Win: Bill Chesnes (11-8) Loss: Vance Hartgraves (0-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. Bob Parsons doubles past the left fielder. Jim Moore walks. Craig Rudi strikes out. John Buckles grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Moore is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Sharrott hits a home run. Bob Parsons scores. John Buckles scores. Kevin Shetrone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Jim Ingersoll pitching. Mike Henley flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Watson singles past the shortstop. Mike Gibson strikes out. Jimmy Watson steals second. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rex Sims strikes out. Pete Cianfrocco singles to center field. Jim Ingersoll lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Parsons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Stan Baker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harvey Jones singles to right field. Jim Usher singles to right field. Paul Leslie lines out to the third baseman. Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Moore pops out to the second baseman. Craig Rudi grounds out to the second baseman. John Buckles singles to left field. Paul Sharrott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Mike Henley flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Watson bunts for a base hit. Mike Gibson strikes out. Geoff Donovan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jimmy Watson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kevin Shetrone strikes out. Rex Sims strikes out. Pete Cianfrocco singles to left field. Jim Ingersoll reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Gibson. Bob Parsons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Stan Baker singles to right field. Harvey Jones doubles to center field. Jim Usher strikes out. Paul Leslie singles to right field. Stan Baker scores. Harvey Jones scores. Buttercup Rodriguez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Paul Leslie forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Henley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Moore strikes out. Craig Rudi singles to left field. John Buckles singles to left field. Craig Rudi advances to third on the hit. Paul Sharrott grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Rudi scores. John Buckles advances to second on the play. Kevin Shetrone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jimmy Watson singles to left field. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Jimmy Watson advances to third on the hit. Geoff Donovan pops out to the first baseman. Stan Baker singles to right field. Jimmy Watson scores. Harvey Jones lines out to the shortstop. Jim Usher singles past the shortstop. Mike Gibson scores. Stan Baker advances to third on the hit. Shun Arisawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Usher steals second. Paul Leslie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rex Sims flies out to the center fielder. Pete Cianfrocco flies out to the right fielder. Julio Frazier is pinch hitting for Shun Arisawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Julio Frazier walks. Bill Chesnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Parsons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Julio Frazier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Vance Hartgraves pitching. Lonnie Nichols is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lonnie Nichols hits a home run. Mike Henley grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Watson hits a home run. Dick Camilli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Geoff Donovan walks. Stan Baker singles past the shortstop. Geoff Donovan advances to third on the hit. Stan Baker steals second. Harvey Jones singles to left field. Geoff Donovan scores. Stan Baker scores. Steve Hendley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Usher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dick Clement pitching. Jim Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Rudi flies out to the right fielder. John Buckles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Paul Leslie walks. Fred Hastings is pinch hitting for Dick Clement. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fred Hastings walks. Mike Henley flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Watson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Leslie is out at third base. Mike Gibson walks. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Harry Bennett pitching. Paul Sharrott singles to left field. Paul Sharrott is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Shetrone singles to center field. Rex Sims flies out to the right fielder. Pete Cianfrocco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Stan Baker pops out to the shortstop. Harvey Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Usher hits a home run. Paul Leslie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Roy Smith is pinch hitting for Steve Hendley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Smith pops out to the catcher. Bob Parsons flies out to the right fielder. Jim Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Harvey Jones (20).HR - Jimmy Watson (7), Jim Usher (4), Lonnie Nichols (13). Baserunning: SB - Jimmy Watson (5), Stan Baker (4), Jim Usher (7). Fielding: E - Mike Gibson.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Frank Converse did not respond to coaching in endurance John McDowell did not respond to coaching in velocity Pietro Pranzo did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Bowles did not respond to coaching in control French Cruller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tommy Walker did not respond to coaching in control Bob Bowles did not respond to coaching in control John Snyder did not respond to coaching in velocity Lazaro Bague did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Lutz did not respond to coaching in velocity Dad Morgan did not respond to coaching in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Cam Tomlin improves in power_vs_lefty Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Roger Bayless improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Walker did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Floyd Pawelek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hal Smith improves in power_vs_righty Hal Smith did not respond to coaching in range Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Trey Leber improves in velocity