Win: Buster Dingman (4-4) Loss: Walter Keener (1-3)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Bob Engel pitching. Steve Harrelson flies out to the right fielder. Harvey Leftwich lines out to the second baseman. Keith Nelson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ollie Jude pitching. Ralph Bobb grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Thompson hits a home run. Scottie Jones lines out to the third baseman. Lloyd Noles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Euel Dorgan doubles to right field. Yordan Leyva grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Stankard strikes out. Doug Brandt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dan Wallace strikes out. Wayne Taylor pops out to the third baseman. Sadie Doherty singles to center field. Brooks Barkley reached on a fielding error by Keith Nelson. Bob Engel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brooks Barkley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Franky Trammel triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ollie Jude strikes out. Steve Harrelson flies out to the left fielder. Harvey Leftwich hits a home run. Franky Trammel scores. Keith Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ralph Bobb grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Scottie Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Euel Dorgan singles to right field. Yordan Leyva strikes out. Andy Stankard grounds out to the third baseman. Euel Dorgan advances to second on the play. Doug Brandt walks. Franky Trammel singles to left field. Euel Dorgan scores. Ollie Jude flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lloyd Noles singles to right field. Dan Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Lloyd Noles steals second. Wayne Taylor singles to center field. Lloyd Noles scores. Wayne Taylor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Sadie Doherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Steve Harrelson doubles to center field. Harvey Leftwich grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Nelson strikes out. Euel Dorgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Brooks Barkley grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Engel strikes out. Ralph Bobb singles to center field. Ralph Bobb is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Yordan Leyva singles to left field. Andy Stankard grounds out to the shortstop. Yordan Leyva advances to second on the play. Doug Brandt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Yordan Leyva advances to third on the play. Franky Trammel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rick Thompson singles to center field. Scottie Jones walks. Lloyd Noles flies out to the left fielder. Dan Wallace strikes out. Wayne Taylor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scottie Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ollie Jude grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Harrelson strikes out. Harvey Leftwich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sadie Doherty flies out to the right fielder. Turd Ferguson is pinch hitting for Brooks Barkley. Turd Ferguson doubles to center field. Manny Moore is pinch hitting for Bob Engel. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Manny Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Bobb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore John Coffie pitching. Johnny Barrett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Turd Ferguson at C. Keith Nelson strikes out. Euel Dorgan flies out to the center fielder. Yordan Leyva doubles to left field. Andy Stankard singles to left field. Yordan Leyva scores. Buster Dingman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Brandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gene Porter 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. Rick Thompson singles to left field. Rick Thompson gets picked off first. Scottie Jones pops out to the shortstop. Lloyd Noles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Franky Trammel strikes out. Mark Collins is pinch hitting for Gene Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Collins flies out to the right fielder. Steve Harrelson singles to center field. Harvey Leftwich singles to right field. Keith Nelson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Walter Keener pitching. Dan Wallace doubles to center field. Wayne Taylor doubles to right field. Dan Wallace scores. Sadie Doherty walks. Billy Lewis is pinch hitting for Johnny Barrett. Billy Lewis singles to right field. Wayne Taylor scores. Billy Lieberthal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Bako is pinch hitting for Buster Dingman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Bako grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Lewis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ralph Bobb walks. Rick Thompson hits a ground ball to the second baseman. The second baseman throws home. Sadie Doherty scores. Baltimore total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Dan Wallace (18), Wayne Taylor (11), Turd Ferguson (8).HR - Rick Thompson (13). Baserunning: SB - Lloyd Noles (14).CS - Ralph Bobb (6), Wayne Taylor (10).
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Syd Frink did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rob Roseboro improves in range Pedro Healy improves in contact_vs_lefty Pedro Healy improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Merloni did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Denver Allen improves in contact_vs_righty