Inning: 1 Minnesota Eric Schulz pitching. Dennis Yan grounds out to the shortstop. Marcus Smith singles to center field. Merlin Kline walks. Monte Karger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Frank Felder pitching. Ed Ledbetter singles to right field. Herb Wortham singles to left field. Ed Ledbetter advances to third on the hit. Gene Shirley strikes out. Herb Wortham steals second. Buddy Danerdo throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ed Ledbetter scores. Tommy Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Egan walks. Jeff Starrette walks. Ed Bowen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Buddy Danerdo lines out to the second baseman. Frank Cooper singles to center field. Joe Miranda singles to right field. Frank Cooper advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Sam Downs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Miranda advances to second on the play. Frank Felder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Cy Silvera strikes out. Eric Schulz walks. Ed Ledbetter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dennis Yan strikes out. Marcus Smith flies out to the center fielder. Merlin Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Herb Wortham hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gene Shirley hits a home run. Herb Wortham scores. Bob Wilborn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Anderson reached on a fielding error by Frank Cooper. Tommy Anderson steals second. Walt Egan grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Starrette singles to left field. Tommy Anderson scores. Ed Bowen flies out to the center fielder. Cy Silvera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Monte Karger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Danerdo singles past the shortstop. Frank Cooper singles to center field. Buddy Danerdo advances to third on the hit. Joe Miranda strikes out. Sam Downs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Eric Schulz grounds out to the catcher. Ed Ledbetter strikes out. Herb Wortham doubles to center field. Gene Shirley hits a home run. Herb Wortham scores. Tommy Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Wilborn walks. Dennis Yan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Wilborn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marcus Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Yan advances to second on the play. Merlin Kline singles to right field. Dennis Yan scores. Monte Karger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Walt Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Starrette strikes out. Ed Bowen singles to right field. Cy Silvera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Buddy Danerdo grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Miranda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Eric Schulz strikes out. Ed Ledbetter hits an infield single to the pitcher. Herb Wortham strikes out. Ed Ledbetter steals second. Gene Shirley doubles to left field. Ed Ledbetter scores. Red Ozmer 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. Tommy Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sam Downs grounds out to the second baseman. Mitch Murray is pinch hitting for Red Ozmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mitch Murray doubles to center field. Dennis Yan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Marcus Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Doc Goodwin pitching. Walt Egan singles to center field. Jeff Starrette walks. Ed Bowen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walt Egan advances to third on the play. Cy Silvera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Merlin Kline flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Monte Karger pops out to the first baseman. Buddy Danerdo triples. Frank Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Lep Pascual is pinch hitting for Eric Schulz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lep Pascual singles to left field. Ed Ledbetter flies out to the left fielder. Herb Wortham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eric Weyhing pitching. Joe Miranda grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Downs walks. Felix Lary is pinch hitting for Doc Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Felix Lary pops out to the third baseman. Dennis Yan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Herb Wortham (3), Gene Shirley (2).HR - Gene Shirley 2 (3).GIDP - Ed Ledbetter, Herb Wortham, Ed Bowen. Baserunning: SB - Ed Ledbetter (2), Herb Wortham (2), Tommy Anderson (1).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Edwin Pytlak improves in arm Ossie Ross improves in contact_vs_righty Don Moses did not respond to coaching in velocity Joey Edmonson improves in contact_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Branyan improves in contact_vs_lefty Einar Valentin did not respond to coaching in velocity Einar Valentin did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Branyan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty