Win: Lincoln McDowell (1-0) Loss: Johnny Willingham (0-2)
Save: Butch Hankins (2)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay George Welch pitching. Warren Angelini walks. Harry Dowd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Warren Angelini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Springer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Harry Dowd is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Springer steals second. Hank Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Joe Kurtz pitching. Steve Harder flies out to the center fielder. Bill Klepfer strikes out. Larry Bamberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Brashear pops out to the second baseman. Connie Risberg grounds out to the third baseman. Floyd Preston singles to center field. Bob Newkirk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Bob Blomdahl strikes out. Joe McGeachy strikes out. Chet Petry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Kurtz singles to right field. Warren Angelini grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Kurtz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Dowd strikes out. John Springer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Warren Angelini is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Charlie Cox flies out to the center fielder. Stan Midkiff strikes out. George Welch singles to center field. Steve Harder singles to left field. Bill Klepfer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Harder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Hank Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Brashear singles to right field. Connie Risberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Larry Bamberger strikes out. Bob Blomdahl singles to center field. Joe McGeachy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Blomdahl is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chet Petry walks. Charlie Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Floyd Preston walks. Bob Newkirk flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kurtz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Warren Angelini singles to center field. Harry Dowd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Stan Midkiff flies out to the right fielder. George Welch strikes out. Steve Harder singles to center field. Bill Klepfer doubles to center field. Steve Harder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Bamberger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Springer singles to right field. Hank Hudson walks. Mike Brashear strikes out. Connie Risberg walks. Floyd Preston grounds out to the third baseman. John Springer scores. Hank Hudson advances to third on the play. Connie Risberg advances to second on the play. Bob Newkirk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Bob Blomdahl singles to right field. Joe McGeachy flies out to the left fielder. Chet Petry singles to right field. Bob Blomdahl advances to third on the hit. Bob Blomdahl gets picked off third. Chet Petry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Fred McNulty is pinch hitting for Joe Kurtz. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fred McNulty singles to center field. Warren Angelini grounds out to the shortstop. Fred McNulty advances to second on the play. Harry Dowd strikes out. John Springer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Lincoln McDowell pitching. Charlie Cox doubles to left field. Charlie Cox steals third. Stan Midkiff flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Cox is thrown out at the plate. George Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hank Hudson singles to right field. Mike Brashear strikes out. Connie Risberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Hudson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Floyd Preston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Steve Harder hits a home run. Bill Klepfer singles to center field. Larry Bamberger flies out to the center fielder. Bob Blomdahl flies out to the right fielder. Joe McGeachy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Willingham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hank Tompkins is pinch hitting for Bob Newkirk. Hank Tompkins reached on a fielding error by Stan Midkiff. Bobby Hutchinson is pinch hitting for Lincoln McDowell . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Hutchinson strikes out. Warren Angelini hits a home run. Hank Tompkins scores. Harry Dowd grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Springer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Butch Hankins pitching. Chet Petry flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Cox singles to left field. Charlie Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Stan Midkiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bill Klepfer (3), Charlie Cox (1).HR - Steve Harder (2). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Cox (1).CS - Chet Petry (2), Charlie Cox (1). Fielding: E - Stan Midkiff.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randolph Wood did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Meola did not respond to coaching in velocity Clay Tucker did not respond to coaching in control Dave Colbrunn did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Evans did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Vatcher did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Grace did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tim Mitchell improves in velocity Bill Nash did not respond to coaching in control Frank Fisher did not respond to coaching in 1B