Inning: 1 Detroit Harry Ott pitching. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the center fielder. Tim Asselstine flies out to the left fielder. Ron Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bobby Cook pitching. Tom Kellum strikes out. Nelson Byrnes hits a home run. Pat Whiten strikes out. Scott Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe Minutelli grounds out to the pitcher. Walter Haney strikes out. Reid McMullin walks. Gordon Blankenship walks. Ducky Odom walks. Bobby Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Roy Hegman grounds out to the third baseman. Lamar Textor hits a home run. Freddie Parsons hits a home run. Jake Hunter doubles to left field. Jake Hunter steals third. Harry Ott singles to center field. Jake Hunter scores. Tom Kellum singles to left field. Harry Ott aggressively advances to third on the hit. Nelson Byrnes grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tom Kellum advances to second on the play. Pat Whiten walks. Scott Fisher grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Harry Ott is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris singles to center field. Tim Asselstine hits a home run. Howie Fitzmorris scores. Ron Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Joe Minutelli flies out to the right fielder. Walter Haney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Roy Hegman flies out to the center fielder. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Freddie Parsons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Reid McMullin grounds out to the pitcher. Gordon Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. Ducky Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake Hunter strikes out. Harry Ott flies out to the center fielder. Tom Kellum grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bobby Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Tim Asselstine grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Howie Fitzmorris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Johnson singles to left field. Joe Minutelli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Nelson Byrnes hits a home run. Lefty McPhee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Whiten flies out to the right fielder. Scott Fisher strikes out. Roy Hegman singles to right field. Roy Hegman steals second. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Walter Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Reid McMullin singles to left field. Gordon Blankenship grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reid McMullin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gordon Blankenship steals second. Ducky Odom grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Freddie Parsons singles to left field. Jake Hunter strikes out. Harry Ott lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Freddie Parsons forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Ott is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Lefty McPhee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Rico walks. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Tim Asselstine singles to center field. Dave Rico advances to third on the hit. Ron Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Joe Minutelli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cookie Schepner pitching. Tom Kellum singles to center field. Nelson Byrnes hits a home run. Tom Kellum scores. Norm Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Whiten hits a home run. Scott Fisher walks. Roy Hegman singles to right field. Jim Dillon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lamar Textor hits a home run. Scott Fisher scores. Roy Hegman scores. Freddie Parsons walks. Jake Hunter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Harry Ott singles to left field. Hisato Takeno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Ott steals second. Tom Kellum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Walter Haney strikes out. Randy Davis is pinch hitting for Reid McMullin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Davis pops out to the second baseman. Gordon Blankenship grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Nelson Byrnes grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Whiten strikes out. Scott Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ducky Odom flies out to the left fielder. Hisato Takeno strikes out. Elmer Pettibone is pinch hitting for Howie Fitzmorris. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Elmer Pettibone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Ron Johnson is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wilbert Fregosi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Arft did not respond to coaching in control Jack Taylor did not respond to coaching in range Don Marrero did not respond to coaching in control Dave Daringer did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Klumpp improves in arm Jack Taylor did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Rafter improves in endurance Pedro Blankenship did not respond to coaching in endurance Dan Cadore improves in speed Lefty Fernandez improves in velocity Ted Traber improves in range Alex Stricklett did not respond to coaching in control