Win: Chief Blomberg (1-0) Loss: Whispering Smith (1-4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chief Blomberg pitching. Vic Woodhull walks. Craig Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Domenica Mattina flies out to the center fielder. Mitsuaki Kawasaki doubles to right field. Vic Woodhull uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Murakami singles to left field. Mitsuaki Kawasaki scores. Huey Lewis grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Whispering Smith pitching. Chet Bero walks. Chip Becker walks. Peter Freese strikes out. Joe Weaver reached on a fielding error by Jack Murakami. Tex Klinger singles to center field. Chet Bero scores. Chip Becker scores. Joe Weaver advances to third on the hit. Albie Perry strikes out. Bill Smith singles to center field. Joe Weaver scores. Tex Klinger advances to third on the hit. Kazuo Tanaka doubles past the left fielder. Tex Klinger scores. Chief Blomberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Danny Clark strikes out. Riccardo Pietre grounds out to the third baseman. Whispering Smith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Chet Bero triples. Chip Becker strikes out. Peter Freese walks. Joe Weaver strikes out. Tex Klinger singles to right field. Chet Bero scores. Peter Freese advances to third on the hit. Mike Bearse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Albie Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Vic Woodhull grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Gibson doubles to center field. Domenica Mattina flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuaki Kawasaki lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kazuo Tanaka doubles to right field. Chief Blomberg strikes out. Chet Bero singles to right field. Kazuo Tanaka scores. Chip Becker walks. Peter Freese singles to center field. Chet Bero scores. Chip Becker advances to third on the hit. George F. Grill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Joe Weaver grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jack Murakami singles to center field. Huey Lewis strikes out. Danny Clark singles to center field. Jack Murakami advances to third on the hit. Riccardo Pietre strikes out. Al Gonzalez is pinch hitting for George F. Grill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Al Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jack Klugman pitching. Tex Klinger strikes out. Albie Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Vic Woodhull flies out to the center fielder. Craig Gibson strikes out. Domenica Mattina grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Kazuo Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Chief Blomberg singles to center field. Chet Bero singles to right field. Chief Blomberg advances to third on the hit. Chip Becker walks. Peter Freese singles to right field. Chief Blomberg scores. Chet Bero scores. Chip Becker advances to third on the hit. Joe Weaver walks. Tex Klinger grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Chip Becker is out at home. Albie Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki singles to right field. Jack Murakami grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Huey Lewis singles to left field. Danny Clark grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Huey Lewis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuo Tanaka strikes out. Chief Blomberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Riccardo Pietre grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Tonkin is pinch hitting for Jack Klugman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rick Tonkin flies out to the left fielder. Vic Woodhull singles to left field. Craig Gibson singles past the third baseman. Vic Woodhull advances to third on the hit. Domenica Mattina grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jordan Jordan pitching. Chet Bero grounds out to the second baseman. Chip Becker walks. Peter Freese grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chip Becker advances to second on the play. Joe Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki hits a home run. Jack Murakami hits a home run. Huey Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Luke is pinch hitting for Danny Clark. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Luke grounds out to the second baseman. Riccardo Pietre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tex Klinger strikes out. Bien Regan is pinch hitting for Albie Perry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bien Regan flies out to the left fielder. Bill Smith singles to center field. Kazuo Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Omar Fabricante di Tende is pinch hitting for Jordan Jordan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Omar Fabricante di Tende flies out to the right fielder. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Gibson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Mitchell improves in velocity Howie Ensberg did not respond to coaching in endurance Jake Rohwer improves in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Burns did not respond to coaching in control Jason Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Al Schoonmaker improves in power_vs_righty