Win: George Cox (11-8) Loss: Albert Cottrell (4-9)
Save: John Griffey (1)
Inning: 1 Seattle Chris Olson pitching. Doug Patterson strikes out. Cactus Murrell reached on a fielding error by Terry Keelan. Randy Johnson strikes out. Ricardo Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jimmie Beard pitching. Tim Harris singles to right field. Eugene Erixson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim McMurray walks. Whitey Mahaffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Jack Mullins singles to right field. Donn Deasley singles past the second baseman. Jack Mullins advances to third on the hit. Brad Smith strikes out. Clem Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Terry Keelan flies out to the center fielder. Walter Kingdon strikes out. Steve Newman reached on a fielding error by Clem Smith. Joe Filipi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Jimmie Beard strikes out. Doug Patterson strikes out. Cactus Murrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chris Olson flies out to the center fielder. Tim Harris flies out to the center fielder. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Randy Johnson strikes out. Ricardo Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Jack Mullins pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim McMurray hits a home run. Whitey Mahaffey grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Keelan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walter Kingdon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Donn Deasley singles to right field. Brad Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Donn Deasley advances to second on the play. Clem Smith singles to left field. Donn Deasley scores. Jimmie Beard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doug Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Newman strikes out. Joe Filipi grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Olson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Cactus Murrell flies out to the center fielder. Randy Johnson singles to right field. Ricardo Leonard doubles to center field. Jack Mullins singles past the shortstop. Randy Johnson scores. Ricardo Leonard scores. Jack Mullins is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Donn Deasley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tim Harris doubles to center field. Eugene Erixson walks. Jim McMurray singles to right field. Tim Harris scores. Eugene Erixson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Whitey Mahaffey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Eugene Erixson scores. Bill Magee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Terry Keelan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Brad Smith strikes out. Clem Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Magee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon strikes out. Steve Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Filipi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Bill Bridgford 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. Doug Patterson strikes out. Cactus Murrell pops out to the shortstop. Randy Johnson walks. Ricardo Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Rickey is pinch hitting for Bill Bridgford. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Rickey strikes out. Tim Harris singles to left field. Eugene Erixson pops out to the shortstop. George Cox 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. Jim McMurray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Albert Cottrell pitching. Jack Mullins singles to left field. Jack Mullins steals second. Donn Deasley doubles to center field. Jack Mullins scores. Brad Smith walks. Clem Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Donn Deasley advances to third on the play. Nemo Smith is pinch hitting for George Cox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Nemo Smith walks. Doug Patterson doubles past the left fielder. Donn Deasley scores. Nemo Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Phil Baugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cactus Murrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Steve Martinez pitching. Frank Riggs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cactus Murrell at SS. Whitey Mahaffey walks. Terry Keelan flies out to the center fielder. Walter Kingdon hits a home run. Whitey Mahaffey scores. John Griffey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Newman strikes out. Joe Filipi reached on a fielding error by Clem Smith. Dan Sweeney is pinch hitting for Phil Baugh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Tim Harris (26).HR - Jim McMurray (20), Walter Kingdon (21).SF - Whitey Mahaffey.GIDP - Eugene Erixson, Terry Keelan. Fielding: E - Terry Keelan.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ozzie Powers did not respond to coaching in range Ed Morrison did not respond to coaching in control Bob Fontenot improves in power_vs_righty Bob Fontenot improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Ware did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Wilberding did not respond to coaching in control Mike Platt did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Latta did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Tapia did not respond to coaching in 2B