Inning: 1 Chicago Walker Pettit pitching. Bob MacCormack walks. Andy Smith walks. Davey Spoljaric flies out to the left fielder. Harry Toporcer strikes out. Bob MacCormack steals third. Andy Smith steals second. Harry Briggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Benitez pitching. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Frank Potter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wilbur Murphy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Shore flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jeff Weber strikes out. Donne Faszholz flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Ferris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ken Butcher lines out to the pitcher. Terry Clark walks. Don Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Terry Clark advances to second. Ray Caffyn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Fred Benitez strikes out. Bob MacCormack flies out to the left fielder. Andy Smith singles to left field. Andy Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Walker Pettit grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Potter walks. Wilbur Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Davey Spoljaric grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Toporcer flies out to the center fielder. Harry Briggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Shore flies out to the left fielder. Ken Butcher strikes out. Terry Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jeff Weber pops out to the shortstop. Donne Faszholz grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Buddy Ferris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Don Thomas strikes out. Ray Caffyn strikes out. Walker Pettit grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Fred Benitez singles to left field. Bob MacCormack strikes out. Andy Smith pops out to the third baseman. Davey Spoljaric pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Frank Potter walks. Wilbur Murphy grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Potter advances to second on the play. Bob Shore hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ken Butcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Harry Toporcer bunts for a base hit. Harry Toporcer steals second. Harry Briggs flies out to the center fielder. Harry Toporcer gets picked off second (1-4). Jeff Weber singles to center field. Donne Faszholz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Terry Clark pops out to the shortstop. Don Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Caffyn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Buddy Ferris singles to right field. Fred Benitez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Benitez strikes out. Bob MacCormack pops out to the first baseman. Buddy Ferris steals second. Andy Smith walks. Davey Spoljaric reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Shore. Buddy Ferris scores. Harry Toporcer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tony Bosman is pinch hitting for Walker Pettit. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Bosman strikes out. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Frank Potter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Vance Lomon pitching. Harry Briggs strikes out. Jeff Weber flies out to the right fielder. Donne Faszholz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Wilbur Murphy walks. Bob Shore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wilbur Murphy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Butcher hits a home run. Bob Shore scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting: Baserunning: SB - Bob MacCormack (11), Andy Smith (21), Harry Toporcer (14), Buddy Ferris (6).CS - Andy Smith (6). Fielding: PB - Harry Briggs.
Game Notes Wilbur Murphy is injured and is expected to be out 55 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Jordan did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Heine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Greason improves in range Charlie Powell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elder Shanner did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Fletcher improves in speed Swede Laker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kip Canizaro improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Larkin did not respond to coaching in control