Win: Fred Oakes (10-10) Loss: Frank Muller (18-10)
Save: Bob Murphy (31)
Inning: 1 Boston Fred Oakes pitching. John Brown reached on a fielding error by Fred Oakes. Benny Black grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Brown advances to second on the play. Fred Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Brown advances to third on the play. Mort Medwick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Frank Muller pitching. Karl Fields singles past the shortstop. Carl Hernandez singles to center field. Karl Fields advances to third on the hit. Bert Dunham singles to center field. Karl Fields scores. Carl Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Bill DeMiller singles past the shortstop. Carl Hernandez scores. Bert Dunham aggressively advances to third on the hit. Denny Mora grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill DeMiller advances to second on the play. Mike Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bert Dunham scores. Dan Ragland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Aurelio Griffith doubles to left field. Boots Ontiveros strikes out. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Adrian Blank doubles to left field. Aurelio Griffith scores. Frank Muller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mul Lasher singles to left field. Mul Lasher steals second. Fred Oakes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Karl Fields reached on a 2-base throwing error by Benny Black. Mul Lasher scores. Carl Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Bert Dunham pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Benny Black doubles to right field. Fred Thompson hits a home run. Benny Black scores. Mort Medwick singles to center field. Aurelio Griffith singles to left field. Boots Ontiveros strikes out. Mickey Abreu strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Mora flies out to the right fielder. Mike Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Adrian Blank strikes out. Frank Muller grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dan Ragland strikes out. Mul Lasher walks. Fred Oakes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Karl Fields grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Benny Black grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mort Medwick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carl Hernandez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mort Medwick. Bert Dunham lines out to the second baseman. Bill DeMiller grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Mora strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Aurelio Griffith grounds out to the third baseman. Boots Ontiveros flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Abreu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Harris doubles to left field. Dan Ragland strikes out. Mul Lasher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Harris advances to third on the play. Fred Oakes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Adrian Blank strikes out. Jimmy Malloy is pinch hitting for Frank Muller. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jimmy Malloy flies out to the center fielder. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Shinji Iwasaki pitching. Karl Fields flies out to the center fielder. Carl Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Bert Dunham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ron Reisling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Black strikes out. Fred Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Mort Medwick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill DeMiller strikes out. Denny Mora grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Bob Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Aurelio Griffith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Phil Justice is pinch hitting for Boots Ontiveros. Phil Justice strikes out. Mickey Abreu singles to left field. Adrian Blank strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Motton improves in range Fred Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Lou Hippauf did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Crider improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Crider did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Spotts did not respond to coaching in range Joe Abrego did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Kahn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roger Southworth did not respond to coaching in control Tom Levy improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Villafuerte improves in power_vs_righty