Win: Dmitri Blethen (6-5) Loss: Gene Lovelace (16-7)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Gene Lovelace pitching. Clarence Lint singles to right field. Dick Herring strikes out. Ed Camnitz singles to center field. Ronnie Belcher hits a home run. Clarence Lint scores. Ed Camnitz scores. Reggie Shaw reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Folkers. Tommy Brunsberg singles to left field. Reggie Shaw scores. Monte Thomas singles to center field. Tommy Brunsberg advances to third on the hit. Sam Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Brunsberg scores. Monte Thomas advances to second on the play. Dmitri Blethen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Dmitri Blethen pitching. Ramon Swigart reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sam Hopp. Kevin Schulz singles to left field. Ramon Swigart scores. Myles Bailey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kevin Schulz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Ricci grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Clarence Lint strikes out. Dick Herring doubles to left field. Ed Camnitz singles to center field. Dick Herring scores. Ronnie Belcher grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Camnitz advances to second on the play. Reggie Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Domingo Hunt triples. Charlie Logan singles past the shortstop. Domingo Hunt scores. Mike Folkers flies out to the right fielder. Dizzy Barnes grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Logan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Lovelace grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dizzy Barnes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tommy Brunsberg walks. Monte Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Sam Hopp walks. Dmitri Blethen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Lint pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ramon Swigart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Schulz singles to right field. Myles Bailey strikes out. Bill Ricci strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Herring strikes out. Ed Camnitz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ronnie Belcher singles to center field. Ronnie Belcher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Domingo Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Logan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Folkers walks. Mike Folkers steals second. Dizzy Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Reggie Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Brunsberg is hit by a pitch. Monte Thomas lines out to the second baseman. Tommy Brunsberg steals second. Sam Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Gene Lovelace flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Swigart flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Schulz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dmitri Blethen flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Lint strikes out. Dick Herring flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Myles Bailey doubles to left field. Bill Ricci walks. Domingo Hunt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Myles Bailey advances to third on the play. Charlie Logan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ed Camnitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronnie Belcher walks. Ed Grissom is pinch hitting for Reggie Shaw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Grissom strikes out. Tommy Brunsberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Mike Folkers strikes out. Dizzy Barnes lines out to the shortstop. Mac Hurley is pinch hitting for Gene Lovelace. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mac Hurley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kimera Rosenfeld pitching. Norihiro Kinoshita is pinch hitting for Monte Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Norihiro Kinoshita doubles to center field. Sam Hopp grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Norihiro Kinoshita advances to third on the play. Doug Fryman is pinch hitting for Dmitri Blethen. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doug Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Lint grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ed Lewis pitching. Ramon Swigart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Schulz flies out to the center fielder. Myles Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Dick Herring singles to left field. Ed Camnitz flies out to the right fielder. Ronnie Belcher singles to right field. Ed Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Herring advances to third on the play. Ronnie Belcher advances to second on the play. Tommy Brunsberg lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bill Ricci strikes out. Domingo Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Logan is hit by a pitch. Mike Folkers doubles to left field. Charlie Logan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dizzy Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Dick Herring (19), Norihiro Kinoshita (6).HR - Ronnie Belcher (15).HBP - Tommy Brunsberg (1). Baserunning: SB - Tommy Brunsberg (9).CS - Ronnie Belcher (4). Fielding: E - Sam Hopp.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Battey improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dick Bennett did not respond to coaching in speed Percy Lake did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ben Beatty improves in range Art Battey did not respond to coaching in 2B
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Boots Willis did not respond to coaching in arm Luis Holton improves in power_vs_righty Gene Herrera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Reggie Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Eddie Barrett did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Bickham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty