Win: Bill Lancaster (16-7) Loss: Byung-Hyun Williams (10-13)
Save: Ken Baker (47)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Byung-Hyun Williams pitching. Ralph Bobb strikes out. Rick Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Tyler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Bill Lancaster pitching. Chris Strom walks. Chris Strom steals second. Dario Crowder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Strom advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Mark Rodgers pops out to the catcher. Jimmy Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Scottie Jones singles to right field. Lloyd Noles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scottie Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Wallace singles to right field. Lloyd Noles advances to third on the hit. Dan Wallace steals second. Wayne Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Lloyd Noles scores. Dan Wallace advances to third on the play. Brooks Barkley singles to left field. Dan Wallace scores. Bill Lancaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Billy Crespi strikes out. George Braggs flies out to the center fielder. Bob Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ralph Bobb singles to center field. Rick Thompson singles to center field. Ralph Bobb advances to third on the hit. Hal Tyler grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Bobb scores. Rick Thompson advances to second on the play. Scottie Jones strikes out. Lloyd Noles singles to center field. Rick Thompson scores. Dan Wallace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lloyd Noles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rich Gabrielson flies out to the center fielder. Byung-Hyun Williams grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chris Strom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Wayne Taylor triples. Brooks Barkley grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Taylor scores. Bill Lancaster strikes out. Ralph Bobb walks. Rick Thompson singles to left field. Ralph Bobb advances to third on the hit. Hal Tyler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Dario Crowder strikes out. Mark Rodgers singles past the second baseman. Jimmy Martin flies out to the right fielder. Billy Crespi pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Scottie Jones strikes out. Lloyd Noles walks. Dan Wallace grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington George Braggs reached on a fielding error by Hal Tyler. Bob Clancy grounds out to the third baseman. George Braggs advances to second on the play. Rich Gabrielson grounds out to the second baseman. George Braggs advances to third on the play. Byung-Hyun Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Wayne Taylor walks. Brooks Barkley flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lancaster lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ralph Bobb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Chris Strom grounds out to the second baseman. Dario Crowder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Duke Casimiro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Tyler singles to right field. Scottie Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Tyler advances to second on the play. Lloyd Noles flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Jimmy Martin flies out to the left fielder. Billy Crespi grounds out to the shortstop. George Braggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dan Wallace strikes out. Wayne Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Barrett is pinch hitting for Brooks Barkley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bob Clancy singles to right field. Rich Gabrielson triples. Bob Clancy scores. Miguel Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Duke Casimiro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Miguel Rodriguez strikes out. Chris Strom singles to left field. Rich Gabrielson scores. Dario Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Mark Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rebel Stumpf pitching. Turd Ferguson is pinch hitting for Bill Lancaster. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Turd Ferguson strikes out. Ralph Bobb strikes out. Rick Thompson singles to center field. Hal Tyler pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Ken Baker pitching. Billy Lewis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Wallace at 2B. Jimmy Martin grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Crespi flies out to the center fielder. George Braggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Topsy Mertes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Crabtree did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Kelly improves in arm Cliff Paine improves in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roger York improves in power_vs_righty Woody Michaels improves in velocity Sammy Meine improves in arm Jeff Verble improves in speed