Win: Harry Coughtry (1-1) Loss: Walter Knight (1-6)
Save: Bud Eppard (9)
Inning: 1 Texas Ken Merritt pitching. Hal Reed flies out to the right fielder. Jim Boone walks. Tom Frierson walks. Pepper House grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Frierson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Erskine Brockett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Dierker pitching. Miguel Ellis grounds out to the second baseman. Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Roy Law flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Hubbard strikes out. Jeff Botting grounds out to the second baseman. John Redmond flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Joe Clark singles to center field. Tadami Yamashita strikes out. Dave Samuels grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bill Dierker strikes out. Hal Reed flies out to the left fielder. Jim Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Arky Hodge singles to left field. Bryan Washburn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ken Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Tom Frierson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pepper House singles to right field. Erskine Brockett singles to right field. Pepper House advances to third on the hit. Joe Hubbard flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pepper House is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Miguel Ellis singles to right field. Masaru Nishizawa pops out to the shortstop. Roy Law grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jeff Botting grounds out to the shortstop. John Redmond flies out to the center fielder. Bill Dierker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Joe Clark strikes out. Tadami Yamashita strikes out. Dave Samuels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Hal Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Boone flies out to the right fielder. Tom Frierson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Arky Hodge grounds out to the second baseman. Bryan Washburn strikes out. Ken Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Pepper House flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hansen is pinch hitting for Erskine Brockett. Bill Hansen lines out to the second baseman. Joe Hubbard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Max Clement enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hansen at C. Miguel Ellis strikes out. Masaru Nishizawa strikes out. Roy Law bunts for a base hit. Roy Law steals second. Joe Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jeff Botting doubles to left field. Walter Knight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. John Redmond grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Worrell is pinch hitting for Bill Dierker. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lou Worrell strikes out. Hal Reed pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Harry Coughtry pitching. Tadami Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Dave Samuels strikes out. Arky Hodge hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bryan Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Jim Boone singles to left field. Tom Frierson singles to center field. Jim Boone advances to third on the hit. Pepper House grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Boone scores. Tom Frierson advances to second on the play. Max Clement walks. Joe Hubbard walks. Jeff Botting grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Frierson scores. Max Clement advances to third on the play. Joe Hubbard advances to second on the play. Dave Amelung comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Redmond walks. Harry Coughtry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Bud Eppard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Britton is pinch hitting for Dave Amelung. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Britton singles in front of the left fielder. Miguel Ellis walks. Masaru Nishizawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Billy Britton advances to third on the play. Roy Law flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 3
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Elmer Harrell did not respond to coaching in control Randy Santana improves in contact_vs_lefty Yukio Matsuki improves in endurance Randy Santana improves in arm Randy Santana did not respond to coaching in SS
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eric Mapel improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Rommel did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Bishop improves in control Pat Klaus improves in contact_vs_righty