Win: Jeff Sanders (1-0) Loss: Tod Browning (0-1)
Save: Earl Humphrey (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tod Browning pitching. Chet Bero flies out to the center fielder. Chip Becker strikes out. Bob Medich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jeff Sanders pitching. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norsk Stein pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hideki Hisamoto flies out to the right fielder. Peter Freese hits a home run. Joe Weaver pops out to the shortstop. Tex Klinger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Murakami grounds out to the shortstop. Domenica Mattina flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Albie Perry flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Bero doubles to left field. Chip Becker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Whitey Lockman grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Clark strikes out. Tod Browning singles to left field. Vic Woodhull singles past the first baseman. Craig Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Medich singles to left field. Hideki Hisamoto strikes out. Bob Medich steals second. Peter Freese walks. Joe Weaver strikes out. Tex Klinger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Peter Freese is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Norsk Stein flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuaki Kawasaki flies out to the center fielder. Jack Murakami hits a home run. Domenica Mattina singles to left field. Whitey Lockman singles to left field. Danny Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Albie Perry strikes out. Jeff Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Bero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tod Browning strikes out. Vic Woodhull strikes out. Craig Gibson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chip Becker singles to left field. Bob Medich grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chip Becker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hideki Hisamoto doubles to left field. Bob Medich uses his aggressiveness and scores. Peter Freese grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Weaver singles to center field. Hideki Hisamoto scores. Joe Weaver steals second. Tex Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Norsk Stein doubles to left field. Mitsuaki Kawasaki flies out to the right fielder. Jack Murakami grounds out to the second baseman. Norsk Stein advances to third on the play. Domenica Mattina singles to center field. Norsk Stein scores. Whitey Lockman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Domenica Mattina is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Albie Perry flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Bero singles to center field. Chet Bero steals second. Danny Clark throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chip Becker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Keefe is pinch hitting for Danny Clark. Joe Keefe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Tod Browning. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Al Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Woodhull walks. Craig Gibson grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vic Woodhull is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota S. Z. Sakall pitching. Omar Fabricante di Tende enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Keefe at C. Bob Medich walks. Hideki Hisamoto walks. Peter Freese flies out to the right fielder. Joe Weaver walks. Tex Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Medich scores. Albie Perry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Norsk Stein walks. Mitsuaki Kawasaki grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Jack Murakami strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Vic Chapman is pinch hitting for Jeff Sanders. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vic Chapman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chet Bero flies out to the right fielder. Chip Becker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Earl Humphrey pitching. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Whitey Lockman strikes out. Omar Fabricante di Tende walks. Riccardo Pietre is pinch hitting for S. Z. Sakall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Riccardo Pietre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Harrison improves in range Jason Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Russ Harrison did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Schneck improves in arm Giovanni Collera did not respond to coaching in velocity Sonny Gleason did not respond to coaching in speed