Poffenberger (19), John Kennedy (15).3B - Jaime Riggs (5).SF - Joe Yingling, Ike Weiss.GIDP - John Kennedy. Baserunning: CS - Jim Pettit (19), Ike Weiss (7). Fielding: E - Phil Dugas.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jerry Schullstrom did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Schullstrom did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Clarke did not respond to coaching in velocity Rob Farrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Connell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Clarke did not respond to coaching in control Al Maul improves in arm Charlie Nossek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Rodger Reynolds did not respond to coaching in LF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dick Nossek improves in power_vs_lefty Julio Frazier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Listach did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bruce Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eric Nixon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Curd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Francisco Keefe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Mallicoat improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Cox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Andy Long improves in speed Paul Sharrott did not respond to coaching in 3B