Win: Mario Mathewson (4-4) Loss: Serguei Sanchez (2-6)
Inning: 1 Texas Serguei Sanchez pitching. Hal Baker flies out to the left fielder. Pidge Garcia lines out to the second baseman. Craig George strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mario Mathewson pitching. Bob Franco strikes out. Clint Mizell grounds out to the catcher. Ed Demeter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Bob Anderson singles to center field. Rob Young pops out to the shortstop. Art Simpson strikes out. Ed Beckley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jose Adams strikes out. Paul Bench grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Kampouris singles to center field. Ernesto Lalana walks. Martin Radlosky grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Willie Schiraldi walks. Mario Mathewson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal Baker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ernesto Lalana. Willie Schiraldi scores. Pidge Garcia singles to left field. Hal Baker scores. Craig George singles to right field. Bob Anderson singles to center field. Rob Young grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Pidge Garcia is out at home. Art Simpson grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Craig George is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Serguei Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Bob Franco flies out to the right fielder. Clint Mizell singles to center field. Ed Demeter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Ed Beckley grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Schiraldi strikes out. Mario Mathewson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jose Adams flies out to the right fielder. Paul Bench walks. Paul Bench steals second. Steve Kampouris walks. Ernesto Lalana grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Hal Baker doubles to center field. Pidge Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Craig George strikes out. Bob Anderson hits a home run. Hal Baker scores. Rob Young singles to center field. Art Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Martin Radlosky grounds out to the third baseman. Serguei Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Franco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ed Beckley strikes out. Willie Schiraldi flies out to the left fielder. Mario Mathewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clint Mizell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Art Simpson. Ed Demeter grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Adams grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clint Mizell advances to third on the play. Paul Bench strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Hal Baker flies out to the center fielder. Pidge Garcia singles to right field. Craig George pops out to the shortstop. Bob Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Steve Kampouris grounds out to the shortstop. Ernesto Lalana singles to left field. Martin Radlosky grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ernesto Lalana is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marcos Noriega is pinch hitting for Serguei Sanchez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Marcos Noriega flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas George Linebrink pitching. Rob Young strikes out. Art Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Beckley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Franco strikes out. Clint Mizell singles to center field. Ed Demeter grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Willie Schiraldi flies out to the center fielder. Mario Mathewson flies out to the right fielder. Hal Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jose Adams singles to right field. Paul Bench strikes out. Steve Kampouris grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Adams advances to second on the play. Claude Burnett 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. Ernesto Lalana grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Smith improves in speed Gene Allenson did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Bauer improves in velocity Gene Allenson improves in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Garagiola improves in arm Eddie Gotay did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Ballou did not respond to coaching in control Colin Hockette improves in velocity Frank Washburn did not respond to coaching in 3B