Win: John Stratton (4-8) Loss: Joe Bush (4-4)
Save: Gene Parkinson (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Bush pitching. Judy Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Bligh singles to center field. Jelly Taylor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Stratton pitching. Charlie Bellhorn singles to center field. Jerry Norman flies out to the center fielder. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. BIG AL Bielaski walks. Dion O Banion grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Charlie Mason grounds out to the third baseman. Ulysses McAtee grounds out to the shortstop. Codie Spearman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Eugene Milano reached on a 2-base throwing error by March McKechnie. Wilfredo Harvey walks. Jim Poser flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bush lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Eugene Milano is thrown out at third. Wilfredo Harvey advances to second on the play. Wilfredo Harvey advances to second on the play. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit March McKechnie grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pen Gilliard grounds out to the second baseman. John Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jerry Norman singles to center field. Jerry Norman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the second baseman. BIG AL Bielaski walks. BIG AL Bielaski is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Judy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Bligh hits a home run. Jelly Taylor strikes out. Charlie Mason singles to right field. Ulysses McAtee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Mason is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eugene Milano grounds out to the shortstop. Wilfredo Harvey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Codie Spearman strikes out. March McKechnie flies out to the right fielder. Pen Gilliard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Poser flies out to the right fielder. Joe Bush pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn triples. Jerry Norman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit John Stratton singles to left field. Judy Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Whitey Bligh singles to right field. Jelly Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Norman. John Stratton scores. Charlie Mason grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Bligh scores. Jelly Taylor advances to third on the play. Ulysses McAtee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Carl Poffenberger triples. BIG AL Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Carl Poffenberger scores. Dion O Banion walks. Eugene Milano strikes out. Dion O Banion steals second. Wilfredo Harvey singles to left field. Dion O Banion scores. Wilfredo Harvey steals second. Jim Poser reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pen Gilliard. Wilfredo Harvey scores. Joe Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Ruffin is pinch hitting for Codie Spearman. Bill Ruffin strikes out. March McKechnie singles to center field. Wally Fitzgerald is pinch hitting for Pen Gilliard. Wally Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. John Stratton walks. Judy Johnson singles past the shortstop. March McKechnie scores. Whitey Bligh singles to left field. John Stratton is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Scotland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Ruffin at LF. Aubrey Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Fitzgerald at CF. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Jerry Norman flies out to the center fielder. Carl Poffenberger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dayan Calana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Mason flies out to the right fielder. Ulysses McAtee pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski singles to center field. Gene Parkinson 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 1st. Dion O Banion grounds into a force play to the second baseman. BIG AL Bielaski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dion O Banion steals second. Eugene Milano strikes out. Wilfredo Harvey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Scotland walks. Joe Scotland steals second. March McKechnie walks. Aubrey Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Scotland advances to third on the play. Gene Parkinson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jim Poser strikes out. Jim Genna is pinch hitting for Dayan Calana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Genna grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Batting:3B - Charlie Bellhorn (4), Carl Poffenberger (2).SF - BIG AL Bielaski. Baserunning: SB - Dion O Banion 2 (13), Wilfredo Harvey (16).CS - Jerry Norman (3), BIG AL Bielaski (5). Fielding: E - Jerry Norman.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Orville Christiansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Orville Christiansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Leroy Morney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Clemens did not respond to coaching in velocity Robert Sloan did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clint Malmberg improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Pleis improves in contact_vs_lefty Swede Serafini did not respond to coaching in speed Al Young did not respond to coaching in velocity