Win: Sean Vina (8-9) Loss: Homer McManus (13-5)
Save: Ed Smith (22)
Inning: 1 New York Sean Vina pitching. Greg Gates flies out to the center fielder. Antonio Durham strikes out. Earle Tabaka reached on a fielding error by Vern Schourek. Greg Packard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Homer McManus pitching. Johnny Markland strikes out. Bubba Thompson strikes out. Yoenny Garcia hits a home run. Ruben Walsh pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Cookie Connor grounds out to the third baseman. Clem Graves strikes out. Bill Richardson triples. Scott Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jose Cabell grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Loftus grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Schourek singles to left field. Larry Ojeda singles to left field. Vern Schourek advances to third on the hit. Sean Vina grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Homer McManus grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Gates singles to right field. Greg Gates steals second. Antonio Durham singles to center field. Greg Gates scores. Earle Tabaka grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Antonio Durham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Packard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Johnny Markland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bubba Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Yoenny Garcia singles to left field. Ruben Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Cookie Connor flies out to the right fielder. Clem Graves pops out to the third baseman. Bill Richardson walks. Scott Kane walks. Homer McManus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scott Kane is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Jose Cabell singles to left field. Joe Loftus singles to center field. Vern Schourek singles to center field. Jose Cabell scores. Joe Loftus aggressively advances to third on the hit. Larry Ojeda strikes out. Sean Vina strikes out. Johnny Markland singles to left field. Joe Loftus scores. Vern Schourek advances to third on the hit. Bubba Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Greg Gates flies out to the right fielder. Antonio Durham pops out to the shortstop. Earle Tabaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Yoenny Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Ruben Walsh hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jose Cabell hits a home run. Ruben Walsh scores. Claude Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Loftus grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Schourek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Greg Packard walks. Greg Packard steals second. Cookie Connor pops out to the third baseman. Clem Graves doubles to center field. Greg Packard scores. Bill Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kane singles past the third baseman. Clem Graves scores. Claude Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Larry Ojeda singles to center field. Sean Vina lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Markland singles past the third baseman. Larry Ojeda uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Markland steals second. Bubba Thompson walks. Yoenny Garcia strikes out. Ruben Walsh pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Greg Gates singles to right field. Antonio Durham strikes out. Earle Tabaka flies out to the center fielder. Greg Gates is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Mal Gilbert 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. Jose Cabell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Loftus strikes out. Vern Schourek grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tomoo Hirota enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Markland at SS. Jeff Cain enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Ojeda at 2B. Greg Packard grounds out to the third baseman. Cookie Connor strikes out. Gil Minor is pinch hitting for Clem Graves. Gil Minor singles to left field. Doc Hawkins is pinch hitting for Bill Richardson. Gil Minor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Harry Ennis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doc Hawkins at RF. Jeff Cain grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Orwoll is pinch hitting for Sean Vina. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Juan Orwoll flies out to the center fielder. Tomoo Hirota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Ed Smith pitching. Harry Ennis singles to center field. Scott Kane singles to right field. Harry Ennis advances to third on the hit. Gil Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Mal Gilbert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gil Gonzalez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Harry Ennis scores. Greg Gates strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Scott Kane is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shawn Nutter improves in range Dave Lefler improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Nielsen did not respond to coaching in speed Ducky Watkins did not respond to coaching in control Bob Nielsen did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Rekar improves in arm Eddie Yost did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Colbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steamer Ollom did not respond to coaching in velocity