Win: Julio Nichols (10-8) Loss: Frank Caligiuri (6-13)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Julio Nichols pitching. Earl Wine grounds out to the second baseman. Gerry Yount singles to left field. Frank Baldwin flies out to the center fielder. Walter Henry pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Frank Caligiuri pitching. Mike Mejia singles to center field. Mike Mejia steals second. Eric Nicholson hits an infield single to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Eric Nicholson steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Eddie Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Mejia scores. George King singles to left field. Eric Nicholson scores. George King is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Monte Kelsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Greg Hale flies out to the left fielder. Carl Berra singles to center field. Steve Nicosia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Walter Moseby strikes out. Jack Brown singles past the shortstop. Yasuji Nogami singles to right field. Julio Nichols lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Mejia singles to left field. Jack Brown scores. Yasuji Nogami scores. Mike Mejia is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles King Gibson strikes out. Frank Caligiuri grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Wine walks. Gerry Yount flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eric Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Barnes strikes out. George King grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Frank Baldwin pops out to the second baseman. Walter Henry strikes out. Greg Hale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Monte Kelsey strikes out. Walter Moseby pops out to the third baseman. Jack Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Carl Berra flies out to the right fielder. Steve Nicosia grounds out to the pitcher. King Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yasuji Nogami is hit by a pitch. Julio Nichols fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Julio Nichols strikes out. Mike Mejia singles to right field. Eric Nicholson triples. Yasuji Nogami scores. Mike Mejia scores. Eddie Barnes strikes out. George King doubles to left field. Eric Nicholson scores. Monte Kelsey singles to right field. Walter Moseby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Frank Caligiuri strikes out. Earl Wine grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gerry Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Brown strikes out. Yasuji Nogami grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Frank Baldwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Henry strikes out. Bill McGee is pinch hitting for Greg Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill McGee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Mejia pops out to the first baseman. Eric Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Carl Berra strikes out. Dave Pierotti is pinch hitting for Steve Nicosia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Pierotti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). King Gibson walks. Frank Caligiuri grounds into a force play to the third baseman. King Gibson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Fabrique is pinch hitting for George King. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Fabrique doubles to left field. Monte Kelsey singles to center field. Frank Fabrique scores. Greg Harrell is pinch hitting for Walter Moseby. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Monte Kelsey steals second. Greg Harrell grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Kelsey advances to third on the play. Ira Eagan is pinch hitting for Jack Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ira Eagan doubles to center field. Monte Kelsey scores. Yasuji Nogami hits an infield single to the third baseman. Manabu Yamaguchi is pinch hitting for Julio Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Manabu Yamaguchi singles to center field. Ira Eagan scores. Yasuji Nogami advances to third on the hit. Hiroo Takeda 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). Manabu Yamaguchi is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Mejia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Ken Pearce pitching. Earl Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Hanford is pinch hitting for Gerry Yount. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lee Hanford strikes out. Frank Baldwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - George King (25), Frank Fabrique (5), Ira Eagan (5).3B - Eric Nicholson (3).SF - Eddie Barnes.HBP - Yasuji Nogami (1). Baserunning: SB - Mike Mejia (25), Eric Nicholson (24), Monte Kelsey (18).CS - Mike Mejia (12), George King (8), Manabu Yamaguchi (10).