Inning: 1 Boston Vance Leonides pitching. Gordie Jensen pops out to the first baseman. Harry Jensen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dallas Dunlap pitching. Steve Hayward strikes out. Jacque Kramer grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Snell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Elmo Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dick Lazorko singles to left field. Harry Nippert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Lazorko is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ray McQueen walks. Masayuki Kamogawa singles to center field. Harry Nippert scores. Ray McQueen advances to third on the hit. Dallas Dunlap strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Day flies out to the center fielder. Billy Amalfitano strikes out. Johnny Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Gordie Jensen doubles to center field. Harry Jensen flies out to the center fielder. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Elmo Long grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Crabtree strikes out. George Sularz walks. Vance Leonides lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Hayward singles to center field. Jacque Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Dick Lazorko pops out to the shortstop. Harry Nippert strikes out. Ray McQueen walks. Masayuki Kamogawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Orlando Snell flies out to the right fielder. Joe Day grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Billy Amalfitano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dallas Dunlap grounds out to the third baseman. Gordie Jensen singles to left field. Harry Jensen singles to right field. Bob Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Gordie Jensen advances to third on the play. Harry Jensen advances to second on the play. Elmo Long grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. John Crabtree flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! George Sularz pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Dick Lazorko strikes out. Harry Nippert flies out to the right fielder. Ray McQueen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Vance Leonides strikes out. Steve Hayward pops out to the second baseman. Jacque Kramer walks. Orlando Snell walks. Joe Day grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Doc Steiner is pinch hitting for Masayuki Kamogawa. Doc Steiner pops out to the second baseman. Dallas Dunlap strikes out. Gordie Jensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ernie Hassler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doc Steiner at RF. Billy Amalfitano singles past the second baseman. Johnny Brown flies out to the right fielder. John Crabtree grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Harry Jensen hits a home run. Bob Alvarez doubles to left field. Elmo Long strikes out. Dick Lazorko doubles to left field. Bob Alvarez scores. Harry Nippert pops out to the third baseman. Dick Lazorko steals third. Ray McQueen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Sularz walks. Charlie McDowell is pinch hitting for Vance Leonides. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Charlie McDowell singles to left field. Steve Hayward strikes out. Jacque Kramer walks. Orlando Snell strikes out. Jim Thacker 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. Joe Day pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Al Flaherty pitching. Ernie Hassler strikes out. Glenn Turner is pinch hitting for Jim Thacker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glenn Turner grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Gordie Jensen walks. Harry Jensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pop Berghammer pitching. Billy Amalfitano flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. John Crabtree lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Abbott improves in contact_vs_righty Ossie Nordhagen did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Eisenreich did not respond to coaching in speed Bobby Abbott improves in arm Bobby Abbott improves in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: David Pillette improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Diggs did not respond to coaching in control David Pillette did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Clarence Clark did not respond to coaching in endurance Julio Holmes did not respond to coaching in 3B