Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Nat Cole pitching. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rettig strikes out. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Cy Alston pitching. Dick Merloni grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Fohl singles to right field. Mike Fohl steals second. Tom Adams flies out to the right fielder. Diego Casanova singles to left field. Mike Fohl scores. Harry Savage strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Al Crump strikes out. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas David Ahearne walks. Don Mohler strikes out. Gino Lipski flies out to the center fielder. David Ahearne is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bob Fabregas flies out to the right fielder. Joe Escobar flies out to the center fielder. Cy Alston singles to center field. Vismay Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Nat Cole flies out to the center fielder. Dick Merloni singles to right field. Mike Fohl flies out to the center fielder. Dick Merloni steals second. Tom Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig strikes out. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Al Crump walks. Heinie Mack walks. Dick Smith doubles to left field. Al Crump scores. Heinie Mack uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Fabregas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Diego Casanova singles to right field. Harry Savage doubles to left field. Diego Casanova scores. David Ahearne strikes out. Don Mohler singles to center field. Harry Savage scores. Don Mohler steals second. Gino Lipski strikes out. Nat Cole pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Escobar flies out to the left fielder. Cy Alston strikes out. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dick Merloni grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Fohl walks. Mike Fohl is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Rettig flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Al Crump hits a home run. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Dick Smith hits a home run. Heinie Mack scores. Maurice Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Fabregas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Diego Casanova doubles to left field. Neil Enzenroth 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 2nd. Harry Savage pops out to the second baseman. David Ahearne flies out to the left fielder. Don Mohler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joe Escobar singles to left field. Jack McQuinn is pinch hitting for Neil Enzenroth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack McQuinn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Fohl. Vismay Ortiz strikes out. Bill Rettig strikes out. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Bucky Mitchell pitching. Bill Thompson is pinch hitting for Gino Lipski. Bill Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Freddy Ortiz is pinch hitting for Maurice Barrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Freddy Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Merloni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Harry Stout pitching. Jim Lemaster enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Thompson at RF. Al Crump singles to left field. Heinie Mack singles to right field. Al Crump advances to third on the hit. Dick Smith singles to center field. Al Crump scores. Heinie Mack is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Bob Fabregas pops out to the third baseman. Dick Smith steals second. Joe Escobar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Bob Garcia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Crump at CF. Mike Fohl grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Adams singles to right field. Diego Casanova grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Adams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Savage flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Kenzo Kato is pinch hitting for Bucky Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kenzo Kato walks. Vismay Ortiz singles to center field. Bill Rettig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vismay Ortiz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Ortiz singles to center field. Kenzo Kato scores. Bob Garcia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Jimmy Richter pitching. David Ahearne walks. Cris Wagner is pinch hitting for Don Mohler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cris Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Wilton Smith is pinch hitting for Jim Lemaster. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wilton Smith walks. Cotton Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dennis Ritter is pinch hitting for Harry Stout. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dennis Ritter grounds out to the second baseman. David Ahearne advances to third on the play. Wilton Smith advances to second on the play. Dick Merloni singles to center field. David Ahearne scores. Mike Fohl pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Diego Casanova (23), Harry Savage (24). Baserunning: SB - Dick Merloni (13), Mike Fohl (40), Don Mohler (15).CS - Mike Fohl (16), David Ahearne (10). Fielding: E - Mike Fohl.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Rodriguez improves in control Jack Simpson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary Fulgham did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Morris improves in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Burgmeier did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Kelly improves in speed Howie Kerksieck did not respond to coaching in control Bill Kelly improves in range Jose Voss did not respond to coaching in 2B