Win: Al McMillan (4-4) Loss: Pop Jones (15-8)
Save: Akira Ishido (3)
Inning: 1 Texas Pop Jones pitching. Bill Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Tom Musselman flies out to the center fielder. Scott Santo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Greg Bielecki pitching. Bob Arrigo grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Slaught walks. Mike Allen walks. Hugh Dixon strikes out. Gil Slaught gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Tom Meloan grounds out to the third baseman. Blondy Spongberg walks. Passed ball. Blondy Spongberg advances to second. Raul Acebey grounds out to the second baseman. Blondy Spongberg advances to third on the play. Ralph Logan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Wally Moon hits a home run. Mike Sele strikes out. Swede Gardiner doubles to left field. Vive Keough is hit by a pitch. Pop Jones lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Arrigo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Dave Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Bielecki strikes out. Bill Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Gil Slaught hits an infield single to the shortstop. Gil Slaught steals second. Mike Allen strikes out. Hugh Dixon strikes out. Wally Moon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Tom Musselman pops out to the catcher. Scott Santo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Meloan singles to right field. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Mike Sele flies out to the center fielder. Swede Gardiner hits an infield single to the second baseman. Vive Keough strikes out. Pop Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Raul Acebey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gil Slaught. Ralph Logan doubles to right field. Raul Acebey scores. Dave Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Greg Bielecki walks. Bill Simpson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Greg Bielecki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Musselman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Bob Arrigo singles to center field. Bob Arrigo steals second. Ralph Logan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gil Slaught strikes out. Mike Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Arrigo scores. Hugh Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Scott Santo is hit by a pitch. Tom Meloan pops out to the third baseman. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Raul Acebey reached on a fielding error by Pop Jones. Ralph Logan walks. Dave Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Wally Moon walks. Claude Osteen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Sele grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wally Moon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Swede Gardiner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Masaki Sakaguchi is pinch hitting for Claude Osteen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Masaki Sakaguchi strikes out. Bill Simpson walks. Tom Musselman strikes out. Scott Santo lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Al McMillan pitching. Vive Keough flies out to the center fielder. Pop Jones strikes out. Bob Arrigo lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas BJ Smill enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Sele at LF. Tom Meloan walks. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Meloan advances to second on the play. Raul Acebey singles to right field. Steve Melendez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ralph Logan strikes out. Dave Jackson triples. Tom Meloan scores. Raul Acebey scores. Bruce Spindel is pinch hitting for Al McMillan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bruce Spindel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Akira Ishido pitching. Gil Slaught flies out to the right fielder. Mike Allen pops out to the third baseman. Hugh Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Simpson bunts for a base hit. Tom Musselman flies out to the center fielder. Scott Santo strikes out. Tom Meloan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Simpson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Wally Moon strikes out. BJ Smill singles to left field. Swede Gardiner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. BJ Smill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Vive Keough strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kid Loepp did not respond to coaching in control John Aguirre did not respond to coaching in range Ike Kilgus did not respond to coaching in control Steve Magrann did not respond to coaching in endurance Elvis Larkin did not respond to coaching in SS
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Edward September did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Kibble improves in velocity Joe Clarkson improves in control Jimmy Prim did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty