Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Warren Swanson pitching. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Bug Manno triples. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Charlie Knight grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Mark Gearin pitching. Dave Bailey lines out to the second baseman. Amalio Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Converse singles to right field. Tom McLean singles to center field. Ed Converse advances to third on the hit. George Prothro singles to left field. Ed Converse scores. Cal Davis walks. Bruce Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Marv Almanza strikes out. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Ray Trucks grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Michael Engelberg flies out to the right fielder. Warren Swanson grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Buck Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Gearin singles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Bug Manno singles to left field. Mark Gearin advances to third on the hit. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Amalio Blackburn singles to center field. Amalio Blackburn steals second. Ed Converse pops out to the catcher. Tom McLean singles to center field. Amalio Blackburn is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. George Prothro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Charlie Knight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marv Almanza flies out to the right fielder. Ken Reinbach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Cal Davis doubles to center field. Bruce Terry flies out to the left fielder. Michael Engelberg flies out to the left fielder. Warren Swanson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks strikes out. Buck Jones singles to left field. Mark Gearin lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Bailey triples. Amalio Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Bailey scores. Ed Converse pops out to the first baseman. Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the pitcher. Bug Manno grounds out to the shortstop. Warren Flaherty doubles to left field. Charlie Knight flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit George Prothro strikes out. Cal Davis singles to right field. Bruce Terry singles to right field. Michael Engelberg grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Davis advances to third on the play. Bruce Terry advances to second on the play. Warren Swanson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Marv Almanza walks. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Ray Trucks flies out to the right fielder. Buck Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Bailey doubles to left field. Amalio Blackburn doubles to center field. Dave Bailey scores. Ed Converse flies out to the right fielder. Pete Saenz 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 2nd. Tom McLean strikes out. George Prothro walks. Cal Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Pete Saenz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Converse. Hiromasa Fujio singles to center field. Hiromasa Fujio steals second. Bug Manno walks. Warren Flaherty doubles to center field. Pete Saenz scores. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Bug Manno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Knight hits a home run. Warren Flaherty scores. Harry Duran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Almanza strikes out. Ken Reinbach flies out to the left fielder. Ray Trucks doubles to center field. Buck Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bruce Terry flies out to the center fielder. Michael Engelberg grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Boyle is pinch hitting for Harry Duran. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Barry Boyle singles to right field. Dave Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Bob Clark pitching. Jim Cash is pinch hitting for Pete Saenz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Jim Cash grounds out to the shortstop. Hiromasa Fujio flies out to the left fielder. Bug Manno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Ritchie pitching. Amalio Blackburn walks. Ed Converse singles to right field. Tom McLean reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ray Trucks. Amalio Blackburn scores. The defense is playing the corners in. George Prothro walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Cal Davis singles to center field. Ed Converse scores. Tom McLean scores. Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Dave Bailey (10), Amalio Blackburn (25), Cal Davis (11).3B - Dave Bailey (6).SF - Amalio Blackburn. Baserunning: SB - Amalio Blackburn (9). Fielding: E - Ed Converse.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Tamulis did not respond to coaching in speed Carden Twitchell did not respond to coaching in speed Nobuhiko Fukuma did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Mintz did not respond to coaching in speed Carden Twitchell improves in speed Art Ash did not respond to coaching in range Clem Manning did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leo Litt did not respond to coaching in control Jim Barnes improves in contact_vs_righty Leo Litt did not respond to coaching in control Wally Sanicki improves in range Jim Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Homer Shaw did not respond to coaching in arm