Win: Buck Minnick (4-3) Loss: Pedro W Peploski (4-9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Larry Balenti pitching. Bill Coble flies out to the left fielder. Lou Brown flies out to the left fielder. Chick Karros doubles to center field. Pat Yowell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Larry Shearer pitching. Willie Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Sam Hopp walks. Lou House strikes out. John Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jim Haney grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Tavarez strikes out. Marv Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dick Herring pops out to the first baseman. Chris Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Camnitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Stan Lucas grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Shearer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Coble flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Monte Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Balenti grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Lou Brown flies out to the right fielder. Chick Karros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Yowell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp singles to center field. Lou House flies out to the left fielder. John Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Dick Herring pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Haney flies out to the center fielder. Julio Tavarez flies out to the center fielder. Marv Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Chris Parker strikes out. Ed Camnitz singles to right field. Monte Thomas singles to center field. Ed Camnitz advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Larry Balenti strikes out. Willie Fisk pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Stan Lucas pops out to the shortstop. Larry Shearer strikes out. Bill Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sam Hopp walks. Lou House doubles to right field. John Butcher strikes out. Dick Herring flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sam Hopp scores. Chris Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Lou Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chick Karros pops out to the second baseman. Pat Yowell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ed Camnitz singles past the second baseman. Monte Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Ed Camnitz steals second. Larry Balenti strikes out. Willie Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Haney pops out to the third baseman. Julio Tavarez singles to right field. Marv Young singles to right field. Julio Tavarez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Wayne Zachary 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. Stan Lucas singles to left field. Kiichiro Shimao is pinch hitting for Larry Shearer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kiichiro Shimao flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Art Sepkowski pitching. Sam Hopp grounds out to the pitcher. Lou House hits a home run. Pedro W Peploski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Butcher strikes out. Dick Herring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Brown walks. Chick Karros pops out to the shortstop. Pat Yowell hits a home run. Lou Brown scores. Buck Minnick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Haney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chris Parker strikes out. Ed Camnitz walks. Ed Camnitz steals second. Monte Thomas walks. Tim Moss is pinch hitting for Buck Minnick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Moss singles to left field. Ed Camnitz scores. Detroit total runners left on base: 3 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Brown did not respond to coaching in range Gary Klinger improves in control Charlie Lawton improves in arm Lew McRae did not respond to coaching in control Bronson Kennedy did not respond to coaching in arm Ted Powers improves in range Frank Brown did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Robert Ensberg did not respond to coaching in arm Al Fullmer did not respond to coaching in endurance Kurt Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in control Reggie Shaw did not respond to coaching in arm Hideharu Higashida did not respond to coaching in range Clarence Lint did not respond to coaching in arm Ronnie Belcher did not respond to coaching in 2B