Win: Eddie Wapnick (2-5) Loss: Dillon Prescott (6-7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dillon Prescott pitching. Johnny Warren strikes out. Rusney Pupo doubles to left field. Si Freeman strikes out. Ray Trucks doubles to center field. Rusney Pupo scores. Marv Almanza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Eddie Wapnick pitching. Dave Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Amalio Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Benz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Warren Flaherty doubles past the first baseman. Buck Jones strikes out. Dick Bonds flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Wapnick grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bruce Terry strikes out. Tom McLean grounds out to the second baseman. Seven Costanza grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Johnny Warren grounds out to the second baseman. Rusney Pupo walks. Si Freeman walks. Ray Trucks strikes out. Marv Almanza singles to center field. Rusney Pupo scores. Si Freeman advances to third on the hit. Fred Willson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Warren Flaherty doubles to right field. Si Freeman scores. Marv Almanza is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Michael Engelberg flies out to the center fielder. Barry Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Willson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buck Jones singles to left field. Dick Bonds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Eddie Wapnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dave Bailey singles to center field. Amalio Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Benz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Johnny Warren grounds out to the pitcher. Rusney Pupo grounds out to the shortstop. Si Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bruce Terry walks. Tom McLean flies out to the right fielder. Seven Costanza walks. Michael Engelberg flies out to the right fielder. Barry Boyle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Marv Almanza hits a home run. Warren Flaherty walks. Buck Jones strikes out. Dick Bonds reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Benz. Eddie Wapnick singles to center field. Warren Flaherty scores. Dick Bonds scores. Johnny Warren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Johnny Sullivan grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Amalio Blackburn doubles to center field. Charlie Benz singles to right field. Amalio Blackburn scores. Bruce Terry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rusney Pupo singles to right field. Jim Tovar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Reinbach is pinch hitting for Si Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Reinbach strikes out. Ray Trucks doubles to center field. Rusney Pupo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marv Almanza singles to right field. Warren Flaherty singles past the first baseman. Ray Trucks scores. Buck Jones strikes out. Dick Bonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom McLean flies out to the right fielder. Seven Costanza walks. Michael Engelberg singles to right field. Seven Costanza advances to third on the hit. Barry Boyle strikes out. Stan Young is pinch hitting for Jim Tovar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Earl Pate pitching. Charlie Knight is pinch hitting for Eddie Wapnick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Knight strikes out. Hiromasa Fujio is pinch hitting for Johnny Warren. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hiromasa Fujio walks. Hiromasa Fujio steals second. Rusney Pupo strikes out. Ken Reinbach singles to right field. Hiromasa Fujio scores. Ray Trucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Pete Saenz pitching. Dave Bailey singles to center field. Ed Converse is pinch hitting for Amalio Blackburn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Converse singles to center field. Dave Bailey advances to third on the hit. Charlie Benz singles to center field. Dave Bailey scores. Ed Converse advances to third on the hit. Charlie Benz steals second. Bruce Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Converse scores. Charlie Benz advances to third on the play. Tom McLean singles to center field. Charlie Benz scores. Jim Bashore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Seven Costanza grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Flea Hunt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Almanza grounds out to the second baseman. Warren Flaherty flies out to the left fielder. Buck Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Michael Engelberg grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Boyle grounds out to the third baseman. George Prothro is pinch hitting for Flea Hunt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Prothro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nobuhiko Fukuma did not respond to coaching in control Ray Freeman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mac Rain did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Ash did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nobuhiko Fukuma did not respond to coaching in velocity Mac Rain did not respond to coaching in control Clem Manning did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sandy Tappan improves in control Whitey Poole did not respond to coaching in control Jim Barnes improves in range Jim Barnes did not respond to coaching in arm Whitey Poole did not respond to coaching in control Elliott Niehoff improves in control