Inning: 1 Detroit Wilbert Leja pitching. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Pettibone walks. Passed ball. Elmer Pettibone advances to second. Joe Klumpp flies out to the right fielder. Greg Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Cookie Schepner pitching. Bernie Pott reached on a fielding error by Cookie Schepner. Charlie Aurilia singles to right field. Bernie Pott advances to third on the hit. Walt Rosenthal strikes out. Charlie Aurilia steals second. Kitty Jackson hits a home run. Bernie Pott scores. Charlie Aurilia scores. John Brown hits a home run. George Meridith grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Harper singles to right field. John Darr pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Mercer reached on a fielding error by Walt Rosenthal. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Connie Wilson strikes out. Reid McMullin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Wilbert Leja strikes out. Bernie Pott strikes out. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Cookie Schepner strikes out. Joe Minutelli flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Pettibone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Walt Rosenthal grounds out to the shortstop. Kitty Jackson walks. John Brown singles to center field. Kitty Jackson advances to third on the hit. George Meridith singles to left field. Kitty Jackson scores. Tom Harper flies out to the right fielder. John Darr singles to left field. John Brown scores. George Meridith advances to third on the hit. Jim Dillon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Wilbert Leja pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Joe Klumpp hits a home run. Greg Hart doubles to center field. Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Connie Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bernie Pott pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Rosenthal flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Reid McMullin flies out to the left fielder. Jim Dillon strikes out. Joe Minutelli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. John Brown flies out to the right fielder. George Meridith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Elmer Pettibone strikes out. Joe Klumpp hits a home run. Greg Hart strikes out. Bill Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Harper flies out to the center fielder. John Darr doubles past the center fielder. Wilbert Leja flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Pott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Carlos Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Connie Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Reid McMullin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Rosenthal grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kitty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Roy Gillenwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alex Kahle is pinch hitting for Jim Dillon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Kahle walks. Joe Minutelli strikes out. Alex Kahle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Elmer Pettibone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tommy Patrick pitching. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. George Meridith walks. Bobby Schalk is pinch hitting for Tom Harper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Schalk lines out to the shortstop. John Darr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Meridith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Klumpp singles to left field. Greg Hart reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kitty Jackson. Bubba Jailor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Mercer strikes out. Carlos Klinger walks. Connie Wilson walks. Joe Klumpp scores. Reid McMullin doubles to center field. Greg Hart scores. Carlos Klinger scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Randy Davis is pinch hitting for Tommy Patrick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Davis flies out to the center fielder. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - John Darr (17).HR - Kitty Jackson (22), John Brown (4). Baserunning: SB - Charlie Aurilia (19). Fielding: E - Walt Rosenthal, Kitty Jackson.PB - John Darr.
Game Notes Greg Hart is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty McPhee did not respond to coaching in control Orville Wright improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in control Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in velocity 'Ding-Dong' Bell did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in arm Ralph Davis improves in range Tony Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Hack Green did not respond to coaching in speed Don Goodwin improves in arm Kelly Fohl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty