Win: George Gonzalez (4-3) Loss: Yasuhiko Mende (7-10)
Save: Rod K Holbrook (9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yasuhiko Mende pitching. Mike Churry grounds out to the shortstop. John Butcher singles to center field. Bill Speake grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit George Gonzalez pitching. Ed Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Shirley doubles to right field. Babe Manning flies out to the left fielder. Lou Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Chuck Dougherty flies out to the right fielder. Pop Stelmaszek grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Fisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Pyburn walks. Steve Pyburn steals second. Marv Young flies out to the center fielder. Toshimi Sugi singles to right field. Stan Lucas flies out to the right fielder. Yasuhiko Mende grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan strikes out. Sam Hopp flies out to the left fielder. George Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shirley pops out to the third baseman. Babe Manning pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Mike Churry flies out to the center fielder. John Butcher singles to right field. Bill Speake lines out to the third baseman. John Butcher steals second. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Lou Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Pyburn grounds out to the shortstop. Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the left fielder. Willie Fisk doubles to right field. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Sam Hopp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Toshimi Sugi singles in front of the center fielder. Stan Lucas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yasuhiko Mende grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Frank Horsman is pinch hitting for George Gonzalez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Frank Horsman hits a home run. Mike Churry strikes out. John Butcher singles to left field. Bill Speake flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Dougherty singles to left field. John Butcher advances to third on the hit. Pop Stelmaszek doubles to left field. John Butcher scores. Chuck Dougherty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Willie Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Brian Moore pitching. Ed Bailey strikes out. Tom Shirley strikes out. Babe Manning singles past the shortstop. Lou Brown is hit by a pitch. Steve Pyburn reached on a fielding error by Sam Hopp. Marv Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al K Sullivan strikes out. Sam Hopp pops out to the third baseman. Nick Denny is pinch hitting for Brian Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nick Denny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rod K Holbrook pitching. Toshimi Sugi strikes out. Stan Lucas strikes out. Kiichiro Shimao is pinch hitting for Yasuhiko Mende. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kiichiro Shimao flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay George Patterson pitching. Mike Churry pops out to the third baseman. John Butcher singles to left field. John Butcher steals second. Bill Speake strikes out. Chuck Dougherty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Chick Wagner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al K Sullivan at CF. Frank Cartwright enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Hopp at SS. Ed Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shirley singles to right field. Babe Manning flies out to the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Lou Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Willie Fisk walks. Willie Fisk steals second. Chick Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Cartwright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Steve Pyburn strikes out. Marv Young grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Toshimi Sugi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Pop Stelmaszek (17), Willie Fisk (23).HR - Frank Horsman (6).GIDP - Bill Speake. Baserunning: SB - John Butcher 2 (20), Willie Fisk (10). Fielding: E - Sam Hopp.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Herring improves in speed Buck Brickell improves in range Wayne Zachary did not respond to coaching in velocity Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in endurance Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in control Ed Camnitz did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kojiro Okamoto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rafael Torriente did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Jefferson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Haney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Manuel Saffell did not respond to coaching in endurance