Win: Tod Browning (7-7) Loss: Chief Blomberg (4-4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tod Browning pitching. Ed Marichal strikes out. Chip Becker strikes out. Tex Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Chief Blomberg pitching. Vic Woodhull walks. Domenica Mattina grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Woodhull advances to second on the play. Mitsuaki Kawasaki walks. Whitey Lockman flies out to the center fielder. Danny Clark doubles to center field. Vic Woodhull scores. Mitsuaki Kawasaki uses his aggressiveness and scores. Riccardo Pietre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Albie Perry strikes out. Kazuo Tanaka singles to left field. Newt Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Kazuo Tanaka steals second. Bill Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Murakami strikes out. Huey Lewis hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tod Browning lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vic Woodhull strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bobby Riggan reached on a fielding error by Vic Woodhull. Chief Blomberg pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ed Marichal strikes out. Chip Becker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Domenica Mattina doubles to center field. Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. Whitey Lockman singles past the second baseman. Domenica Mattina scores. Danny Clark grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tex Klinger strikes out. Albie Perry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuo Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Riccardo Pietre strikes out. Jack Murakami singles to left field. Huey Lewis strikes out. Tod Browning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Newt Taylor singles to left field. Bill Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Newt Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Riggan singles to left field. Bill Smith advances to third on the hit. Chief Blomberg strikes out. Ed Marichal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Vic Woodhull grounds out to the catcher. Domenica Mattina flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuaki Kawasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chip Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Albie Perry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Whitey Lockman grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Clark singles to left field. Riccardo Pietre triples. Danny Clark scores. Ed Reyes 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. Jack Murakami singles to left field. Riccardo Pietre scores. Jack Murakami steals second. Huey Lewis singles to right field. Jack Murakami scores. Tod Browning lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Vic Woodhull walks. Domenica Mattina grounds out to the third baseman. Huey Lewis scores. Tod Browning advances to third on the play. Vic Woodhull advances to second on the play. John Chapman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitsuaki Kawasaki walks. Whitey Lockman singles to right field. Tod Browning scores. Vic Woodhull scores. Mitsuaki Kawasaki advances to third on the hit. Danny Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kazuo Tanaka reached on a fielding error by Huey Lewis. Newt Taylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kazuo Tanaka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Smith strikes out. Bobby Riggan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Riccardo Pietre singles to center field. Jack Murakami flies out to the right fielder. Huey Lewis walks. Tod Browning lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Reidel Silva is pinch hitting for John Chapman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reidel Silva strikes out. Ed Marichal strikes out. Chip Becker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jason Sullivan pitching. Vic Woodhull walks. Vic Woodhull steals second. Domenica Mattina grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuaki Kawasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Woodhull advances to third on the play. Whitey Lockman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tex Klinger lines out to the shortstop. Albie Perry walks. Kazuo Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Albie Perry advances to second on the play. Newt Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Bumbry did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Schoonmaker improves in arm Joe Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Rhyne did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: James Dean did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sonny Gleason did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Luke improves in range Jim Cahill did not respond to coaching in control Al Gonzalez improves in LF