Win: Ramon Funk (17-5) Loss: Fred Brown (4-10)
Save: Ed Carter (31)
Inning: 1 Boston Myrl Riddle pitching. Bob Wills flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Eric Kelsey grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Beatin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ramon Funk pitching. Carlos Varona pops out to the first baseman. Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Fred Mora grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Aaron Hamilton strikes out. Bill Wooten strikes out. Jim Newnam reached on a fielding error by Gene Timmons. Bombo Mertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ed Davis walks. Danny McGraw grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny McGraw steals second. Sheldon Carey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny McGraw advances to third on the play. Pablo Hess grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Sam Bucher walks. Ramon Funk fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ramon Funk strikes out. Bob Wills singles to right field. Eric Kelsey strikes out. Wally Beatin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Gene Timmons doubles to right field. Myrl Riddle lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Varona grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Timmons scores. Ed Whitehouse grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Aaron Hamilton doubles to right field. Bill Wooten grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Newnam strikes out. Bombo Mertz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Mora flies out to the center fielder. Ed Davis flies out to the right fielder. Danny McGraw grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Sam Bucher flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ramon Funk strikes out. Bob Wills grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Sheldon Carey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pablo Hess grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Timmons walks. Myrl Riddle walks. Carlos Varona pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Eric Kelsey singles to center field. Wally Beatin lines out to the first baseman. Aaron Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Kelsey advances to second on the play. Bill Wooten singles to right field. Eric Kelsey scores. Jim Newnam grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ed Whitehouse strikes out. Fred Mora strikes out. Ed Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bombo Mertz singles to center field. Sam Bucher pops out to the third baseman. Ramon Funk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Wills lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Danny McGraw strikes out. Sheldon Carey singles to right field. Pablo Hess grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Crese Mieske 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. Eric Kelsey singles past the second baseman. Wally Beatin singles to right field. Eric Kelsey is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Aaron Hamilton singles to left field. Wally Beatin is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Bill Wooten flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Gene Timmons doubles to center field. Crese Mieske lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Varona reached on a 2-base fielding error by Eric Kelsey. Gene Timmons scores. Ed Whitehouse reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bombo Mertz. Carlos Varona scores. Fred Mora grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Whitehouse advances to third on the play. Ed Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Jim Newnam walks. Bombo Mertz doubles to center field. Jim Newnam uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Bucher flies out to the left fielder. Merv May is pinch hitting for Ramon Funk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Merv May hits a home run. Bombo Mertz scores. Bob Wills singles to center field. Eric Kelsey reached on a fielding error by Pablo Hess. Wally Beatin flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Hamilton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Danny McGraw. Bob Wills scores. Bill Wooten pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Ed Carter pitching. Danny McGraw walks. Sheldon Carey flies out to the left fielder. Pablo Hess pops out to the third baseman. Gene Timmons walks. Charlie Navarro is pinch hitting for Fred Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Navarro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rolla King did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Ortiz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Ortiz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Ortiz did not respond to coaching in arm Jimy Morton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Hill did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jackie Kanehl improves in power_vs_righty Dick Lloyd did not respond to coaching in range Jack Cahill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Blattner did not respond to coaching in range Rod Lohr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Tatum did not respond to coaching in arm