Inning: 1 Minnesota Doc Isbell pitching. Ray Altrock grounds out to the second baseman. John Cruz hits a home run. Bob Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Faneyte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Dowd pitching. Moonlight grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Pierro flies out to the center fielder. George Parker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Duke Strickland walks. Doug Ripple walks. Steve Payne grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Duke Strickland is out at third base. Mike Hendricks flies out to the left fielder. Jim Dowd strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit David Zimmer hits a home run. Larry singles past the shortstop. Eddie Wilson walks. Jim Gettel strikes out. Merv Torborg walks. Doc Isbell strikes out. Moonlight hits a home run. Larry scores. Eddie Wilson scores. Merv Torborg scores. Steve Pierro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ray Altrock strikes out. John Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit George Parker walks. David Zimmer triples. George Parker scores. Larry walks. Eddie Wilson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jim Gettel doubles to left field. David Zimmer scores. Merv Torborg singles to center field. Larry scores. Jim Gettel scores. Doc Isbell lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Merv Torborg forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Moonlight grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doc Isbell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Cy Faneyte lines out to the third baseman. Duke Strickland grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Ripple walks. Steve Payne triples. Doug Ripple scores. Mike Hendricks doubles to left field. Steve Payne scores. Jim Dowd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Pierro triples. George Parker strikes out. David Zimmer flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Pierro scores. Joe Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Larry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ray Altrock strikes out. John Cruz strikes out. Bob Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Eddie Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gettel singles to right field. Jim Gettel steals second. Merv Torborg hits a home run. Jim Gettel scores. Doc Isbell strikes out. Moonlight flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cy Faneyte singles to left field. Duke Strickland strikes out. Doug Ripple singles to right field. Cy Faneyte advances to third on the hit. Doug Ripple is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Steve Payne singles to right field. Cy Faneyte scores. Steve Payne is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Pierro singles to center field. George Parker grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Steve Pierro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ray Hinrichs 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. David Zimmer singles to right field. Larry grounds out to the third baseman. George Parker advances to third on the play. David Zimmer advances to second on the play. Eddie Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Hendricks strikes out. Hidekazu Hayakawa is pinch hitting for Ray Hinrichs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hidekazu Hayakawa strikes out. Ray Altrock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Kirt Garcia pitching. Jim Gettel grounds out to the second baseman. Merv Torborg strikes out. Doc Isbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Cruz walks. Bob Daniels strikes out. Cy Faneyte singles to right field. John Cruz advances to third on the hit. Duke Strickland singles to center field. John Cruz scores. Doug Ripple strikes out. Steve Payne hits a home run. Cy Faneyte scores. Duke Strickland scores. Effie Mercer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hendricks flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Moonlight pops out to the second baseman. Steve Pierro grounds out to the second baseman. George Parker walks. George Parker steals second. David Zimmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Arnold Wilson is pinch hitting for Kirt Garcia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Arnold Wilson strikes out. Ray Altrock hits a home run. Paul Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Mike Hendricks (5).3B - Steve Payne (3).HR - Ray Altrock (6), John Cruz (17), Steve Payne (4). Baserunning: CS - Doug Ripple (1), Steve Payne (3).
Batting:2B - Jim Gettel (6).3B - Steve Pierro (3), David Zimmer (7).HR - Moonlight (6), David Zimmer (12), Merv Torborg (7).SF - David Zimmer. Baserunning: SB - George Parker (8), Jim Gettel (3).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Reninger improves in power_vs_righty Dick Shea improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Bass did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty A.J. VanRobays improves in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Mitchell did not respond to coaching in control Red Groh did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Cooper improves in power_vs_righty Jim Mitchell did not respond to coaching in velocity Grover Peltz did not respond to coaching in SS