Win: Len Hale (4-4) Loss: Chief Linton (1-2)
Save: Jeff "Harry" Harrison (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rip Menze pitching. Danny Tipple strikes out. Pat Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to center field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Otto Hernandez pitching. Mike Howell strikes out. Oddibe Knoll walks. Chuck Kaiser walks. Tim Tate flies out to the center fielder. Pete High singles past the first baseman. Oddibe Knoll scores. Butts Girardi singles to right field. Chuck Kaiser scores. Pete High advances to third on the hit. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Grover Carney doubles past the third baseman. Charlie Lockwood flies out to the left fielder. Dewayne DD Dorgan singles past the shortstop. Grover Carney scores. Jeff Gonzalez strikes out. Tommy Balls Eunick grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dewayne DD Dorgan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Andy Leever flies out to the right fielder. Rip Menze lines out to the third baseman. Mike Howell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Otto Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Tipple walks. Pat Coble grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Danny Tipple is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Coble is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Oddibe Knoll grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Kaiser walks. Tim Tate grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Grover Carney singles to center field. Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Dewayne DD Dorgan flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pete High flies out to the left fielder. Butts Girardi grounds out to the pitcher. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tommy Balls Eunick singles to left field. Tommy Balls Eunick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Otto Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Tipple grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Andy Leever strikes out. Rip Menze grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid is pinch hitting for Pat Coble. Hot Heinie Haid walks. Cliff Dunbar is pinch running for Hot Heinie Haid on 1st base. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cliff Dunbar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rod Brown is pinch hitting for Grover Carney. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah steals second. Rod Brown flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Lockwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Claude West enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cliff Dunbar at 3B. Del Walsh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rod Brown at 2B. Oddibe Knoll singles to right field. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Tim Tate lines out to the second baseman. Oddibe Knoll steals second. Pete High singles to right field. Oddibe Knoll scores. Butts Girardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dewayne DD Dorgan grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Gonzalez doubles to center field. Dick Donaldson 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. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to center field. Jeff Gonzalez scores. Jim Rock Robinson is pinch hitting for Otto Hernandez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Rock Robinson walks. Danny Tipple flies out to the left fielder. Claude West strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Lovelace pitching. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Andy Leever grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Flannery is pinch hitting for Dick Donaldson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Flannery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Shannon Kubenka pitching. Ezra Birmingham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Howell at 2B. Rick Fisher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Oddibe Knoll at SS. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah walks. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah steals second. Del Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah advances to third on the play. Charlie Lockwood singles to right field. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah scores. Dewayne DD Dorgan flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Gonzalez singles to center field. Tommy Balls Eunick singles to left field. Whitey Conovar is pinch hitting for Jack Lovelace. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Whitey Conovar strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Len Hale pitching. Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Rick Fisher strikes out. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chief Linton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Tipple hits a home run. Claude West grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah flies out to the left fielder. Del Walsh singles past the shortstop. Charlie Lockwood grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Del Walsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jeff Harry Harrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tim Tate grounds out to the second baseman. Pete High strikes out. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Ley improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Ley improves in range Charlie Brockett did not respond to coaching in control George Lang improves in range Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Lipski improves in control Joe Samuls did not respond to coaching in speed John Connatser improves in velocity John Connatser did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in 2B