Win: John Porter (12-4) Loss: Neil Enzenroth (6-7)
Save: Dante Floyd (38)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jim Sisler pitching. Bill Rettig walks. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Al Crump grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Rettig advances to second on the play. Bill Rettig is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Johnny Reese pitching. Dave Misse grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Toshio Kajima singles to center field. Keith Irwin singles to right field. Toshio Kajima aggressively advances to third on the hit. Don Stearns grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack pops out to the first baseman. Dick Smith doubles to center field. Dick Smith is out trying to steal third. Dick Ibanez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Alvin Bearnarth strikes out. Ray Wheeler pops out to the third baseman. Bert Warren flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Escobar grounds out to the second baseman. Jack McQuinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Sisler grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Misse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Sackinsky pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig strikes out. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Crump strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Toshio Kajima flies out to the center fielder. Keith Irwin flies out to the right fielder. Don Stearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack strikes out. Dick Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Ibanez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Alvin Bearnarth flies out to the right fielder. Ray Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Warren doubles to left field. Jim Sisler singles to center field. Bert Warren scores. Dave Misse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joe Escobar doubles to left field. Jack McQuinn pops out to the shortstop. Bob Garcia is pinch hitting for Johnny Reese. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Garcia singles to left field. Joe Escobar scores. Bill Rettig flies out to the left fielder. Bob Garcia steals second. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Neil Enzenroth pitching. Joe Sackinsky flies out to the center fielder. Toshio Kajima is hit by a pitch. Toshio Kajima steals second. Keith Irwin reached on a fielding error by Heinie Mack. Don Stearns strikes out. Alvin Bearnarth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Crump flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Mack walks. Dick Smith singles to right field. Heinie Mack advances to third on the hit. John Porter 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. Dick Smith steals second. Dick Ibanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Mack scores. Dick Smith advances to third on the play. Joe Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ray Wheeler triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Bert Warren singles to right field. Ray Wheeler scores. Jimmy Richter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johan Brazill is pinch hitting for John Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johan Brazill singles to right field. Dave Misse grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johan Brazill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Sackinsky flies out to the left fielder. Toshio Kajima singles to left field. Bert Warren scores. Keith Irwin singles to center field. Dave Misse scores. Toshio Kajima advances to third on the hit. Don Stearns pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gene Aragon pitching. Jack McQuinn lines out to the first baseman. Kenzo Kato is pinch hitting for Jimmy Richter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kenzo Kato flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rettig grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bucky Mitchell pitching. Alvin Bearnarth strikes out. Ray Wheeler doubles to right field. Bert Warren strikes out. Bud Rodas is pinch hitting for Gene Aragon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Rodas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dante Floyd pitching. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Al Crump flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Dick Smith (14), Joe Escobar (3). Baserunning: SB - Dick Smith (9), Bob Garcia (7).CS - Bill Rettig (18), Dick Smith (11). Fielding: E - Heinie Mack.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John McBean improves in power_vs_righty Greg Brown improves in contact_vs_righty John McBean improves in range Pepper Geisel did not respond to coaching in endurance
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Neil Smith did not respond to coaching in control Arnie Bamberger did not respond to coaching in control Clemente Dundon did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Ott improves in contact_vs_righty