Win: Felipe Erstad (1-0) Loss: Rosey McCauley (4-3)
Save: Bill Davie (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chubby Roy pitching. Pete McQueen strikes out. Dick Hagerman singles to left field. Judy Johnson walks. Codie Spearman walks. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. Gary Harrington pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rosey McCauley pitching. Charlie Bellhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Norman singles to left field. Wilfredo Harvey lines out to the second baseman. Phil Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Ruffin doubles to right field. Sergio Wertz strikes out. Rosey McCauley flies out to the left fielder. Pete McQueen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dion O Banion grounds out to the shortstop. Cub Klee grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Poffenberger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Hagerman strikes out. Judy Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Codie Spearman walks. Jerry Blackwell walks. Gary Harrington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Blackwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Joe Stanage walks. Chubby Roy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Bellhorn hits a home run. Joe Stanage scores. Jerry Norman flies out to the right fielder. Wilfredo Harvey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill Ruffin singles to right field. Sergio Wertz singles to center field. Rosey McCauley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rosey McCauley strikes out. Pete McQueen flies out to the center fielder. Dick Hagerman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Phil Bailey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dion O Banion singles to left field. Cub Klee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dion O Banion is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Poffenberger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Judy Johnson singles to left field. Codie Spearman singles to right field. Jerry Blackwell singles to right field. Felipe Erstad 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. Gary Harrington strikes out. Bill Ruffin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Stanage grounds out to the shortstop. Felipe Erstad grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Sergio Wertz walks. Rosey McCauley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete McQueen flies out to the left fielder. Dick Hagerman walks. Judy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jerry Norman singles to left field. Jerry Norman steals second. Wilfredo Harvey grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Bailey strikes out. Dion O Banion strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Codie Spearman strikes out. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. Gary Harrington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Cub Klee strikes out. Carl Poffenberger strikes out. Joe Stanage flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Ruffin strikes out. Sergio Wertz strikes out. Rosey McCauley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay BIG AL Bielaski is pinch hitting for Felipe Erstad. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. BIG AL Bielaski doubles past the first baseman. Charlie Bellhorn strikes out. Jerry Norman flies out to the left fielder. Wilfredo Harvey singles to center field. BIG AL Bielaski scores. Phil Bailey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wilfredo Harvey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Davie pitching. Bob Byrnes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jerry Norman at SS. Pete McQueen singles to center field. Dick Hagerman flies out to the left fielder. Judy Johnson singles to center field. Pete McQueen advances to third on the hit. Codie Spearman strikes out. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 14 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Steele improves in power_vs_lefty Hank Mason did not respond to coaching in control Bill Duncan improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Halliday did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Robert Sloan improves in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Munoz improves in arm Russ Hamrick improves in power_vs_righty Swede Serafini did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Pleis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty