Win: Johnny Barnes (19-5) Loss: Larry Coachman (8-16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Larry Coachman pitching. Al DeMerit grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Chase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kuiper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Johnny Barnes pitching. George Steverson strikes out. Bob Pico flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Duren flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Robert Bruce III doubles to center field. Allen Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Robert Bruce III steals third. Al Millan strikes out. Charlie Koehler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Howie Archer flies out to the center fielder. Gus Scurry grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeru Matsui strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi singles past the shortstop. Johnny Barnes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al DeMerit triples. Makoto Taniguchi scores. Bud Chase grounds out to the third baseman. Al DeMerit scores. John Kuiper walks. Robert Bruce III strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Dan Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Alejandro Smith walks. Larry Coachman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Steverson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Allen Butcher singles to left field. Al Millan strikes out. Charlie Koehler singles to left field. Makoto Taniguchi walks. Johnny Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Butcher scores. Charlie Koehler advances to third on the play. Makoto Taniguchi advances to second on the play. Al DeMerit singles to right field. Charlie Koehler scores. Makoto Taniguchi scores. Bud Chase grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Bob Pico strikes out. Chuck Duren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Howie Archer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Kuiper doubles past the third baseman. Robert Bruce III walks. Allen Butcher pops out to the shortstop. Al Millan walks. Charlie Koehler lines out to the shortstop. Makoto Taniguchi grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Kuiper is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Seattle Gus Scurry walks. Shigeru Matsui grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gus Scurry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Gardner walks. Alejandro Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Johnny Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Al DeMerit walks. Bud Chase singles to left field. Al DeMerit advances to third on the hit. John Kuiper strikes out. Robert Bruce III singles to left field. Al DeMerit scores. Bud Chase advances to third on the hit. Allen Butcher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Larry Coachman grounds out to the third baseman. George Steverson pops out to the shortstop. Bob Pico strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Al Millan hits a home run. Charlie Koehler singles past the third baseman. Charlie Koehler steals second. Makoto Taniguchi walks. Johnny Barnes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Koehler scores. Makoto Taniguchi advances to third on the play. Jerry Lotz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bud Chase triples. Makoto Taniguchi scores. John Kuiper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Chuck Duren walks. Howie Archer singles to center field. Gus Scurry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Chuck Duren advances to third on the play. Shigeru Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ray Jones is pinch hitting for Robert Bruce III. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Jones doubles to center field. Allen Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Gaylord Mathews is pinch hitting for Al Millan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gaylord Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Koehler singles to right field. Ray Jones scores. Charlie Koehler steals second. Makoto Taniguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Dan Gardner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alejandro Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Lotz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Barnes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Al DeMerit flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Bohnet is pinch hitting for Bud Chase. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tommy Bohnet flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle George Steverson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pico strikes out. Chuck Duren singles to left field. Howie Archer singles to left field. Gus Scurry singles to left field. Chuck Duren scores. Shigeru Matsui grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Seattle total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - John Kuiper (26), Robert Bruce III (26), Ray Jones (8).3B - Al DeMerit (8), Bud Chase (5).HR - Al Millan (19). Baserunning: SB - Robert Bruce III (36), Charlie Koehler 2 (40).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Lickert did not respond to coaching in control Gordon Shaute did not respond to coaching in velocity Gordon Shaute did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in speed
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry McDowell did not respond to coaching in control Luis LaPointe improves in control Jess Stromme improves in contact_vs_lefty Herman Sanchez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty