Win: Eddie Wieghaus (3-1) Loss: Ed Kunkel (0-2)
Save: Danny Parker (15)
Inning: 1 Boston Isamu Ishii pitching. Del Torgeson flies out to the left fielder. Park Marzano singles to left field. Hugh Wood flies out to the center fielder. Fred Pitlock lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Burnside pitching. Richard Stark strikes out. Gussie Laxton grounds out to the pitcher. Barney Piechota grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Dwight Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Whitcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rey Archie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Fidrych pops out to the second baseman. Jason Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Percival walks. Tom Colborn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Craig Javier flies out to the left fielder. Steve Burnside grounds out to the second baseman. Del Torgeson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sam Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Isamu Ishii strikes out. Richard Stark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Park Marzano grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Wood grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Pitlock walks. Dwight Howell doubles to left field. Fred Pitlock uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Whitcher singles to left field. Dwight Howell scores. Bobby Owens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Whitcher steals second. Rey Archie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gussie Laxton grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Piechota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Fidrych grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Craig Javier strikes out. Steve Burnside strikes out. Del Torgeson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jason Purdy strikes out. Carl Percival grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Colborn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Park Marzano grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Wood singles to left field. Fred Pitlock strikes out. Dwight Howell hits a home run. Hugh Wood scores. Wilbert Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Whitcher hits a home run. Rey Archie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sam Johnson walks. Wilbert Allen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilbert Allen strikes out. Richard Stark flies out to the left fielder. Gussie Laxton walks. Barney Piechota singles to center field. Ed Fidrych singles past the shortstop. Sam Johnson scores. Gussie Laxton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jason Purdy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Craig Javier singles to center field. Steve Burnside lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Del Torgeson strikes out. Park Marzano singles to center field. Craig Javier scores. Ed Kunkel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Baird is pinch hitting for Carl Percival. Paul Baird walks. Eddie Crowell is pinch hitting for Tom Colborn. Eddie Crowell triples. Paul Baird scores. Walt Dixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harold Knox is pinch hitting for Sam Johnson. Harold Knox walks. Ed Kunkel flies out to the left fielder. Richard Stark grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Crowell scores. Harold Knox advances to second on the play. Gussie Laxton walks. Barney Piechota hits a home run. Harold Knox scores. Gussie Laxton scores. Eddie Wieghaus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Fidrych walks. Jason Purdy singles to right field. Ed Fidrych is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ed Phillips enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eddie Crowell at LF. Fred Pitlock doubles to center field. Dwight Howell singles past the shortstop. Fred Pitlock scores. Carlos Whitcher strikes out. Rey Archie flies out to the center fielder. Craig Javier grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paul Baird singles to center field. Frank McBride is pinch hitting for Ed Phillips. Frank McBride grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harold Knox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Coot Cox is pinch hitting for Eddie Wieghaus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Coot Cox singles to center field. Del Torgeson singles to center field. Coot Cox advances to third on the hit. Cal Jennings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Park Marzano flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Coot Cox scores. Hugh Wood singles to left field. Del Torgeson advances to third on the hit. Fred Pitlock singles to left field. Del Torgeson scores. Hugh Wood advances to third on the hit. Dwight Howell strikes out. Carlos Whitcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Danny Parker pitching. Cal Jennings grounds out to the shortstop. Richard Stark flies out to the right fielder. Gussie Laxton reached on a fielding error by Dwight Howell. Barney Piechota grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gussie Laxton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Garry Stottlemyre did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Willingham did not respond to coaching in velocity Garry Stottlemyre improves in range Jeff Crutcher improves in range Jeff Crutcher improves in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Greg Smith did not respond to coaching in control Tiny Wallace did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Smith did not respond to coaching in control Thomas Woodcock improves in velocity