Win: Buck Smith (5-0) Loss: Butch Kunkel (0-2)
Save: Tim Lincecum (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Buck Smith pitching. Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Durocher strikes out. Orator Gardner singles to left field. Orator Gardner steals second. Frank Howell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Vicente Cato singles to center field. Orator Gardner scores. Pete Shoun flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Butch Kunkel pitching. Jimmie Foxx Jr. doubles to center field. Chick Acosta singles to left field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Bill Haselman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ken Strobel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Katsutoshi Nakatani singles to center field. Evelio Helton singles to center field. Butch Kunkel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leon Schullstrom grounds out to the shortstop. Katsutoshi Nakatani scores. Evelio Helton advances to third on the play. Harry Durocher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Hank Greenberg strikes out. Hank White pops out to the third baseman. Ellie Weimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Orator Gardner strikes out. Frank Howell strikes out. Vicente Cato singles to right field. Vicente Cato is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Tommy Harper singles to left field. Buck Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Tommy Harper forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jimmie Foxx Jr. doubles to center field. Buck Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chick Acosta singles to center field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Bill Haselman is hit by a pitch. Ken Strobel strikes out. Hank Greenberg grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Haselman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Pete Shoun singles to left field. Katsutoshi Nakatani strikes out. Evelio Helton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pete Shoun is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Butch Kunkel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Hank White strikes out. Ellie Weimer strikes out. Tommy Harper walks. Tommy Harper steals second. Buck Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Leon Schullstrom flies out to the right fielder. Harry Durocher walks. Harry Durocher steals second. Orator Gardner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Durocher advances to third on the play. Frank Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Jimmie Foxx Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Chick Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Bill Haselman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Vicente Cato grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Shoun strikes out. Katsutoshi Nakatani strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ken Strobel flies out to the center fielder. Hank Greenberg singles to center field. Hank Greenberg steals second. Hank White walks. Ellie Weimer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Evelio Helton grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Moisan is pinch hitting for Butch Kunkel. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Moisan strikes out. Leon Schullstrom pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas John Dunlap pitching. Tommy Harper strikes out. Johnny Sorrell is pinch hitting for Buck Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnny Sorrell singles to left field. Jimmie Foxx Jr. doubles to right field. Chick Acosta singles to center field. Johnny Sorrell scores. Jimmie Foxx Jr. scores. Ken Coggin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Haselman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Takatoshi Makita pitching. Harry Durocher grounds out to the third baseman. Orator Gardner singles past the second baseman. Frank Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orator Gardner advances to second on the play. Vicente Cato grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ken Strobel grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Greenberg strikes out. Hank White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Les Mohart enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hank Greenberg at SS. Noboru Shiokawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Harper at LF. Tim Lincecum comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Shoun grounds out to the second baseman. Katsutoshi Nakatani flies out to the center fielder. Evelio Helton reached on a fielding error by Hank White. Dana Byers is pinch hitting for Ken Coggin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dana Byers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pep Holton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Julian Cox did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rip Comorosky improves in arm Earl McKay did not respond to coaching in velocity Julian Cox improves in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andujar Cedeno improves in arm Kerry Wood did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Stottlemyre Jr. did not respond to coaching in endurance Andujar Cedeno did not respond to coaching in range Niko Goodrum did not respond to coaching in 1B