Inning: 1 Minnesota Rosey McCauley pitching. Tris Valentin grounds out to the shortstop. Pinky Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. John Lade grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Al McGeehan pitching. Pete McQueen flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Blackwell singles to left field. March McKechnie grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Blackwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. March McKechnie steals second. Charlie Mason pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Land pops out to the third baseman. Bill May strikes out. Bill Mulligan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Aubrey Smith singles to left field. Bill Ruffin flies out to the left fielder. Aubrey Smith gets picked off first. Gary Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Johnny Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Schattinger strikes out. Al McGeehan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Sergio Wertz grounds out to the second baseman. Rosey McCauley singles past the shortstop. Pete McQueen hits a home run. Rosey McCauley scores. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. March McKechnie singles to center field. Charlie Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tris Valentin lines out to the third baseman. Pinky Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. John Lade walks. Frank Land grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Lade is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Aubrey Smith triples. Bill Ruffin reached on a fielding error by Chris Schattinger. Aubrey Smith scores. Bill Ruffin steals second. Gary Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Sergio Wertz singles to right field. Rosey McCauley strikes out. Pete McQueen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill May flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jerry Blackwell lines out to the shortstop. March McKechnie strikes out. Charlie Mason reached on a fielding error by Tris Valentin. Charlie Mason steals second. Aubrey Smith hits a home run. Charlie Mason scores. Bill Ruffin doubles to center field. Joe Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gary Harrington doubles to center field. Bill Ruffin scores. Sergio Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chris Schattinger walks. Joe Gonzalez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tris Valentin singles to center field. Chris Schattinger scores. Tris Valentin steals second. Pinky Curtis pops out to the third baseman. John Lade singles to right field. Tris Valentin scores. Frank Land singles to left field. John Lade advances to third on the hit. Bill May grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Rosey McCauley strikes out. Pete McQueen singles to right field. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. March McKechnie walks. Charlie Mason grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Mulligan singles past the shortstop. Guy Miranda is pinch hitting for Johnny Hunter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Guy Miranda flies out to the center fielder. Edd Weik is pinch hitting for Chris Schattinger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Edd Weik singles to right field. Bill Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Rex McCarver is pinch hitting for Joe Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rex McCarver flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Mulligan scores. Tris Valentin walks. Pinky Curtis grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tris Valentin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tim McIntyre pitching. Aubrey Smith singles to right field. Bill Ruffin doubles to left field. Gary Harrington strikes out. Sergio Wertz grounds out to the second baseman. Aubrey Smith scores. Bill Ruffin advances to third on the play. Frank Hands comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rosey McCauley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jon Zubal is pinch hitting for John Lade. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jon Zubal walks. Frank Land walks. Bill May grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jon Zubal advances to third on the play. Bill Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Pete McQueen grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. March McKechnie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Guy Miranda grounds out to the second baseman. Edd Weik strikes out. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Frank Hands. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dane Doolan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Ruffin 2 (4), Gary Harrington (1).3B - Aubrey Smith (2).HR - Pete McQueen (21), Aubrey Smith (3). Baserunning: SB - March McKechnie (12), Charlie Mason (4), Bill Ruffin (1).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Cavanaugh improves in power_vs_lefty Don Casian improves in contact_vs_righty John Gwosdz improves in speed Carl Gorecki improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Stenhouse did not respond to coaching in RF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Hagerman improves in arm Edgar Bolen did not respond to coaching in velocity Robert Sloan improves in arm Paul Halliday did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Bowen did not respond to coaching in SS