Win: Milt Bradford (1-1) Loss: Charlie Delsing (1-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Charlie Delsing pitching. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Purdin singles to right field. Wes Purdin steals second. Wes Purdin gets picked off second (1-4). Jim Bond grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Milt Bradford pitching. Rube Loiselle doubles to left field. Pickles Savage hits an infield single to the third baseman. Lefty Bancroft strikes out. Dave McCall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Barrett singles to left field. Sam Strohmayer singles to center field. Barney Martinez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Barrett advances to third on the play. Pryor Addis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Steve Dettmer strikes out. Mike Frisk strikes out. Frank Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dale Thacker doubles to left field. Milt Bradford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Milt Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Perticia doubles to center field. Dale Thacker scores. Wes Purdin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sammy Perticia advances to third on the play. Jim Bond singles to left field. Sammy Perticia scores. Jim Bond steals second. Mike Barrett singles to left field. Jim Bond uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Barrett steals second. Sam Strohmayer lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas John Giggie grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Delsing grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Loiselle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Barney Martinez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lefty Bancroft. Pryor Addis lines out to the shortstop. Dale Thacker pops out to the third baseman. Milt Bradford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Pickles Savage walks. Lefty Bancroft singles to right field. Dave McCall lines out to the shortstop. Steve Dettmer flies out to the left fielder. Mike Frisk singles to left field. Pickles Savage scores. Frank Brown singles to center field. Lefty Bancroft scores. John Giggie singles to right field. Mike Frisk scores. Charlie Delsing pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sammy Perticia strikes out. Wes Purdin flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bond walks. Mike Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Rube Loiselle grounds out to the pitcher. Pickles Savage grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Bancroft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sam Strohmayer singles to center field. Barney Martinez singles to center field. Sam Strohmayer advances to third on the hit. Pryor Addis singles to center field. Sam Strohmayer scores. Eddie Barojas 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 1st. Dale Thacker flies out to the left fielder. Milt Bradford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Milt Bradford strikes out. Sammy Perticia hits a home run. Barney Martinez scores. Pryor Addis scores. Wes Purdin hits a home run. Larry Speier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bond singles to left field. Jim Bond is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Dave McCall pops out to the third baseman. Steve Dettmer strikes out. Mike Frisk singles to center field. Frank Brown pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Barrett strikes out. Sam Strohmayer flies out to the left fielder. Barney Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas John Giggie singles to right field. Larry Speier lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rube Loiselle strikes out. Pickles Savage flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pryor Addis hits a home run. Marty Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Thacker flies out to the center fielder. Milt Bradford strikes out. Sammy Perticia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Lefty Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Dave McCall grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Dettmer singles to center field. Mike Frisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Wes Purdin singles to left field. Jim Bond pops out to the shortstop. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Sam Strohmayer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Smoky Brown is pinch hitting for Frank Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Smoky Brown strikes out. John Giggie strikes out. Ed Parsons is pinch hitting for Marty Brower. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Parsons doubles to left field. Rube Loiselle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Ramos improves in control Kenny Frank did not respond to coaching in velocity Drummond Gil did not respond to coaching in control Gus Shaw improves in control
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Beech did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ralph Beech improves in speed Craig Cipriani did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Robin Riesgo did not respond to coaching in velocity