Win: Ralph Branca (12-5) Loss: Kerry Donohue (4-9)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ralph Branca pitching. Steve Payne walks. Bob Schmidt strikes out. John Cruz strikes out. Ray Altrock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Kerry Donohue pitching. Hank Key grounds out to the second baseman. Chick A. Dee singles to left field. Stephen Mitchell walks. Bill Buckley singles to center field. Chick A. Dee scores. Stephen Mitchell advances to third on the hit. Heinie Fritz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stephen Mitchell scores. Bill Buckley advances to second on the play. Micheal oCeallaigh is hit by a pitch. Sachi Harashima pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Hendricks singles to right field. Cy Faneyte flies out to the left fielder. Hidekazu Hayakawa singles to left field. J.J. Gilkey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Larry Mann singles to center field. Ralph Branca lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Key grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Mann advances to third on the play. Chick A. Dee singles to left field. Larry Mann scores. Chick A. Dee steals second. Passed ball. Chick A. Dee advances to third. Stephen Mitchell singles to left field. Chick A. Dee scores. Stephen Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Kerry Donohue grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Payne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Schmidt walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. John Cruz singles to center field. Bob Schmidt scores. Ray Altrock grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Cruz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bill Buckley doubles to right field. Heinie Fritz walks. Micheal oCeallaigh grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Buckley advances to third on the play. Sachi Harashima flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Hendricks reached on a 2-base fielding error by Heinie Fritz. Cy Faneyte strikes out. Hidekazu Hayakawa grounds out to the third baseman. J.J. Gilkey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Larry Mann singles to right field. Ralph Branca lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hank Key flies out to the right fielder. Chick A. Dee singles past the second baseman. Chick A. Dee is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Kerry Donohue strikes out. Steve Payne strikes out. Bob Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Stephen Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Buckley grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Fritz singles to right field. Joe Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Micheal oCeallaigh hits a home run. Heinie Fritz scores. Sachi Harashima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Cruz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ray Altrock grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Hendricks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Larry Mann doubles to right field. Ralph Branca lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Larry Mann is thrown out at third. Hank Key flies out to the left fielder. Chick A. Dee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ron Lopes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Micheal oCeallaigh at SS. Cy Faneyte singles to center field. Hidekazu Hayakawa flies out to the center fielder. J.J. Gilkey strikes out. Ralph Thomas is pinch hitting for Joe Wood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Ray Hinrichs pitching. Stephen Mitchell singles to center field. Bill Buckley grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Heinie Fritz walks. Ron Lopes singles to left field. Heinie Fritz advances to third on the hit. Ron Lopes steals second. Sachi Harashima grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Steve Payne flies out to the center fielder. Bob Schmidt strikes out. John Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Larry Mann grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Branca singles to right field. Hank Key grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Arellanes is pinch hitting for Ray Altrock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Arellanes flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wetherby is pinch hitting for Mike Hendricks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Wetherby grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Faneyte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Bill Buckley (15), Larry Mann (19).HR - Micheal oCeallaigh (21).GIDP - Hank Key, Bill Buckley, Micheal oCeallaigh.HBP - Micheal oCeallaigh (3). Baserunning: SB - Chick A. Dee (24), Ron Lopes (1).CS - Chick A. Dee (5), Stephen Mitchell (6). Fielding: E - Heinie Fritz.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Len Rosario improves in contact_vs_lefty Toshiaki Sajikihara did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Daniels did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Red Garcia did not respond to coaching in range