Win: Ramon Briggs (2-4) Loss: Tommy McConnell (1-8)
Save: John Schaffernoth (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Tommy McConnell pitching. Danny McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Navarro strikes out. Jackie Kanehl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ramon Briggs pitching. Harry Jablonski grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Burbrink is hit by a pitch. Bill Casey pops out to the third baseman. Pat Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dwayne Long hits a home run. Carlos Varona strikes out. Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. Ben Dashiell walks. Ben Dashiell steals second. Joe Loewer walks. Ramon Briggs reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Davis. Danny McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Jimmy Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Pelouze strikes out. Earl Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Charlie Navarro flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Kanehl grounds out to the pitcher. Dwayne Long grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rafael Gourriel strikes out. Tommy McConnell pops out to the first baseman. Harry Jablonski walks. Bill Burbrink singles to left field. Harry Jablonski advances to third on the hit. Bill Casey walks. Pat Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Carlos Varona hits a home run. Kazutomo Nagaike grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Dashiell hits a home run. Joe Loewer singles to left field. Ramon Briggs lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jimmy Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Pelouze singles in front of the center fielder. Earl Harper strikes out. Rafael Gourriel grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ramon Pelouze is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Charlie Navarro hits a home run. Jackie Kanehl flies out to the right fielder. Dwayne Long strikes out. Carlos Varona hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kazutomo Nagaike walks. Ben Dashiell walks. Joe Loewer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Tommy McConnell strikes out. Harry Jablonski singles to left field. Bill Burbrink grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Harry Jablonski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Tim Davis is pinch hitting for Ramon Briggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tim Davis singles to center field. Danny McGraw strikes out. Tim Davis steals second. Don Leheny 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. Charlie Navarro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Davis advances to third on the play. Jackie Kanehl doubles past the third baseman. Tim Davis scores. Dwayne Long grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Wes Masaoka pitching. Pat Coleman hits a home run. Jimmy Davis walks. Ramon Pelouze grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Earl Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Carlos Varona doubles to right field. Kazutomo Nagaike strikes out. Ben Dashiell strikes out. Joe Loewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rafael Gourriel grounds out to the shortstop. Don Leheny singles to left field. Harry Jablonski walks. John Schaffernoth 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. Bill Burbrink flies out to the center fielder. Bill Casey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas John Schaffernoth singles to left field. Danny McGraw strikes out. Charlie Navarro grounds out to the second baseman. John Schaffernoth advances to second on the play. Jackie Kanehl grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Pat Coleman hits a home run. Jimmy Davis singles to left field. Ramon Pelouze grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Earl Harper pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Dwayne Long flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Varona pops out to the third baseman. Kazutomo Nagaike flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Yeniet Morales enters the game as a defensive replacement for Danny McGraw at SS. Emil White is pinch hitting for Rafael Gourriel. Emil White strikes out. George Raymond is pinch hitting for Don Leheny. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Raymond is hit by a pitch. Harry Jablonski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jackie Kanehl (15), Carlos Varona (11).HR - Charlie Navarro (7), Dwayne Long (12), Carlos Varona (10), Ben Dashiell (5). Baserunning: SB - Ben Dashiell (9), Tim Davis (2).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Brower did not respond to coaching in control Bill Peterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shoichi Ota did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Pladson did not respond to coaching in endurance John Clarke improves in contact_vs_righty Len Tobin improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Nielsen improves in speed Dick Spinks improves in range Howie Koppe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Nielsen improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Delaney improves in velocity Joe Murphy did not respond to coaching in control