Win: Lou Klimchock (1-0) Loss: Dave Clarke (0-1)
Save: Smith Wilson (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Lou Klimchock pitching. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette walks. Dick Bichette steals second. Joe Polcovich walks. Lee Harris strikes out. Bob Glaus reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shinya Abe. Dick Bichette scores. Dave Lupien lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Dave Clarke pitching. Bill Mercer strikes out. Alex Kahle hits a home run. Joe Klumpp flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Meyer walks. Johnny Meyer steals second. Peter Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Arthur Swindell singles to right field. Mike Mulligan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Carlos Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Shinya Abe hits a home run. Kenji Moriya grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Klimchock reached on a fielding error by Arthur Swindell. Bill Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Bichette singles to center field. Joe Polcovich flies out to the left fielder. Lee Harris pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Alex Kahle singles to center field. Joe Klumpp walks. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Kahle advances to third on the play. Joe Klumpp advances to second on the play. Carlos Klinger singles to center field. Alex Kahle scores. Joe Klumpp scores. Shinya Abe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Glaus flies out to the left fielder. Dave Lupien strikes out. Arthur Swindell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Kenji Moriya grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Klimchock flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mercer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Mulligan strikes out. Dave Clarke strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Alex Kahle grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Klumpp grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Meyer singles to right field. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Johnny Meyer scores. William Thomson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Bichette flies out to the right fielder. Joe Polcovich singles to center field. Joe Polcovich steals second. Joe Polcovich is out trying to steal third. Lee Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Shinya Abe strikes out. Kenji Moriya flies out to the center fielder. Lou Klimchock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Glaus flies out to the right fielder. Dave Lupien grounds out to the pitcher. Arthur Swindell singles to center field. Mike Mulligan singles to right field. Arthur Swindell advances to third on the hit. Gary Martin is pinch hitting for William Thomson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gary Martin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Jimmy Brown pitching. Bill Mercer strikes out. Alex Kahle grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the right fielder. Dick Bichette singles to center field. Charley Owen is pinch hitting for Joe Polcovich. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charley Owen singles to center field. Dick Bichette advances to third on the hit. Clark Barr 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. Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Bichette scores. Charley Owen steals second. Bob Glaus walks. Dave Lupien doubles to center field. Charley Owen scores. Bob Glaus uses his aggressiveness and scores. Arthur Swindell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Meyer strikes out. Peter Forsch hits a home run. Frank Morse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Klinger walks. Shinya Abe singles to left field. Carlos Klinger advances to third on the hit. Kenji Moriya singles to center field. Carlos Klinger scores. Shinya Abe advances to third on the hit. Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Clark Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Rico walks. Bill Mercer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota M.K. Flood pitching. Mike Mulligan singles to left field. Alex Moronko is pinch hitting for Frank Morse. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Moronko strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan singles to center field. Mike Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Smith Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Bichette strikes out. Charley Owen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Dave Lupien (1).SF - Lee Harris.GIDP - Mike Mulligan. Baserunning: SB - Dick Bichette (1), Joe Polcovich (1), Charley Owen (1).CS - Joe Polcovich (1). Fielding: E - Arthur Swindell.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Pence did not respond to coaching in control Ed Dorgan did not respond to coaching in speed Al Pence did not respond to coaching in control Mark Lumpe did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Metzler did not respond to coaching in velocity Stuffy Nicholson did not respond to coaching in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ricardo Potts improves in velocity Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in range Bill Lewis improves in velocity Tommy Cotter improves in range King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in control Ricardo Potts did not respond to coaching in velocity Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in SS