Win: Ben Houser (11-8) Loss: Dave Teachout (6-11)
Save: Mike Serad (21)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ben Houser pitching. John Quirk grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Joyce pops out to the third baseman. Lou Bejma flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Dave Teachout pitching. Harley Wentzel hits a home run. Cornelius Marsh grounds out to the shortstop. Tomoaki Nakagawa hits a home run. Chris Browning singles to right field. Dick Siebern singles to right field. Bob Slade strikes out. Ed Barthold strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Rip Lira singles to left field. Steve Maloney flies out to the left fielder. Dan Duryea doubles to left field. Rip Lira uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Sales grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Jones singles to center field. Dan Duryea scores. Dave Teachout strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Craig Davis flies out to the right fielder. Ben Houser strikes out. Harley Wentzel singles past the shortstop. Cornelius Marsh pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Quirk walks. Jerry Joyce strikes out. Lou Bejma grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Tomoaki Nakagawa lines out to the pitcher. Chris Browning strikes out. Dick Siebern singles to left field. Bob Slade grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Siebern is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rip Lira strikes out. Steve Maloney pops out to the third baseman. Dan Duryea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ed Barthold flies out to the right fielder. Craig Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Houser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Sales pops out to the first baseman. Marty Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Teachout strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Harley Wentzel grounds out to the shortstop. Cornelius Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Tomoaki Nakagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit John Quirk lines out to the shortstop. Jerry Joyce flies out to the center fielder. Lou Bejma lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Chris Browning reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Quirk. Dick Siebern grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Browning advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Slade strikes out. Ed Barthold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rip Lira walks. Steve Maloney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rip Lira is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Sorrell is pinch hitting for Dan Duryea. Don Sorrell strikes out. Steve Maloney steals second. Bill Sales strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Johnny Stairs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Sorrell at SS. Craig Davis singles to right field. Ben Houser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harley Wentzel strikes out. Cornelius Marsh singles past the third baseman. Craig Davis scores. Cornelius Marsh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Marty Jones singles to right field. Jeff Easton is pinch hitting for Dave Teachout. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jeff Easton pops out to the second baseman. John Quirk walks. Jerry Joyce grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas John Rettenmund pitching. Tomoaki Nakagawa flies out to the right fielder. Chris Browning strikes out. Dick Siebern strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Serad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lou Bejma doubles to left field. Rip Lira grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Maloney grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Stairs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Ritter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rube Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed Rube Baldwin improves in arm Ed Ledbetter improves in range Phenomenal Taylor did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wilbur Cipriani did not respond to coaching in range Ownie Eusebio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in control Wilson Rinker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Dietzel improves in SS