Win: John Williams (2-1) Loss: Bob Anderson (1-6)
Save: Vern Bridges (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Anderson pitching. Carlos Twombly hits a home run. Frank Collins pops out to the third baseman. Rafael Crawford doubles to center field. Joe Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Toby Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Gus Becker pitching. Lore Wilshere singles to left field. Sal Sexson doubles to right field. Lore Wilshere uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Fiore flies out to the center fielder. Joe Newhouser strikes out. Tommy Corellea walks. Herm Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fritz Jata doubles to left field. Larry Barry lines out to the shortstop. Joe Brett flies out to the left fielder. Gus Becker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Larry Abernathy grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Suhr flies out to the center fielder. Bob Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carlos Twombly flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Frank Collins flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Crawford triples. Joe Garcia walks. Toby Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Lore Wilshere walks. Sal Sexson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Larry Fiore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Fritz Jata walks. Larry Barry singles to right field. Joe Brett singles to left field. Fritz Jata scores. Larry Barry advances to third on the hit. Gus Becker strikes out. Carlos Twombly singles to center field. Larry Barry scores. Joe Brett advances to third on the hit. Frank Collins is hit by a pitch. Rafael Crawford walks. Joe Brett scores. Joe Garcia lines out to the second baseman. Toby Smith singles to right field. Carlos Twombly scores. Frank Collins scores. Fritz Jata singles to left field. Rafael Crawford is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Joe Newhouser strikes out. Tommy Corellea walks. Herm Weaver singles past the first baseman. Larry Abernathy singles past the second baseman. Tommy Corellea scores. Herm Weaver advances to third on the hit. Roger Suhr strikes out. Herb Wilson is pinch hitting for Bob Anderson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Herb Wilson hits a home run. Herm Weaver scores. Larry Abernathy scores. John Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lore Wilshere walks. Sal Sexson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Satoshi Sakaguchi pitching. Larry Barry flies out to the left fielder. Joe Brett singles to center field. John Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Twombly singles to left field. Joe Brett scores. Ken Pratt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Collins singles to right field. Rafael Crawford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Larry Fiore strikes out. Joe Newhouser grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Corellea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Garcia hits a home run. Rafael Rixey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toby Smith flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Jata flies out to the center fielder. Larry Barry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Herm Weaver pops out to the second baseman. Larry Abernathy grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Suhr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Brett flies out to the center fielder. Jesus Bankhead is pinch hitting for John Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jesus Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Twombly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Vern Bridges pitching. Rafael Rixey strikes out. Nate Donovan is pinch hitting for Lore Wilshere. Nate Donovan grounds out to the pitcher. Sal Sexson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Rafael Crawford strikes out. Joe Garcia singles to center field. Toby Smith doubles to right field. Joe Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Roa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fritz Jata grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Larry Fiore singles past the second baseman. Larry Fiore steals second. Fritz Jata throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Newhouser singles to left field. Larry Fiore scores. Tommy Corellea grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Herm Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Larry Barry grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Brett pops out to the second baseman. Vern Bridges flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Dude Cooper enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Twombly at 2B. Larry Abernathy strikes out. Roger Suhr grounds out to the third baseman. Hawk Montgomery is pinch hitting for Bob Roa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hawk Montgomery hits a home run. Nate Donovan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Baltimore total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Rafael Crawford (14), Toby Smith (12), Fritz Jata (5).3B - Rafael Crawford (1).HR - Carlos Twombly (4), Joe Garcia (9).HBP - Frank Collins (2). Fielding: E - Fritz Jata.
Game Notes Lore Wilshere is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marty Langston improves in range Ralph Curd did not respond to coaching in range Sam Boozer did not respond to coaching in control Sam Boozer did not respond to coaching in control
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Salve did not respond to coaching in control Alan Quillen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Hinton improves in range Dave Skinner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Pastore did not respond to coaching in C