Inning: 1 Detroit Nick Clear pitching. Whitey Bligh singles to right field. Bill Ruffin singles past the third baseman. Jelly Taylor singles in front of the center fielder. Whitey Bligh scores. Bill Ruffin advances to third on the hit. Herb Souell singles past the second baseman. Bill Ruffin scores. Wally Fitzgerald strikes out. Gary Percival grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Kelso pitching. Bob Byrnes grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Willie Chiles singles to right field. Willie Chiles is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Scotland grounds out to the second baseman. John Kelso grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Gil Bonham flies out to the center fielder. Dion O Banion singles to left field. Cub Klee flies out to the center fielder. BIG AL Bielaski walks. Denny Keating hits a home run. Dion O Banion scores. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Nick Clear strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Whitey Bligh grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Ruffin grounds out to the shortstop. Jelly Taylor walks. Herb Souell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Byrnes lines out to the first baseman. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Gary Percival flies out to the center fielder. Willie Chiles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Gil Bonham strikes out. Dion O Banion singles to center field. Dion O Banion steals second. Cub Klee grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Scotland triples. John Kelso strikes out. Whitey Bligh singles to center field. Joe Scotland scores. Bill Ruffin hits a home run. Whitey Bligh scores. Jack McMath comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jelly Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Bellhorn. Herb Souell walks. Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Gary Percival flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Denny Keating pops out to the shortstop. Jack McMath strikes out. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Willie Chiles flies out to the right fielder. Joe Scotland pops out to the shortstop. John Kelso pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Poffenberger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herb Souell. Gil Bonham strikes out. Dion O Banion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Whitey Bligh strikes out. Bill Ruffin strikes out. Jelly Taylor singles to left field. Herb Souell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Cub Klee pops out to the first baseman. BIG AL Bielaski singles to center field. Denny Keating grounds out to the third baseman. BIG AL Bielaski advances to second on the play. Cal Branom is pinch hitting for Jack McMath. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cal Branom reached on a fielding error by Bill Ruffin. Cal Branom steals second. Bob Byrnes singles to center field. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Cal Branom scores. Charlie Bellhorn singles to right field. Bob Byrnes advances to third on the hit. Carl Poffenberger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Dayan Calana pitching. Wally Fitzgerald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sergio Wertz is pinch hitting for Gary Percival. Sergio Wertz walks. Sergio Wertz steals second. Willie Chiles strikes out. Joe Scotland walks. John Kelso grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sergio Wertz is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Eddie Adkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sergio Wertz at LF. Gil Bonham strikes out. Dion O Banion grounds out to the third baseman. Cub Klee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Whitey Bligh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Ruffin pops out to the third baseman. Jelly Taylor doubles to center field. Herb Souell singles to center field. Jelly Taylor scores. Steve McLaughlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Fitzgerald singles to left field. Eddie Adkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski doubles to right field. Tyson VanRobays 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 1st. Denny Keating flies out to the center fielder. Jim Poser is pinch hitting for Steve McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Poser grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Byrnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jelly Taylor (12).3B - Joe Scotland (2).HR - Bill Ruffin (19).GIDP - Gary Percival. Baserunning: SB - Sergio Wertz (7).CS - Willie Chiles (3). Fielding: E - Bill Ruffin, Herb Souell.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete McQueen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty March McKechnie improves in power_vs_lefty Judy Johnson improves in range March McKechnie improves in arm Judy Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Davie did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Bailey did not respond to coaching in arm Phil Bailey improves in range Bob Cardenal improves in speed