Win: Dave Rittwage (16-10) Loss: Sparky Botting (7-12)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Sparky Botting pitching. Fresco Zink lines out to the second baseman. Rocky Bleier grounds out to the pitcher. Franco Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Florida Hines Ward pitching. Jack Rockwell strikes out. Buzz White strikes out. Vicente Foy walks. Babe Jackson hits a home run. Vicente Foy scores. Maurice Ball strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Ed Davis flies out to the center fielder. Sam Smith strikes out. Ray Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Billy McCracken walks. Joe Gonzales grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy McCracken is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Vasquez strikes out. Sparky Botting strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Monty Best grounds out to the catcher. Ray Wills flies out to the left fielder. Hines Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Jack Rockwell strikes out. Buzz White bunts for a base hit. Buzz White is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vicente Foy singles to left field. Babe Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vicente Foy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Fresco Zink walks. Fresco Zink steals second. Rocky Bleier singles to right field. Fresco Zink scores. Franco Harris walks. Ed Davis singles to left field. Rocky Bleier scores. Franco Harris advances to third on the hit. Sam Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Davis advances to second on the play. Ray Williams singles to left field. Franco Harris scores. Ed Davis scores. Paul Watson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monty Best grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ray Wills grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Monty Best is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Maurice Ball strikes out. Billy McCracken singles past the first baseman. Joe Gonzales strikes out. Billy McCracken is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Hines Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Fresco Zink walks. Rocky Bleier doubles to left field. Fresco Zink uses his aggressiveness and scores. Franco Harris lines out to the third baseman. Ed Davis hits a home run. Rocky Bleier scores. Sam Smith lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Bob Vasquez flies out to the center fielder. Paul Watson strikes out. Jack Rockwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Ray Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Monty Best pops out to the third baseman. Ray Wills pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Buzz White walks. Vicente Foy pops out to the second baseman. Babe Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Maurice Ball singles past the shortstop. Buzz White advances to third on the hit. Billy McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Hines Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Fresco Zink singles to center field. Fresco Zink steals second. Maurice Ball throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Rocky Bleier walks. Franco Harris walks. Ed Davis singles to right field. Fresco Zink scores. Sam Smith singles to center field. Rocky Bleier scores. Franco Harris scores. Bernie Woodcock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Ray Williams flies out to the right fielder. Monty Best walks. Ray Wills singles to right field. Ed Davis scores. Sam Smith scores. Monty Best advances to third on the hit. Hines Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida Joe Gonzales singles to left field. Bob Vasquez walks. Bernie Woodcock lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Rockwell singles to center field. Joe Gonzales scores. Bob Vasquez scores. Buzz White flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Vicente Foy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Fresco Zink walks. Rocky Bleier grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fresco Zink is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Franco Harris doubles to left field. Rocky Bleier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Davis strikes out. Sam Smith hits a home run. Franco Harris scores. Mark Bruener is pinch hitting for Ray Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Bruener grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Fred Greene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Babe Jackson walks. Maurice Ball strikes out. Billy McCracken strikes out. Joe Gonzales grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Monty Best pops out to the shortstop. Ray Wills strikes out. Fred Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Bob Vasquez doubles to right field. Xavier Johnson is pinch hitting for Bernie Woodcock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Xavier Johnson singles to center field. Jack Rockwell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Vasquez scores. Buzz White pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 3 Florida total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bob Vasquez (22).HR - Babe Jackson (27).GIDP - Jack Rockwell . Baserunning: CS - Buzz White (14), Billy McCracken (9). Fielding: E - Maurice Ball.
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Tomko improves in arm Billy Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Durrington improves in range Billy Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Tex Cruz did not respond to coaching in 2B
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Andy Heusser did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Marcus Diering did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Bottenfield improves in speed Gary Edwards improves in LF