Win: Virgil Belle (10-12) Loss: Hank Gleason (20-9)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Virgil Belle pitching. Al DeMerit walks. Kelly Phillips grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Kuiper singles to right field. Robert Bruce III pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Hank Gleason pitching. Dan Gardner triples. Raymond Raffensberger strikes out. Howie Archer grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Gardner scores. Alejandro Smith singles to center field. Ralph Robinson singles to right field. Chuck Duren singles to right field. Alejandro Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gibby Fauver grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Allen Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Gaylord Mathews pops out to the third baseman. Bud Chase strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Elmer Smith strikes out. Virgil Belle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Gardner singles to left field. Dan Gardner steals second. Raymond Raffensberger singles to center field. Dan Gardner scores. Howie Archer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi singles to right field. Hank Gleason 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 flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Phillips singles to right field. Makoto Taniguchi scores. John Kuiper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Alejandro Smith hits a home run. Ralph Robinson singles to center field. Chuck Duren flies out to the right fielder. Gibby Fauver strikes out. Elmer Smith doubles to right field. Ralph Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Lickert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Virgil Belle singles to center field. Elmer Smith scores. Dan Gardner walks. Raymond Raffensberger walks. Howie Archer walks. Virgil Belle scores. Lamar Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alejandro Smith singles to left field. Dan Gardner scores. Raymond Raffensberger scores. Ralph Robinson walks. Chuck Duren strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Robert Bruce III walks. Allen Butcher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Robert Bruce III is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gaylord Mathews grounds out to the pitcher. Allen Butcher advances to second on the play. Bud Chase strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Gibby Fauver singles to center field. Elmer Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gibby Fauver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Virgil Belle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Virgil Belle strikes out. Dan Gardner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Elmer Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi grounds out to the pitcher. Lamar Smith flies out to the right fielder. Al DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Raymond Raffensberger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Howie Archer flies out to the center fielder. Alejandro Smith walks. Alejandro Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kelly Phillips lines out to the second baseman. John Kuiper grounds out to the shortstop. Robert Bruce III flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Ralph Robinson strikes out. Chuck Duren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gibby Fauver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Allen Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Gaylord Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Chase pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Elmer Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Virgil Belle lines out to the first baseman. Dan Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Makoto Taniguchi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tommy Bohnet is pinch hitting for Lamar Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Bohnet doubles to left field. Makoto Taniguchi is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Al DeMerit hits a home run. Tommy Bohnet scores. Kelly Phillips strikes out. John Kuiper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Jaime Tanana pitching. Raymond Raffensberger singles to center field. Howie Archer singles past the second baseman. Raymond Raffensberger advances to third on the hit. Alejandro Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Raymond Raffensberger scores. Howie Archer advances to second on the play. Keith Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Robinson strikes out. Chuck Duren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ray Jones is pinch hitting for Robert Bruce III. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Jones walks. Allen Butcher singles past the shortstop. Ray Jones advances to third on the hit. Gaylord Mathews triples. Ray Jones scores. Allen Butcher scores. Bud Chase singles to left field. Gaylord Mathews scores. Makoto Taniguchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walt Main is pinch hitting for Keith Clark. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Main strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Seattle total runners left on base: 8
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buddy Marshall did not respond to coaching in velocity Karl McLaughlin improves in velocity Bill Douglas improves in arm Karl McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in control
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Kruger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Gladden did not respond to coaching in control Hal Ott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Milt Riggs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty