Inning: 1 Minnesota Maurice Barrett pitching. Dave Misse singles to left field. Tim Smith strikes out. Toshio Kajima singles to center field. Dave Misse advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Alvin Bearnarth singles to center field. Dave Misse scores. Joe Sackinsky singles to right field. Toshio Kajima scores. Don Stearns strikes out. Ray Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Jim Sisler pitching. Freddy Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Gino Lipski singles to right field. Tom Adams flies out to the left fielder. Cris Wagner singles to right field. Gino Lipski advances to third on the hit. Harry Savage pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jack Gonzales strikes out. Jim Sisler singles to right field. Dave Misse grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Sisler advances to second on the play. Tim Smith reached on a fielding error by Cris Wagner. Toshio Kajima strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas David Ahearne hits an infield single to the third baseman. David Ahearne steals second. Chick Biemiller grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Anderson pops out to the first baseman. Maurice Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Alvin Bearnarth grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the shortstop. Don Stearns grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Freddy Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Gino Lipski grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ray Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Jack Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Sisler singles to right field. Dave Misse walks. Tim Smith reached on a fielding error by Cris Wagner. Toshio Kajima singles to center field. Jim Sisler scores. Alvin Bearnarth pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Cris Wagner singles to right field. Harry Savage flies out to the center fielder. David Ahearne strikes out. Chick Biemiller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cris Wagner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Sackinsky singles to center field. Don Stearns flies out to the center fielder. Ray Wheeler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Sackinsky is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Gonzales walks. Jim Sisler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Jim Anderson reached on a fielding error by Alvin Bearnarth. Maurice Barrett pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Freddy Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Gino Lipski pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Misse triples. Tim Smith singles in front of the left fielder. Dave Misse scores. Toshio Kajima doubles to right field. Tim Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alvin Bearnarth walks. Joe Sackinsky flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Don Stearns walks. Ray Wheeler walks. Toshio Kajima scores. Jack Gonzales singles to right field. Alvin Bearnarth scores. Don Stearns scores. Ray Wheeler advances to third on the hit. Jim Sisler strikes out. Dave Misse singles to left field. Ray Wheeler scores. Mike Neun comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Tim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Tom Adams strikes out. Cris Wagner singles past the third baseman. Harry Savage singles to right field. David Ahearne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Toshio Kajima flies out to the left fielder. Alvin Bearnarth grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Sackinsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Chick Biemiller grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Anderson strikes out. Dick Merloni is pinch hitting for Mike Neun. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Merloni singles to left field. Jose Voss is pinch hitting for Freddy Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Voss pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Newt Howard pitching. Don Stearns singles to center field. Ray Wheeler flies out to the left fielder. Jack Gonzales lines out to the shortstop. Jim Sisler is hit by a pitch. Dave Misse grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Sisler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Ralph Garibaldi is pinch hitting for Gino Lipski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Garibaldi flies out to the left fielder. Tom Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Cris Wagner singles to right field. Harry Savage pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dutch Medina is pinch hitting for Tim Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dutch Medina grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Kajima strikes out. Alvin Bearnarth doubles to left field. Joe Sackinsky grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Uke Espino is pinch hitting for David Ahearne. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Uke Espino is hit by a pitch. Chick Biemiller walks. Jim Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Wilton Smith is pinch hitting for Newt Howard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wilton Smith hits a home run. Uke Espino scores. Chick Biemiller scores. Johnnie Holtgrave comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Voss strikes out. Ralph Garibaldi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 14 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Mike Neun is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Oster did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Perlman did not respond to coaching in control Temple Shirley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty 'Dandy' Dan Daniels improves in range 'Dandy' Dan Daniels did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve LaGrow improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Ramsey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Amby Clark did not respond to coaching in control Steve Mead did not respond to coaching in 2B