Win: Joe Christmas (18-10) Loss: Monty Daniel (0-9)
Save: Herb Meulens (9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Christmas pitching. Bob Gagne grounds out to the pitcher. Joel Briley flies out to the right fielder. Marv Almanza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Monty Daniel pitching. Frank Polivka strikes out. Dave Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Kinslow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach walks. Marvin Files singles to left field. Ken Reinbach advances to third on the hit. Jack Storie walks. Purnal Andrews is hit by a pitch. Ken Reinbach scores. Ray Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Marvin Files scores. Monty Daniel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Gagne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Reggie Flannery grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Roy Moeller walks. Roy Moeller steals second. Bob Kauff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joel Briley strikes out. Marv Almanza pops out to the shortstop. Ken Reinbach pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka pops out to the second baseman. Joe Christmas strikes out. Frank Polivka singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Sheridan singles to center field. Frank Polivka advances to third on the hit. Joe Kinslow doubles to left field. Frank Polivka scores. Dave Sheridan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Marvin Files singles to right field. Jack Storie strikes out. Purnal Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Ray Freeman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marvin Files is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Herm Schalk doubles to left field. Roy Moeller strikes out. Bob Kauff walks. Moonlight Blyzka singles to center field. Herm Schalk scores. Bob Kauff advances to third on the hit. Joe Christmas doubles to right field. Bob Kauff scores. Moonlight Blyzka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Joe Christmas scores. Dave Sheridan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Frank Polivka is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Monty Daniel singles to center field. Bob Gagne flies out to the right fielder. Joel Briley flies out to the left fielder. Marv Almanza doubles to right field. Monty Daniel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Reinbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Kinslow grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Flannery flies out to the right fielder. Herm Schalk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Marvin Files hits a home run. Jack Storie strikes out. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Moeller hits a home run. Mac Rain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Kauff singles to left field. Bob Smith is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Bob Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Freeman. Joe Christmas strikes out. Frank Polivka singles to center field. Bob Kauff scores. Bob Smith scores. Dave Sheridan strikes out. Joe Kinslow grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Polivka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Smith at C. Walt Bailey is pinch hitting for Mac Rain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Walt Bailey walks. Walt Bailey steals second. Bob Gagne strikes out. Skel Forsch is pinch hitting for Joel Briley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Skel Forsch singles to right field. Walt Bailey scores. Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Almanza flies out to the right fielder. Ken Reinbach walks. Marvin Files walks. Jack Storie singles past the first baseman. Skel Forsch scores. Ken Reinbach scores. Purnal Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Leo Giannini pitching. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the pitcher. Herm Schalk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Moeller singles to left field. Bob Kauff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ray Freeman doubles to left field. Waite Hendrickson is pinch hitting for Leo Giannini. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Waite Hendrickson singles to center field. Ray Freeman is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Herb Meulens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bob Gagne singles to center field. Waite Hendrickson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Skel Forsch singles in front of the right fielder. Bob Gagne advances to third on the hit. Marv Almanza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Riggert pitching. Larry Knoblauch strikes out. Herb Meulens strikes out. Frank Polivka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ken Reinbach grounds out to the third baseman. Marvin Files singles to center field. Jack Storie flies out to the right fielder. Purnal Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Marv Almanza (15), Ray Freeman (11).HR - Marvin Files (12).SF - Ray Freeman.HBP - Purnal Andrews (5). Baserunning: SB - Walt Bailey (8). Fielding: E - Ray Freeman.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brent Rogers did not respond to coaching in control Chris Ezzell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Hadley improves in power_vs_lefty Wes Gonzales did not respond to coaching in range Edd Sargent did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Hegan did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Fuller did not respond to coaching in control Bud Romanick improves in power_vs_lefty Rickey McCloskey improves in contact_vs_righty Bud Romanick improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Felderman did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sal MacCormack did not respond to coaching in 3B