Win: Dick Brown (1-0) Loss: Rene Emerson (0-1)
Save: Stan Napier (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Harry Fewster pitching. Andy Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Al Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Kazuhiri Ishii pitching. Joe Minor strikes out. Andy Etchebarren strikes out. Luis House strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Koster pops out to the first baseman. Danny Cox flies out to the center fielder. Kirtley Dougherty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Leon Leonard strikes out. Charley Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Earle Wilson doubles to left field. Joe Barbee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tom Shearer strikes out. Wiz Offerman reached on a fielding error by Harry Fewster. Kazuhiri Ishii lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wiz Offerman steals third. Andy Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Claude Sinclair strikes out. Harry Fewster flies out to the right fielder. Joe Minor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Morris strikes out. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Bob Koster flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Andy Etchebarren doubles to left field. Luis House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Etchebarren advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Leon Leonard flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Andy Etchebarren scores. Charley Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Danny Cox hits a home run. Kirtley Dougherty strikes out. Tom Shearer grounds out to the third baseman. Wiz Offerman singles to right field. Kazuhiri Ishii singles to right field. Wiz Offerman advances to third on the hit. Andy Yount walks. Al Morris grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Earle Wilson singles to left field. Joe Barbee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earle Wilson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Claude Sinclair flies out to the center fielder. Harry Fewster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Daryl Kosman singles to center field. Bob Koster reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Barbee. Danny Cox hits a home run. Daryl Kosman scores. Bob Koster scores. Kirtley Dougherty strikes out. Tom Shearer grounds out to the pitcher. Wiz Offerman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Minor strikes out. Andy Etchebarren singles to left field. Luis House singles to right field. Andy Etchebarren advances to third on the hit. Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Etchebarren scores. Luis House advances to second on the play. Charley Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Kazuhiri Ishii grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Yount flies out to the right fielder. Al Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Earle Wilson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Barbee flies out to the left fielder. Claude Sinclair singles to right field. Harry Fewster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Daryl Kosman flies out to the center fielder. Bob Koster strikes out. Danny Cox doubles to right field. Jim Young 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. Kirtley Dougherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jim Slocumb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Minor hits a home run. Andy Etchebarren grounds out to the second baseman. Luis House singles to right field. Leon Leonard strikes out. Charley Wright singles to right field. Luis House advances to third on the hit. Tony Tavarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earle Wilson walks. Pat Eibel is pinch hitting for Joe Barbee. Pat Eibel singles to center field. Luis House scores. Charley Wright is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Red Payne enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Eibel at SS. Joe Selph is pinch hitting for Tom Shearer. Joe Selph walks. Wiz Offerman doubles past the right fielder. Joe Selph is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Jose Billings is pinch hitting for Tony Tavarez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Billings walks. Andy Yount flies out to the right fielder. Al Morris walks. Daryl Kosman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Texas Dick Brown pitching. Claude Sinclair strikes out. Frank Gorman is pinch hitting for Jim Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Gorman walks. Joe Minor strikes out. Andy Etchebarren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Rene Emerson pitching. Bob Koster flies out to the right fielder. Danny Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Kirtley Dougherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Luis House reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Koster. Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charley Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Luis House advances to third on the play. Earle Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Joe Selph singles to left field. Wiz Offerman strikes out. Tom Rudolph is pinch hitting for Dick Brown. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Rudolph singles to right field. Joe Selph advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Rudolph steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Andy Yount doubles to center field. Joe Selph scores. Tom Rudolph scores. Tommy Schwartz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Morris grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Daryl Kosman triples. Andy Yount scores. Bob Koster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Stan Napier pitching. Red Payne strikes out. Claude Sinclair singles to right field. Rafael Pless is pinch hitting for Tommy Schwartz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rafael Pless grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Sinclair advances to second on the play. Joe Minor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mellie Purdin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hob Eyrich did not respond to coaching in velocity Hob Eyrich did not respond to coaching in velocity Hiroshi Ushijima did not respond to coaching in velocity Onan Schnell did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rich Bennett improves in arm Chuck Chiles improves in range Bud Mahon improves in arm Ron Kiefer improves in arm Jim Baird did not respond to coaching in 3B