Win: Alex Killebrew (19-8) Loss: Tom Collins (4-5)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Alex Killebrew pitching. Jim McMurray walks. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim McMurray advances to second on the play. Tim Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Wendell Humphrey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Toronto Tom Collins pitching. Ron Riggs singles to right field. Alex Cross strikes out. Ralph Stock strikes out. Willie Magee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Shimanaka strikes out. Louie Comacho grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Salmon singles to right field. Kim Wilder singles to left field. Danny Salmon advances to third on the hit. Tom Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Chuck Concepcion walks. Walter Kingdon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Concepcion is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Kingdon steals second. Sam Poepping strikes out. Fielder Langford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jim McMurray grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eugene Erixson walks. Tim Harris strikes out. Wendell Humphrey singles to center field. Tom Shimanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Alex Killebrew strikes out. Ron Riggs singles to left field. Alex Cross singles to center field. Ron Riggs aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ralph Stock singles to center field. Ron Riggs scores. Willie Magee walks. Chuck Concepcion strikes out. Walter Kingdon triples. Alex Cross scores. Ralph Stock scores. Willie Magee scores. Sam Poepping grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Louie Comacho strikes out. Danny Salmon pops out to the third baseman. Kim Wilder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Fielder Langford singles past the second baseman. Alex Killebrew lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Riggs grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Cross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tom Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Jim McMurray flies out to the left fielder. Eugene Erixson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Ralph Stock grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Magee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Concepcion reached on a fielding error by Tom Collins. Walter Kingdon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Concepcion is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tim Harris strikes out. Wendell Humphrey walks. Tom Shimanaka doubles to center field. Wendell Humphrey is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Louie Comacho singles to left field. Tom Shimanaka scores. Danny Salmon singles to right field. Kim Wilder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Sam Poepping grounds out to the pitcher. Fielder Langford pops out to the third baseman. Alex Killebrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Tom Collins flies out to the center fielder. Jim McMurray flies out to the left fielder. Eugene Erixson singles to center field. Tim Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Ron Riggs grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Cross hits a home run. Ralph Stock singles to left field. Willie Magee grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ralph Stock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chuck Concepcion doubles to right field. Willie Magee uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walter Kingdon grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Whitey Mahaffey is pinch hitting for Wendell Humphrey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shimanaka reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fielder Langford. Steve Newman is pinch hitting for Louie Comacho. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Newman singles to center field. Tom Shimanaka scores. Jim Kinnunen 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. Darren Leitner is pinch hitting for Danny Salmon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darren Leitner flies out to the left fielder. Kim Wilder grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Newman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Sam Poepping grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Fielder Langford strikes out. Albert Cottrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al McCormack is pinch hitting for Jim Kinnunen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al McCormack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Reggie Lazar pitching. Buddy Moore is pinch hitting for Albert Cottrell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buddy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Jim McMurray strikes out. Eugene Erixson walks. Tim Harris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Eugene Erixson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Toronto total runners left on base: 6
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Fiore improves in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tommy Ware did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in 3B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Orestes Lunar improves in contact_vs_righty Pep Pashnick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Orestes Lunar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Craig Johnson improves in speed Haruo Motohara did not respond to coaching in SS