Win: Roger Green (7-7) Loss: Dick Platt (8-18)
Save: Rafael Low (5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Roger Green pitching. Ed MacGamwell flies out to the right fielder. Paul Baird strikes out. Harold Knox walks. Jason Purdy doubles to center field. Harold Knox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Wood doubles to center field. Jason Purdy scores. Ken Jones walks. Tim Grimsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Platt pitching. Dwight Betzel grounds out to the shortstop. George Connolly walks. Harry Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Gerber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Barney Piechota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Platt flies out to the right fielder. Ed MacGamwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Bottenfield grounds out to the pitcher. Wes Schulz flies out to the left fielder. Bill McHale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Baird walks. Harold Knox strikes out. Jason Purdy flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Nippert walks. Roger Green pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Dwight Betzel strikes out. George Connolly grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Nippert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ken Jones strikes out. Tim Grimsley strikes out. Barney Piechota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Harry Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Gerber strikes out. Sam Bottenfield walks. Wes Schulz doubles to left field. Sam Bottenfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dick Platt flies out to the right fielder. Ed MacGamwell grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Baird flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Nippert flies out to the center fielder. Roger Green grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dwight Betzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Harold Knox strikes out. Jason Purdy flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit George Connolly singles to left field. Harry Acosta hits a home run. George Connolly scores. Pedro Gerber strikes out. Sam Bottenfield flies out to the center fielder. Wes Schulz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ken Jones singles to left field. Tim Grimsley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Barney Piechota walks. Henry Pena is pinch hitting for Dick Platt. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Henry Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit B.J. Lerch pitching. Bill McHale flies out to the center fielder. Sherry Schulte is pinch hitting for Jim Nippert. Sherry Schulte hits a home run. Roger Green grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dwight Betzel singles to right field. George Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Russell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dwight Betzel at 2B. Dutch Verbanic enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wes Schulz at C. Jim Moreno enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sherry Schulte at LF. Ed MacGamwell singles to center field. Rafael Low comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Paul Baird grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed MacGamwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harold Knox pops out to the second baseman. Jason Purdy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ben Somerville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Pedro Gerber flies out to the left fielder. Sam Bottenfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Wood flies out to the center fielder. Ken Jones flies out to the right fielder. Tim Grimsley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Fidrych improves in range Juice Brantley improves in power_vs_righty Otto Fisher improves in power_vs_righty George Schwall improves in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Daringer improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Robertson improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Daringer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Froats did not respond to coaching in speed