Win: Hod Smith (7-11) Loss: Pete Magallanes (6-13)
Save: Kirk Taylor (18)
Inning: 1 Texas Pete Magallanes pitching. Akihiro Hirae grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Amelung singles to center field. Fritz Campanella pops out to the second baseman. Mike Drissel singles to right field. Ted Amelung advances to third on the hit. Andres McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Hod Smith pitching. Spider Leheny singles to left field. Buck Lumley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Butler walks. Frank Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Solly Fischer singles to right field. Solly Fischer steals second. Lee Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Solly Fischer advances to third on the play. George Klassen flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Solly Fischer scores. Hod Smith walks. Akihiro Hirae flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Pep Steinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Wallace flies out to the left fielder. George Gregg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ted Amelung grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Campanella grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Drissel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ray West pops out to the third baseman. Pete Magallanes pops out to the catcher. Spider Leheny singles to center field. Buck Lumley doubles to right field. Spider Leheny uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Butler walks. Frank Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Andres McMillan singles to center field. Andres McMillan steals second. Solly Fischer strikes out. Lee Scharein pops out to the shortstop. George Klassen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Pep Steinbach strikes out. Billy Wallace strikes out. George Gregg singles to left field. Ray West grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Gregg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Hod Smith strikes out. Akihiro Hirae hits a home run. Ted Amelung grounds out to the third baseman. Fritz Campanella singles to right field. Fritz Campanella steals second. Mike Drissel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Pete Magallanes strikes out. Spider Leheny strikes out. Buck Lumley walks. Bill Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Andres McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Solly Fischer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lee Scharein singles to left field. George Klassen doubles to center field. Hod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Frank Bennett strikes out. Pep Steinbach strikes out. Billy Wallace doubles to right field. Ham Fyhrie 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. George Gregg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Akihiro Hirae singles to center field. Akihiro Hirae steals second. George Gregg throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ted Amelung grounds out to the third baseman. Akihiro Hirae scores. Fritz Campanella singles to center field. Mike Drissel hits a home run. Fritz Campanella scores. Andres McMillan is hit by a pitch. Solly Fischer strikes out. Andres McMillan steals second. Lee Scharein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ray West flies out to the right fielder. Steve Diaz is pinch hitting for Pete Magallanes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Diaz singles to center field. Spider Leheny flies out to the right fielder. Buck Lumley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Harley Schaive pitching. George Klassen singles to center field. Herman Wuestling is pinch hitting for Ham Fyhrie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herman Wuestling walks. Akihiro Hirae flies out to the left fielder. Ted Amelung pops out to the first baseman. Fritz Campanella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Sidney Wolf pitching. Bill Butler hits a home run. Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Bennett pops out to the second baseman. Pep Steinbach grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Wallace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Mike Drissel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Solly Fischer doubles to left field. Lee Scharein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit George Gregg flies out to the center fielder. Ray West flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Ake is pinch hitting for Harley Schaive. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Ake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jon Barranca did not respond to coaching in velocity Wilton Maranda did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roberto Olmo did not respond to coaching in speed Rabbit Carroll did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Atlee Stafford did not respond to coaching in control Rick Costello improves in range Charlie Mize improves in speed Jim Farr improves in velocity Anthony Venafro did not respond to coaching in LF