Win: Merritt Wright (6-5) Loss: John Lanier (2-7)
Save: Frank Hands (13)
Inning: 1 New York John Lanier pitching. Bill May walks. Connie Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill May is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Pape strikes out. Skeeter Malone hits a home run. Connie Johnson scores. Frank Land grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Merritt Wright pitching. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Poffenberger lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Rex McCarver strikes out. John Lade singles to left field. John Lade steals second. Pinky Curtis doubles to center field. John Lade scores. Merritt Wright strikes out. Bill May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jeff DePhillips flies out to the center fielder. Dion O Banion grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Bonham walks. BIG AL Bielaski walks. Denny Keating grounds into a force play to the third baseman. BIG AL Bielaski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Connie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Pape walks. Skeeter Malone singles to center field. Frank Land singles to left field. Mike Pape is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Skeeter Malone advances to third on the play. Rex McCarver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Lanier strikes out. Bob Byrnes flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Bellhorn singles to left field. Carl Poffenberger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York John Lade singles to center field. Pinky Curtis singles to center field. John Lade advances to third on the hit. Merritt Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Curtis advances to second on the play. Bill May grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Lade scores. Pinky Curtis advances to third on the play. Connie Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jeff DePhillips strikes out. Dion O Banion grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Bonham pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Mike Pape strikes out. Skeeter Malone singles to center field. Skeeter Malone steals second. Frank Land flies out to the right fielder. Rex McCarver walks. John Lade singles to center field. Skeeter Malone scores. Jim Repulski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Curtis singles to center field. Rex McCarver scores. Merritt Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski strikes out. Denny Keating flies out to the center fielder. Jim Repulski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bill May flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Connie Johnson walks. Mike Pape strikes out. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes triples. Charlie Bellhorn singles to right field. Bob Byrnes scores. Carl Poffenberger pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Bellhorn steals second. Jeff DePhillips strikes out. Dion O Banion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Frank Land strikes out. Rex McCarver grounds out to the shortstop. Tris Valentin is pinch hitting for John Lade. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tris Valentin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gil Bonham grounds out to the second baseman. BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the second baseman. Denny Keating walks. Bill Hallahan is pinch hitting for Jim Repulski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Hallahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Jack McMath pitching. Pinky Curtis strikes out. Merritt Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Dane Doolan is pinch hitting for Bill May. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dane Doolan lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bellhorn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pinky Curtis. Carl Poffenberger singles to right field. Charlie Bellhorn scores. Jeff DePhillips grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Carl Poffenberger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dion O Banion walks. Gil Bonham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dion O Banion is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Connie Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Pape singles to center field. Skeeter Malone singles to center field. Mike Pape advances to third on the hit. Skeeter Malone steals second. Frank Land pops out to the third baseman. Rex McCarver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski triples. Russ Geiss 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. Denny Keating singles to center field. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Frank Hands comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Arnold is pinch hitting for Jack McMath. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Arnold grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim McIntyre did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Seminara did not respond to coaching in range Jay Wasinger did not respond to coaching in control Jay Wasinger did not respond to coaching in control Bill Sturm did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Poser improves in speed Joe Stanage improves in range Ernie Rolls did not respond to coaching in control Jack Barnes improves in power_vs_lefty