Win: Max Grapenthin (3-0) Loss: Harry Cooper (1-2)
Inning: 1 Texas Whitey Sisk pitching. Buddy Holcombe strikes out. Frank Witt grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Harry Cooper pitching. George Jackson singles to left field. Bob Eisenstat strikes out. Lou Flener singles to center field. George Jackson advances to third on the hit. Lindsay MacDonald walks. Rick Lyons hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Jackson scores. Red Dandridge singles to right field. Lou Flener scores. Lindsay MacDonald scores. Rick Lyons advances to third on the hit. Fred McIntyre flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Lyons scores. Frank Boone lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Kazuyuki Shida flies out to the center fielder. Jim Holt walks. Cliff Welteroth grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Holt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Cartwright walks. Al Stoddard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Whitey Sisk strikes out. George Jackson doubles to right field. Bob Eisenstat singles to center field. George Jackson scores. Lou Flener singles to center field. Lindsay MacDonald grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Harry Cooper strikes out. Buddy Holcombe grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Witt lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Rick Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Red Dandridge flies out to the center fielder. Fred McIntyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ron Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Kazuyuki Shida singles to right field. Jim Holt flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Welteroth triples. Kazuyuki Shida scores. Max Grapenthin 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. Steve Cartwright walks. Al Stoddard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Frank Boone singles to center field. Max Grapenthin lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Frank Boone forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). George Jackson strikes out. Bob Eisenstat pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Tod Gilbert is pinch hitting for Harry Cooper. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tod Gilbert singles to right field. Buddy Holcombe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Frank Witt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Boone. Ron Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Craig Minetto pitching. Lou Flener strikes out. Lindsay MacDonald strikes out. Rick Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Kazuyuki Shida grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Holt grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Welteroth walks. Steve Cartwright grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Red Dandridge strikes out. Fred McIntyre grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Al Stoddard strikes out. Dick Scott is pinch hitting for Craig Minetto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Scott pops out to the catcher. Buddy Holcombe doubles to left field. Frank Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Chris Lee pitching. Max Grapenthin strikes out. George Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Eisenstat walks. Lou Flener flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ron Freeman walks. Kazuyuki Shida flies out to the right fielder. Jim Holt grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Freeman advances to second on the play. Cliff Welteroth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Lindsay MacDonald strikes out. Rick Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Red Dandridge hits a home run. Rube Bolling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred McIntyre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Steve Cartwright strikes out. Al Stoddard flies out to the center fielder. Bill Irabu is pinch hitting for Rube Bolling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Irabu hits a home run. Ed Halicki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Holcombe reached on a fielding error by Lindsay MacDonald. Frank Witt walks. Ron Freeman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 10 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 4
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Warren Robles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fritz Fasano improves in endurance Fritz Fasano did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Zuvella improves in power_vs_righty Vince Barnes did not respond to coaching in 2B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George James improves in arm Don Karl did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Karl did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Abbott improves in arm Al Hosey did not respond to coaching in C