Win: Guy Seaver (3-1) Loss: Art Giebell (1-2)
Save: Gus Chadbourne (3)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Art Giebell pitching. Billy Listach flies out to the right fielder. Al LaCoss strikes out. Randy Thurman singles past the third baseman. Frank Brenzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Guy Seaver pitching. Rick Fisher singles to right field. Clarence Hernandez walks. Tim Tate flies out to the right fielder. Rick Fisher steals third. Greg Pepper strikes out. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Hal Gardner strikes out. Denny Gannon flies out to the center fielder. Birdie Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Gabe Bomback singles to right field. Ezra Birmingham reached on a fielding error by Frank Brenzel. Andy Leever pops out to the third baseman. Art Giebell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Irv McNertney doubles to left field. The catcher fields the ball and Irv McNertney is thrown out at third. Billy Listach doubles to center field. Al LaCoss lines out to the first baseman. Randy Thurman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez singles to left field. Tim Tate hits a home run. Clarence Hernandez scores. Greg Pepper singles to center field. Chuck Kaiser grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Greg Pepper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gabe Bomback singles past the third baseman. Chuck Kaiser advances to third on the hit. Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Andy Leever singles to right field. Chuck Kaiser scores. Art Giebell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Frank Brenzel hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hal Gardner grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Denny Gannon reached on a fielding error by Tim Tate. Denny Gannon steals second. Birdie Kennedy singles to center field. Denny Gannon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Irv McNertney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rick Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Tim Tate flies out to the left fielder. Greg Pepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Guy Seaver grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Listach grounds out to the shortstop. Al LaCoss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Bomback singles to left field. Ezra Birmingham flies out to the right fielder. Andy Leever grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Randy Thurman flies out to the right fielder. Frank Brenzel grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Art Giebell grounds out to the catcher. Rick Fisher strikes out. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jeff Gochnauer is pinch hitting for Denny Gannon. Jeff Gochnauer reached on a 2-base fielding error by Clarence Hernandez. Ernie Hanlon is pinch hitting for Birdie Kennedy. Ernie Hanlon walks. Irv McNertney walks. Passed ball. Jeff Gochnauer scores. Ernie Hanlon advances to third. Irv McNertney advances to second. The defense is playing the infield in. Guy Seaver grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Listach singles past the shortstop. Ernie Hanlon scores. Irv McNertney scores. Al LaCoss grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Listach advances to second on the play. Shannon Kubenka 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. Randy Thurman hits a home run. Billy Listach scores. Frank Brenzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Kane enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Gochnauer at SS. Paul Limmer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ernie Hanlon at C. Tim Tate singles to center field. Greg Pepper grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tim Tate advances to second on the play. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Gus Chadbourne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gabe Bomback singles to right field. Tim Tate uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ezra Birmingham singles to center field. Gabe Bomback advances to third on the hit. Andy Leever flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Hal Gardner strikes out. Joe Kane walks. Paul Limmer strikes out. Irv McNertney pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tom Flannery is pinch hitting for Shannon Kubenka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Flannery lines out to the third baseman. Rick Fisher strikes out. Clarence Hernandez triples. Tim Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Jake Scarborough pitching. Gus Chadbourne strikes out. Billy Listach strikes out. Al LaCoss walks. Al LaCoss steals second. Randy Thurman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Greg Pepper strikes out. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Bomback singles to left field. Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Billy Listach (6), Irv McNertney (1).HR - Randy Thurman (2).GIDP - Hal Gardner. Baserunning: SB - Al LaCoss (7), Denny Gannon (3). Fielding: E - Frank Brenzel.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Dahlke did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Dahlke improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Ferguson did not respond to coaching in arm Kyle Bivin improves in power_vs_righty Larry Dahlke did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Cipriani improves in contact_vs_righty Louis Goetz improves in velocity Joe Lipski did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Hinson improves in arm Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in 2B