Inning: 1 Detroit Willie Barrett pitching. Sergio Wertz singles past the second baseman. Sergio Wertz steals second. Wally Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Pete McQueen flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Bligh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Daryl Borom pitching. Shigetaka Shimada strikes out. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Carl Poffenberger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Herb Souell doubles past the center fielder. Jelly Taylor singles to left field. Herb Souell scores. Jelly Taylor steals second. Jerry Blackwell singles to center field. Joe Scotland walks. Daryl Borom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jelly Taylor scores. Jerry Blackwell advances to third on the play. Sergio Wertz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Allan Cuccinello flies out to the left fielder. Jim Arnold singles to center field. Cub Klee grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Arnold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. BIG AL Bielaski triples. Cub Klee scores. Joe Stanage grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald doubles to right field. Wally Fitzgerald steals third. Pete McQueen singles to center field. Wally Fitzgerald scores. Whitey Bligh flies out to the right fielder. Herb Souell flies out to the center fielder. Jelly Taylor singles to right field. Pete McQueen advances to third on the hit. Jerry Blackwell hits a home run. Pete McQueen scores. Jelly Taylor scores. Tom Klimkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Scotland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Klimkowski flies out to the right fielder. Shigetaka Shimada grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Bellhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Daryl Borom strikes out. Sergio Wertz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Carl Poffenberger flies out to the left fielder. Allan Cuccinello doubles to center field. Jim Arnold singles past the shortstop. Allan Cuccinello is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Cub Klee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Arnold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Pete McQueen strikes out. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Herb Souell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Stanage grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Klimkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jelly Taylor hits a home run. Bill Davie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. Joe Scotland singles to right field. Daryl Borom lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sergio Wertz singles to center field. Joe Scotland scores. Wally Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Shigetaka Shimada singles to right field. Charlie Bellhorn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carl Poffenberger walks. Allan Cuccinello pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ernie Rolls comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete McQueen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Whitey Bligh strikes out. Herb Souell walks. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Arnold walks. Jim Arnold is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Cub Klee singles to left field. BIG AL Bielaski walks. Joe Stanage grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Scotland grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Borom singles to center field. Sergio Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Shingo Yoshimura is pinch hitting for Ernie Rolls. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shingo Yoshimura reached on a fielding error by Jelly Taylor. Shigetaka Shimada singles to center field. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Shingo Yoshimura advances to third on the play. Shigetaka Shimada advances to second on the play. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Allan Cuccinello grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Dayan Calana pitching. Robert Miller is pinch hitting for Wally Fitzgerald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Robert Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete McQueen strikes out. Whitey Bligh walks. Whitey Bligh steals second. Herb Souell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Cub Klee singles to center field. BIG AL Bielaski singles past the second baseman. Cub Klee advances to third on the hit. Joe Stanage grounds out to the third baseman. BIG AL Bielaski advances to second on the play. Jim Poser is pinch hitting for Dayan Calana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Poser hits a home run. Cub Klee scores. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Heinie Hemus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Shigetaka Shimada walks. Charlie Bellhorn hits a home run. Shigetaka Shimada scores. Tyson VanRobays comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Poffenberger doubles to right field. Allan Cuccinello grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Carl Poffenberger (12), Allan Cuccinello (7).3B - BIG AL Bielaski (4).HR - Charlie Bellhorn (10), Jim Poser (6).GIDP - Charlie Bellhorn, Joe Stanage. Baserunning: CS - Jim Arnold (3).
Game Notes Whitey Bligh is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rosey McCauley did not respond to coaching in control Rosey McCauley did not respond to coaching in velocity Rosey McCauley did not respond to coaching in velocity Leroy Morney did not respond to coaching in speed March McKechnie improves in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wilfredo Harvey improves in range Jack Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sal Norton did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Barnes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty