Win: Colby Franks (18-10) Loss: Gary Hoffman (3-20)
Inning: 1 Texas Gary Hoffman pitching. Yats Chambers strikes out. Bobby Alberts strikes out. Tedd Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Colby Franks pitching. Ed LaCoss grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Eckert grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! JoJo Blalock reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Steele. Earl Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Ernie Carbo strikes out. Max Holiday pops out to the third baseman. Alta Vega bunts for a base hit. Jim Steele singles to left field. Ray Buhl hits a home run. Alta Vega scores. Jim Steele scores. Colby Franks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Dale Grubbs strikes out. Jerry Ownbey reached on a fielding error by Max Holiday. Jess Rautzhan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Yats Chambers walks. Bobby Alberts pops out to the second baseman. Yats Chambers steals second. Charlie Pinnance throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Tedd Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Yats Chambers scores. Ernie Carbo singles to center field. Max Holiday lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Charlie Pinnance flies out to the left fielder. Jim Leitner is pinch hitting for Gary Hoffman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Leitner grounds out to the pitcher. Ed LaCoss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas John Black pitching. Alta Vega grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Steele grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Buhl lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Brad Eckert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). JoJo Blalock strikes out. Earl Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Colby Franks strikes out. Yats Chambers flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Alberts grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Dale Grubbs grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Ownbey singles to right field. Jess Rautzhan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Tedd Williams walks. Ernie Carbo flies out to the left fielder. Max Holiday hits a home run. Tedd Williams scores. Alta Vega triples. Jim Steele singles to right field. Alta Vega scores. Jim Steele steals second. Ray Buhl singles to center field. Jim Steele scores. Colby Franks lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yats Chambers doubles to right field. Ray Buhl scores. Bobby Alberts doubles to right field. Yats Chambers scores. Tedd Williams doubles to left field. Bobby Alberts scores. Ernie Carbo singles to center field. Tedd Williams scores. Max Holiday walks. Alta Vega flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Charlie Pinnance grounds out to the shortstop. John Black singles to right field. Ed LaCoss singles to center field. Brad Eckert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Jim Steele flies out to the right fielder. Ray Buhl walks. Colby Franks lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yats Chambers singles to center field. Bobby Alberts walks. Tedd Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit JoJo Blalock flies out to the left fielder. Earl Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Dale Grubbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Ernie Carbo singles to center field. Max Holiday singles to center field. Ernie Carbo advances to third on the hit. Alta Vega grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Carbo scores. Max Holiday advances to second on the play. Doc Vandagrift comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Walt Morris is pinch hitting for Jim Steele. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walt Morris strikes out. Ray Buhl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Ownbey walks. Jess Rautzhan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jerry Ownbey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Pinnance grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jess Rautzhan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leon Colbert is pinch hitting for Doc Vandagrift. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Leon Colbert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Pinnance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bull Harstad pitching. Colby Franks grounds out to the catcher. Yats Chambers singles to right field. Bobby Alberts pops out to the catcher. Tedd Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed LaCoss pops out to the shortstop. Brad Eckert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). JoJo Blalock triples. Earl Schmidt singles to right field. JoJo Blalock scores. Dale Grubbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Yats Chambers (35), Bobby Alberts (27), Tedd Williams (29).3B - Alta Vega (2).HR - Max Holiday (33), Ray Buhl (1). Baserunning: SB - Yats Chambers (30), Jim Steele (2). Fielding: E - Max Holiday, Jim Steele.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Thome improves in range Clem Caldwell did not respond to coaching in range Brooks Brown did not respond to coaching in control Larry Hillis improves in range Red Toliver did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Keenan did not respond to coaching in control Carl Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Carl Smith improves in range Carl Smith improves in arm