Win: Bill Maas (6-7) Loss: George Schauer (3-3)
Save: Andy Clark (7)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill Humphreys pitching. Tom Kearse flies out to the center fielder. Ed Foreman singles to right field. Willie Ready pops out to the third baseman. Red Page grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Foreman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tony Kerr pitching. Terry Griffith strikes out. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the pitcher. Chubby Johns flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jesus Heine grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Shore strikes out. Manny Spahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Palacios singles to left field. Bert Lopat flies out to the center fielder. Eric Ohman triples. Dave Palacios scores. Harry Silvestri singles to left field. Eric Ohman scores. Fred Atkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Lu Cvengros strikes out. Tony Kerr grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Kearse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Humphreys grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Griffith flies out to the left fielder. Earl Lindsey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Foreman. Chubby Johns grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Ed Foreman strikes out. Willie Ready grounds out to the shortstop. Red Page singles to left field. Jesus Heine singles to left field. Red Page advances to third on the hit. Bill Shore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dave Palacios flies out to the center fielder. Bert Lopat singles to right field. Eric Ohman strikes out. Harry Silvestri grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bert Lopat is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Manny Spahn walks. Lu Cvengros walks. Tony Kerr lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Manny Spahn is thrown out at third. Lu Cvengros advances to second on the play. Lu Cvengros advances to second on the play. Tom Kearse grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Atkins singles to center field. Bill Humphreys lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Fred Atkins forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Terry Griffith grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Humphreys advances to second on the play. Earl Lindsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Ed Foreman flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Willie Ready grounds out to the third baseman. Red Page flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chubby Johns flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Dave Palacios strikes out. Bert Lopat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jesus Heine grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Shore singles to right field. Pedro Amalfitano is pinch hitting for Manny Spahn. Pedro Amalfitano grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Shore advances to second on the play. Lu Cvengros lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alex Valentin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pedro Amalfitano at C. Eric Ohman singles to right field. Harry Silvestri strikes out. Fred Atkins flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Spurgeon is pinch hitting for Bill Humphreys. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hugh Spurgeon singles to right field. Don Weis 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. Terry Griffith reached on a fielding error by Red Page. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Boston Gary Johnson pitching. Vince Foster is pinch hitting for Don Weis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vince Foster singles to center field. Tom Kearse singles to center field. Vince Foster advances to third on the hit. Ed Foreman singles to center field. Vince Foster scores. Tom Kearse advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Darren Sundra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Foreman steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Willie Ready grounds out to the third baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Red Page singles to right field. Tom Kearse scores. Ed Foreman scores. Clint Young is pinch hitting for Jesus Heine. Red Page steals second. Clint Young grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Hill is pinch hitting for Bill Shore. Phil Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Maas pitching. Joe Quinones enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Hill at 1B. Chubby Johns hits a home run. Dave Palacios singles to center field. Bert Lopat pops out to the second baseman. Eric Ohman singles to left field. Dave Palacios advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Harry Silvestri walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Atkins grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Dave Palacios is out at home. Ron Garrett is pinch hitting for Darren Sundra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ron Garrett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston George Schauer pitching. Alex Valentin walks. Lu Cvengros flies out to the left fielder. Jose Flannery is pinch hitting for Bill Maas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Flannery flies out to the center fielder. Tom Kearse is hit by a pitch. Ed Foreman walks. Willie Ready singles to center field. Alex Valentin scores. Tom Kearse scores. Ed Foreman advances to third on the hit. Bill Carpenter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Page flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Andy Clark pitching. Terry Griffith lines out to the third baseman. Earl Lindsey grounds out to the third baseman. Chubby Johns pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rufus Holloway did not respond to coaching in control Jack Poloni improves in velocity Hal LeClaire did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Poloni did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Bassler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Poloni improves in control Dave Stapleton did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Wight did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Cooper improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Cooper improves in power_vs_righty Larry Williamson did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. George Jones did not respond to coaching in control