Win: Larry Balenti (14-12) Loss: Thornton Donovan (12-13)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Larry Balenti pitching. Milt Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Jorge Cruthers strikes out. Joe Canavan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Thornton Donovan pitching. Pop Stelmaszek walks. Willie Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Lou House singles to right field. John Butcher doubles to left field. Pop Stelmaszek scores. Lou House uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Huskey flies out to the center fielder. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Chris Hutchison strikes out. Ed Vollmer grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Roque grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty singles to left field. Ed Camnitz singles to center field. Chuck Dougherty advances to third on the hit. Larry Balenti grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Dougherty scores. Pop Stelmaszek singles to center field. Pop Stelmaszek steals second. Willie Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jimmy Kelly walks. John Wright grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jimmy Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Thornton Donovan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Milt Gilbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Lou House grounds out to the second baseman. John Butcher walks. Jim Huskey hits a home run. John Butcher scores. Warren W Emmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al K Sullivan pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Dougherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jorge Cruthers strikes out. Joe Canavan walks. Chris Hutchison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Canavan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Hutchison steals second. Ed Vollmer singles to center field. Chris Hutchison scores. Ed Vollmer steals second. Mike Roque flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ed Camnitz pops out to the second baseman. Larry Balenti grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek walks. Pop Stelmaszek steals second. Willie Fisk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Wright grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Warren W Emmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lou House singles to center field. John Butcher singles to left field. Lou House advances to third on the hit. Jim Huskey walks. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Lou House scores. John Butcher scores. Jim Huskey advances to third on the hit. Bill W Swentor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Camnitz singles to center field. Jim Huskey scores. Chuck Dougherty advances to third on the hit. Larry Balenti pops out to the second baseman. Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Milt Gilbert strikes out. Jorge Cruthers strikes out. Joe Canavan triples. Chris Hutchison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Willie Fisk singles to left field. Lou House pops out to the shortstop. Willie Fisk steals second. John Butcher hits a home run. Willie Fisk scores. Art Kalin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Huskey grounds out to the second baseman. Al K Sullivan walks. Chuck Dougherty walks. Ed Camnitz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Vollmer flies out to the right fielder. Mike Roque flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Larry Balenti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Wright singles to left field. Brian Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gary Stanhouse is pinch hitting for Art Kalin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Stanhouse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Wright advances to second on the play. Milt Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Jorge Cruthers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave W Stafford pitching. Lou House singles to center field. John Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Tim Moss is pinch hitting for Jim Huskey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Moss flies out to the right fielder. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Fryman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joe Canavan walks. Chris Hutchison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Canavan advances to second on the play. Ed Vollmer grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Canavan advances to third on the play. Mike Roque grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - John Butcher (18).HR - John Butcher (21), Jim Huskey (13).GIDP - Larry Balenti. Baserunning: SB - Pop Stelmaszek 2 (20), Willie Fisk (17).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Larry Holshouser improves in power_vs_righty Rube Grate did not respond to coaching in control Davey Clayton improves in control Eddie Mercker did not respond to coaching in range Davey Clayton improves in velocity Eddie Mercker improves in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buck Brickell improves in speed Eric Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Eric Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Hughes improves in power_vs_righty Monte Thomas improves in arm Al Fullmer did not respond to coaching in control Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in CF