Inning: 1 Minnesota Val Devlin pitching. Rico Rice pops out to the first baseman. Gus Lavelle flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Cy Trout pitching. Scott Hunt walks. Jeff Charton pops out to the second baseman. Scott Hunt steals second. Rufe Bowles singles past the shortstop. Scott Hunt scores. John Heiserman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Russ Sykes flies out to the left fielder. Al Gorsica walks. Ricky Vaughn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Andres Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Kopacz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Pinky Tucker triples. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Trout grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Tucker scores. Rico Rice flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Charles Roebuck flies out to the right fielder. Val Devlin singles to right field. Scott Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Charton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Val Devlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gus Lavelle lines out to the shortstop. Les Thielman grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Sykes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rufe Bowles hits a home run. John Heiserman grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Hernandez singles to center field. Eddie Kopacz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kline grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Al Gorsica grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Vaughn grounds out to the pitcher. Pinky Tucker singles to right field. Fred Dunlop walks. Cy Trout flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Charles Roebuck grounds out to the third baseman. Val Devlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rico Rice hits a home run. Gus Lavelle flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman singles to right field. Russ Sykes singles to center field. Les Thielman advances to third on the hit. Al Gorsica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Sykes advances to second on the play. Ricky Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Jeff Charton strikes out. Rufe Bowles walks. John Heiserman hits a home run. Rufe Bowles scores. Andres Hernandez strikes out. Eddie Kopacz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pinky Tucker walks. Fred Dunlop flies out to the center fielder. Ed Rueter is pinch hitting for Cy Trout. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Rueter flies out to the left fielder. Rico Rice flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Underwood pitching. Bob Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Charles Roebuck is hit by a pitch. Tavo Minor is pinch hitting for Val Devlin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tavo Minor flies out to the center fielder. Scott Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bruce Dykstra pitching. Gus Lavelle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Thielman flies out to the right fielder. Russ Sykes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jeff Charton flies out to the left fielder. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the second baseman. John Heiserman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dick Lewis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Gorsica grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Vaughn walks. Bob Henninger is pinch hitting for Pinky Tucker. Bob Henninger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rufe Bowles. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ricky Vaughn scores. Bob Henninger advances to third on the play. Gene Gomez is pinch hitting for Frank Underwood. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Gomez singles to right field. Bob Henninger scores. Gene Gomez steals second. Rico Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Billy Tate pitching. Jerry Fondy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Henninger at 3B. Andres Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Kopacz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Kline hits a home run. Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 3
Batting:HR - Rufe Bowles (6), John Heiserman (20), Bob Kline (13).GIDP - John Heiserman.HBP - Charles Roebuck (1). Baserunning: SB - Scott Hunt (19). Fielding: E - Rufe Bowles.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brent Sixsmith did not respond to coaching in control Brent Sixsmith did not respond to coaching in control Willie Bruckmiller improves in contact_vs_lefty Buck Munoz did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harold Phillips improves in range Jim Southwick did not respond to coaching in control Chad Hunt improves in range Harold Phillips did not respond to coaching in SS