Win: Blaine Wall (14-0) Loss: Dan Harrington (3-8)
Save: Otto Finley (16)
Inning: 1 Texas Dan Harrington pitching. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Butch Casey pops out to the shortstop. Rip Merullo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Blaine Wall pitching. Alex Cora walks. Jerry Burgmeier strikes out. Alex Cora steals second. Jo-Jo Holland singles to right field. Alex Cora scores. Jo-Jo Holland is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Simpson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Bogart grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Dyer strikes out. Fred Unglaub strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Macleod singles to right field. Chris LePine strikes out. Joe McCabe walks. Ray Jensen flies out to the right fielder. Dan Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Fats Woods walks. Matt Kirkpatrick strikes out. Blaine Wall lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Whitey Lansing singles to right field. Butch Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Alex Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Burgmeier doubles to left field. Jo-Jo Holland flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Burgmeier is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Rip Merullo flies out to the right fielder. Frank Bogart flies out to the center fielder. Rod Dyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Simpson walks. Bob Macleod strikes out. Chris LePine walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Joe McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Ray Jensen walks. Dan Harrington strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Fred Unglaub grounds out to the shortstop. Fats Woods walks. Matt Kirkpatrick walks. Blaine Wall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Whitey Lansing singles to right field. Fats Woods scores. Matt Kirkpatrick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Whitey Lansing steals second. Butch Casey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Jensen. Whitey Lansing scores. Rip Merullo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Alex Cora grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Burgmeier pops out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Holland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Frank Bogart singles to center field. Rod Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Fred Unglaub grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Bogart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fats Woods walks. Matt Kirkpatrick walks. Blaine Wall walks. Fred Unglaub scores. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Macleod grounds out to the second baseman. Chris LePine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Butch Casey flies out to the center fielder. Rip Merullo pops out to the first baseman. Frank Bogart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe McCabe strikes out. Ray Jensen singles to right field. Dan Harrington lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Cora grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rod Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Fred Unglaub strikes out. Fats Woods walks. Matt Kirkpatrick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Burgmeier flies out to the right fielder. Jo-Jo Holland flies out to the left fielder. Tom Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jesus Harris is pinch hitting for Blaine Wall. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jesus Harris walks. Whitey Lansing flies out to the left fielder. Butch Casey singles to right field. Vic Schang 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. Rip Merullo strikes out. Frank Bogart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Otto Finley pitching. Bob Macleod flies out to the left fielder. Chris LePine pops out to the first baseman. Joe McCabe walks. Ray Jensen reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fats Woods. Dan Nelson is pinch hitting for Vic Schang. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Nelson singles to left field. Joe McCabe scores. Ray Jensen scores. Alex Cora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Alex Cora is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Fisher did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Thomasson improves in arm Art Berry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dutch Thomasson did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob McNamara improves in power_vs_righty Petie Slaught did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Petie Slaught improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Ruthven did not respond to coaching in range Petie Slaught did not respond to coaching in 1B