Win: Dave Carpenter (3-1) Loss: Bill Witherbee (2-4)
Save: Cotton Corcoran (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Witherbee pitching. Heinie Mack grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Chuck Leppert walks. George Hitt walks. Hugh Alexander grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chuck Leppert advances to third on the play. George Hitt advances to second on the play. Cliff Munson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dave Carpenter pitching. Abe Daal grounds out to the shortstop. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Ray Griffin doubles to center field. Charlie Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Drew Villone singles to left field. Roger Kelb hits a home run. Drew Villone scores. Dave Carpenter strikes out. Heinie Mack pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Moose Fullerton flies out to the center fielder. Erv Owens hits a home run. Emil Hawkins flies out to the left fielder. Ed Murphy doubles to center field. Bill Witherbee pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chuck Leppert strikes out. George Hitt grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Abe Daal reached on a 2-base throwing error by Heinie Mack. Gordon Hennessey singles to right field. Abe Daal scores. Ray Griffin strikes out. Charlie Cox singles to right field. Gordon Hennessey advances to third on the hit. Moose Fullerton flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Gordon Hennessey scores. Erv Owens lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Cliff Munson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ray Griffin. Drew Villone singles to right field. Cliff Munson scores. Roger Kelb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Drew Villone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roger Kelb steals second. Dave Carpenter flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Emil Hawkins hits a home run. Ed Murphy strikes out. Bill Witherbee pops out to the first baseman. Abe Daal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. George Hitt singles to right field. Hugh Alexander grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Hitt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Ray Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Cliff Munson grounds out to the third baseman. Drew Villone singles to right field. Roger Kelb singles to left field. Drew Villone advances to third on the hit. Dave Carpenter singles to left field. Drew Villone scores. Roger Kelb advances to third on the hit. Heinie Mack pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Ortiz singles to center field. Roger Kelb scores. Dave Carpenter is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Moose Fullerton lines out to the pitcher. Erv Owens reached on a fielding error by Heinie Mack. Emil Hawkins walks. Ed Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Erv Owens advances to third on the play. Emil Hawkins advances to second on the play. Tony Monge 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. Johnnie Thompson is pinch hitting for Bill Witherbee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnnie Thompson walks. Abe Daal strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joel Fortugno pitching. Chuck Leppert is hit by a pitch. George Hitt singles in front of the center fielder. Chuck Leppert advances to third on the hit. Hugh Alexander walks. Cliff Munson singles to right field. Chuck Leppert scores. Ken Keatley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Drew Villone strikes out. Roger Kelb grounds out to the shortstop. George Hitt scores. Hugh Alexander advances to third on the play. Cliff Munson advances to second on the play. Ernie Ward is pinch hitting for Tony Monge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Ward flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Cotton Corcoran pitching. Dick Ness enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hugh Alexander at SS. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Ray Griffin grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack walks. Bobby Ortiz lines out to the second baseman. Chuck Leppert strikes out. George Hitt walks. Dick Ness strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Moose Fullerton strikes out. Erv Owens singles to center field. Emil Hawkins strikes out. Ed Murphy singles to right field. Erv Owens advances to third on the hit. Pancho Woodruff is pinch hitting for Ken Keatley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pancho Woodruff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Cecil Knackert pitching. Cliff Munson singles to center field. Cliff Munson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Drew Villone grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Kelb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Abe Daal strikes out. Gordon Hennessey strikes out. Ray Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Lamb did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Garrett improves in control Scott Hunt improves in control Crazy Grunwald did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sherman Wilkins improves in contact_vs_righty Howard Touchstone did not respond to coaching in speed Gerald Wheeler did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Spangler improves in power_vs_righty Ed Steiner did not respond to coaching in 1B