Win: Larry Balenti (15-5) Loss: Yasuhiko Mende (7-7)
Save: Brian Moore (24)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yasuhiko Mende pitching. Sam Hopp strikes out. Lou House grounds out to the shortstop. John Butcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Larry Balenti pitching. Bill Coble flies out to the center fielder. Julio Tavarez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pop Stelmaszek. Passed ball. Julio Tavarez advances to third. Chick Karros flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Julio Tavarez scores. George James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey grounds out to the second baseman. Al K Sullivan strikes out. Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Marv Young flies out to the right fielder. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Morimichi Yano grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ed Camnitz walks. Chris Parker singles to center field. Ed Camnitz advances to third on the hit. Larry Balenti grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ed Camnitz scores. Sam Hopp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Kiichiro Shimao flies out to the left fielder. Yasuhiko Mende strikes out. Bill Coble flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Lou House doubles to left field. John Butcher pops out to the second baseman. Jim Huskey strikes out. Al K Sullivan is hit by a pitch. Pop Stelmaszek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Julio Tavarez strikes out. Chick Karros flies out to the right fielder. George James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ed Camnitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Parker strikes out. Larry Balenti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Marv Young grounds out to the third baseman. Kid Shellenback strikes out. Morimichi Yano singles to center field. Kiichiro Shimao reached on a fielding error by Larry Balenti. Yasuhiko Mende walks. Bill Coble strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp strikes out. Lou House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Julio Tavarez flies out to the center fielder. Chick Karros grounds out to the second baseman. George James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Huskey walks. Al K Sullivan hits a home run. Jim Huskey scores. Pop Stelmaszek singles to left field. Ed Camnitz walks. Chris Parker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pop Stelmaszek advances to third on the play. Larry Balenti walks. Sam Hopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Marv Young grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Shellenback walks. Morimichi Yano singles to center field. Kiichiro Shimao strikes out. Toshimi Sugi is pinch hitting for Yasuhiko Mende. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Toshimi Sugi walks. Bill Coble flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Davison pitching. Lou House strikes out. John Butcher singles to left field. Jim Huskey pops out to the shortstop. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Al K Sullivan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doug Fryman walks. Pop Stelmaszek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Brian Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Julio Tavarez hits an infield single to the second baseman. Chick Karros flies out to the left fielder. George James flies out to the right fielder. Marv Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Camnitz singles to right field. Chris Parker walks. Brian Moore lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Camnitz scores. Chris Parker advances to third on the play. Lou House grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Chuck Dougherty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris Parker at RF. Kid Shellenback flies out to the left fielder. Morimichi Yano grounds out to the second baseman. Kiichiro Shimao pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Lou House (24).HR - Al K Sullivan (13).GIDP - Chris Parker, Larry Balenti.HBP - Al K Sullivan (1). Fielding: E - Pop Stelmaszek, Larry Balenti.PB - Ed Camnitz.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Edmondson did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Edmondson did not respond to coaching in control Reggie Shaw improves in arm Al Fullmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Edmondson did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Edmondson did not respond to coaching in control Dick Herring did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Kerfeld did not respond to coaching in range Nobuyuki Hirayama did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty July Hutcheson improves in speed Bernie Friberg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Lutz did not respond to coaching in range Dixie Maddox improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Guiney improves in CF