Win: Ken Maksudian (9-4) Loss: Tommy Billings (7-18)
Save: Ray Strittmatter (42)
Inning: 1 Boston Happy Lee pitching. Ole Battin flies out to the right fielder. Carl Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Hurley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tommy Billings pitching. Hans Ullrich lines out to the third baseman. Joe Boyd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J.D. Virgil flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Andy Barry hits a home run. Charlie Hocking reached on a 2-base fielding error by Koichi Matsui. Hiroomi Yata hits a home run. Charlie Hocking scores. Pat McHenry grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lavan grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Billings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Masayuki Hayakawa flies out to the left fielder. Joe Polanco singles to left field. Joe Polanco steals second. Pat McHenry throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Scott Crow walks. Scott Crow steals second. Pat McHenry throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Polanco scores. Les Falteisek pops out to the second baseman. Koichi Matsui grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ole Battin flies out to the left fielder. Carl Bailey strikes out. Stan Hurley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Happy Lee lines out to the third baseman. Hans Ullrich flies out to the right fielder. Joe Boyd singles past the third baseman. Joe Boyd steals second. J.D. Virgil singles to center field. Joe Boyd scores. J.D. Virgil is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Andy Barry flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Hocking grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroomi Yata singles to left field. Pat McHenry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Masayuki Hayakawa walks. Joe Polanco walks. Scott Crow grounds out to the pitcher. Masayuki Hayakawa advances to third on the play. Joe Polanco advances to second on the play. Les Falteisek grounds out to the shortstop. Masayuki Hayakawa scores. Joe Polanco advances to third on the play. Koichi Matsui grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Lavan walks. Tommy Billings lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob Lavan forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tommy Billings steals second. Ole Battin strikes out. Carl Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Happy Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Hans Ullrich flies out to the right fielder. Joe Boyd singles to left field. J.D. Virgil singles to right field. Joe Boyd advances to third on the hit. Masayuki Hayakawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Stan Hurley singles past the third baseman. Andy Barry singles to right field. Charlie Hocking strikes out. Hiroomi Yata flies out to the center fielder. Pat McHenry singles to right field. Bob Lavan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Polanco grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Crow grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Les Falteisek singles to left field. Koichi Matsui lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Tommy Billings singles to left field. Tommy Billings is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ole Battin flies out to the right fielder. Carl Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Happy Lee pops out to the first baseman. Hans Ullrich grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Boyd grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Stan Hurley doubles past the third baseman. Ken Maksudian 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. Andy Barry grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Hocking strikes out. Hiroomi Yata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota J.D. Virgil flies out to the center fielder. Masayuki Hayakawa grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Polanco walks. Joe Polanco steals second. Scott Crow singles to center field. Joe Polanco scores. George Reitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Scott Crow steals second. Les Falteisek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Ray Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat McHenry grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lavan grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Grevell is pinch hitting for George Reitz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Grevell singles to center field. Mike Grevell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Stan Hurley (10).HR - Andy Barry (22), Hiroomi Yata (16). Baserunning: SB - Tommy Billings (4).CS - Tommy Billings (1), Mike Grevell (16). Fielding: E - Pat McHenry 2.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kent Bork improves in power_vs_righty Kent Bork improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Williams improves in power_vs_righty Gene Breeden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Williams did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roger Husta improves in power_vs_righty Clark Walker did not respond to coaching in endurance Ramon Dobson improves in contact_vs_lefty Leon Mulligan improves in speed