Win: Don Mulroney (5-1) Loss: Ricky Smith (2-4)
Save: Jack Booles (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mario Mathewson pitching. Freddie Throneberry grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Easler reached on a fielding error by Hilly Johnson. Sam Duffalo pops out to the first baseman. Jim Gaspar lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Benny Mauriello pitching. Hilly Johnson strikes out. Craig George singles to center field. Bill Hicks pops out to the third baseman. Kiko Burnitz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Craig George is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Hudek strikes out. Rudy Carlisle triples. Jack Moryn flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rudy Carlisle scores. Fred Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Mickey Allietta grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Otis doubles to right field. Steve Gonzalez singles to left field. Jerry Otis scores. Greg Cottrell strikes out. Mario Mathewson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Benny Mauriello strikes out. Freddie Throneberry grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jimmy Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Hilly Johnson strikes out. Craig George flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hicks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Sam Duffalo grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Gaspar singles to center field. Bill Hudek walks. Rudy Carlisle singles to left field. Jim Gaspar scores. Jack Moryn strikes out. Fred Richardson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Kiko Burnitz lines out to the first baseman. Mickey Allietta walks. Jerry Otis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Allietta advances to second on the play. Steve Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Benny Mauriello strikes out. Freddie Throneberry singles to right field. Jimmy Easler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Greg Cottrell strikes out. Mario Mathewson flies out to the center fielder. Hilly Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Sam Duffalo singles to left field. Jim Gaspar strikes out. Passed ball. Sam Duffalo advances to second. Bill Hudek strikes out. Rudy Carlisle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Craig George grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Hicks singles to left field. Kiko Burnitz walks. Mickey Allietta lines out to the pitcher. Jerry Otis walks. Steve Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Moryn flies out to the right fielder. Fred Richardson pops out to the second baseman. Benny Mauriello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Greg Cottrell grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Schiraldi is pinch hitting for Mario Mathewson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Willie Schiraldi flies out to the right fielder. Hilly Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ricky Smith pitching. Freddie Throneberry strikes out. Jimmy Easler singles to center field. Sam Duffalo strikes out. Jim Gaspar lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Craig George strikes out. Bill Hicks singles to right field. Bill Hicks steals second. Don Mulroney 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. Kiko Burnitz singles to left field. Bill Hicks scores. Mickey Allietta grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Hudek flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Carlisle lines out to the third baseman. Jack Moryn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jerry Otis strikes out. Steve Gonzalez strikes out. Greg Cottrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Fred Richardson singles to right field. George Curd is pinch hitting for Don Mulroney. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Curd doubles past the right fielder. Fred Richardson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Newman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddie Throneberry singles past the shortstop. George Curd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmy Easler grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Freddie Throneberry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Duffalo strikes out. Jim Gaspar walks. Bill Hudek grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Gaspar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Texas Jack Booles pitching. Jim Durham is pinch hitting for Jim Newman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Durham strikes out. Hilly Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Craig George pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Alvarado did not respond to coaching in control Saburo Nakashima did not respond to coaching in arm Don Rockett did not respond to coaching in control Don Rockett improves in control Angelo Felder improves in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Freddie Montgomery improves in contact_vs_lefty Hank Bauer did not respond to coaching in control Tony Potter improves in arm Otto Rose did not respond to coaching in velocity Freddie Montgomery did not respond to coaching in CF