Inning: 1 Detroit Dario Perry pitching. Ed Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Marv Young pops out to the second baseman. George James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Art Whiteside pitching. Tim Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Thomas singles to left field. John Robinson strikes out. Masao Hara singles to center field. Buck Thomas advances to third on the hit. Frank Cartwright triples. Buck Thomas scores. Masao Hara scores. Curt Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Takumi Nishioka grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Babe Manning grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Shirley walks. Chief Escobar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Churry flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Dougherty singles to center field. Dario Perry lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Moss walks. Buck Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Kid Shellenback flies out to the center fielder. Art Whiteside singles to center field. Ed Bailey singles to center field. Art Whiteside is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Marv Young grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Bailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Robinson doubles to left field. Masao Hara lines out to the third baseman. Frank Cartwright hits a home run. John Robinson scores. Curt Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Churry doubles to right field. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit George James singles to center field. Takumi Nishioka singles to center field. George James advances to third on the hit. Babe Manning walks. Tom Shirley strikes out. Chief Escobar grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dario Perry grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Moss walks. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. John Robinson bunts for a base hit. Lefty Monaco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masao Hara singles past the first baseman. Tim Moss scores. John Robinson advances to third on the hit. Frank Cartwright pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Kid Shellenback flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Monaco flies out to the right fielder. Ed Bailey hits an infield single to the shortstop. Marv Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Curt Melton strikes out. Mike Churry flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit George James flies out to the left fielder. Takumi Nishioka strikes out. Babe Manning singles to center field. Tom Shirley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Babe Manning is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dario Perry strikes out. Tim Moss walks. Buck Thomas singles to left field. Tim Moss advances to third on the hit. John Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Masao Hara pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Chief Escobar walks. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Yonel Reyes is pinch hitting for Lefty Monaco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yonel Reyes grounds out to the third baseman. Chief Escobar advances to second on the play. Ed Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Oscar Hale pitching. Al K Sullivan is pinch hitting for Frank Cartwright. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al K Sullivan hits a home run. Chuck Girard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Churry strikes out. Chuck Dougherty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Marv Young flies out to the center fielder. Rod K Holbrook 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. George James grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Lloyd is pinch hitting for Takumi Nishioka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Lloyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rod K Holbrook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Moss walks. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. John Robinson singles to center field. Tim Moss advances to third on the hit. Art Sepkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Masao Hara hits a home run. Tim Moss scores. John Robinson scores. Al K Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Babe Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Morimichi Yano is pinch hitting for Chief Escobar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Morimichi Yano triples. Kid Shellenback flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Mike Churry is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chick Karros improves in arm Pedro W Peploski did not respond to coaching in control Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in range Kiichiro Shimao did not respond to coaching in speed Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Brown improves in power_vs_righty Toshimi Sugi did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dmitri Blethen did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Fisk improves in power_vs_righty Steve Boggs improves in velocity Dmitri Blethen did not respond to coaching in velocity Dmitri Blethen improves in control Pop Stelmaszek did not respond to coaching in 2B