Win: Morrie Blankenship (7-2) Loss: Steve Sipek (0-7)
Inning: 1 Colorado Mario Garcia pitching. Frank Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Howdy Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Mrozinski doubles to right field. Donn Hernandez bunts for a base hit. Tom Petty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Arizona Tom Denman pitching. Bill Smith singles to right field. Bill Smith steals second. Edwards Plummer flies out to the center fielder. Terry Harper flies out to the right fielder. Tim Earley singles to center field. Bill Smith scores. Tim Earley steals second. Tommy Williams reached on a fielding error by Bob Mrozinski. Rube Mahoney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Dave Ferrell flies out to the right fielder. Bernie York strikes out. Ossee Felix walks. Tom Denman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona James Reid grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Brubaker flies out to the right fielder. Mario Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Frank Gibson strikes out. Howdy Stewart walks. Howdy Stewart steals second. Bob Mrozinski pops out to the third baseman. Donn Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Smith walks. Bill Smith steals second. Edwards Plummer grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Harper flies out to the right fielder. Tim Earley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Tom Petty pops out to the second baseman. Dave Ferrell flies out to the right fielder. Bernie York lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Tommy Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Mahoney singles to right field. Rube Mahoney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). James Reid strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Ossee Felix grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Denman strikes out. Frank Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Hal Brubaker doubles past the right fielder. Mario Garcia fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mario Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Brubaker advances to third on the play. Bill Smith walks. Edwards Plummer singles to left field. Hal Brubaker scores. Bill Smith advances to third on the hit. Edwards Plummer steals second. Terry Harper strikes out. Tim Earley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Howdy Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Bob Mrozinski strikes out. Donn Hernandez singles to center field. Tom Petty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Tommy Williams flies out to the left fielder. Rube Mahoney grounds out to the shortstop. James Reid doubles to center field. Hal Brubaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Dave Ferrell pops out to the first baseman. Bernie York singles to right field. Ossee Felix pops out to the shortstop. Lew Camilli is pinch hitting for Tom Denman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lew Camilli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Ernie Cunningham pitching. Mario Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Bill Smith singles to left field. Edwards Plummer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Harper singles to center field. Edwards Plummer advances to third on the hit. Tim Earley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Frank Gibson strikes out. Howdy Stewart hits a home run. Bob Mrozinski hits a home run. Donn Hernandez triples. Jim Strickland 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. Tom Petty flies out to the left fielder. Dave Ferrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Tommy Williams flies out to the right fielder. Rube Mahoney strikes out. James Reid grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Bernie York flies out to the right fielder. Ossee Felix singles to center field. Greg Fogarty is pinch hitting for Ernie Cunningham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Greg Fogarty singles to left field. Ossee Felix advances to third on the hit. Frank Gibson strikes out. Howdy Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Morrie Blankenship pitching. Hal Brubaker flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cook is pinch hitting for Jim Strickland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Joe Cook walks. Bill Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cook advances to second on the play. Edwards Plummer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Colorado Steve Sipek pitching. Bob Mrozinski grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Donn Hernandez doubles to center field. Tom Petty grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Ferrell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Arizona Terry Harper walks. Tim Earley pops out to the third baseman. Terry Harper steals second. Bob Mrozinski throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Tommy Williams pops out to the second baseman. Rube Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Colorado Bernie York walks. Ossee Felix singles to left field. Bernie York is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Mike Clarke is pinch hitting for Morrie Blankenship. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Clarke lines out to the second baseman. Frank Gibson singles past the second baseman. Ossee Felix advances to third on the hit. Howdy Stewart singles to center field. Ossee Felix scores. Frank Gibson advances to third on the hit. Bob Mrozinski singles in front of the center fielder. Frank Gibson scores. Howdy Stewart advances to third on the hit. Max Duckworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donn Hernandez triples. Howdy Stewart scores. Bob Mrozinski scores. Tom Petty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Arizona Les Daringer pitching. James Reid strikes out. Hal Brubaker strikes out. Bruce McAndrew is pinch hitting for Max Duckworth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bruce McAndrew singles to center field. Bill Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce McAndrew is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners LOB: 11 Arizona total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - James Reid (10), Hal Brubaker (15). Baserunning: SB - Bill Smith 2 (24), Edwards Plummer (17), Terry Harper (10), Tim Earley (23).CS - Rube Mahoney (2).
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Terry Mercer did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Boyles did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Nemo Tate did not respond to coaching in velocity Nemo Tate did not respond to coaching in control Jack Allen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Murray did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lamar Richards did not respond to coaching in LF
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Brian Counts did not respond to coaching in control Fred Bohnet did not respond to coaching in control Manny Veras did not respond to coaching in range Jason Heman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Welch did not respond to coaching in control