Inning: 1 Tampa Bay
Virgil Bench pitching.
Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman.
Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 1 Cleveland
Briggs Stratton pitching.
Whitey Lake strikes out.
Otto Stenzel strikes out.
Alex Alvarez pops out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Tampa Bay
Rocko Patterson lines out to the shortstop.
Frankie Henry strikes out.
Vance Tarrant singles to center field.
Esteban Peraza strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 2 Cleveland
Ed Tobin is hit by a pitch.
Ken Blankenship strikes out.
George Burkart grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Ed Tobin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Bill Minor walks.
Heinie Hampton flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 3 Tampa Bay
Howard Phillips strikes out.
Briggs Stratton is hit by a pitch.
Briggs Stratton steals second.
Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Briggs Stratton advances to third on the play.
Fritz Balboni strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Cleveland
Virgil Bench strikes out.
Whitey Lake strikes out.
Otto Stenzel flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 4 Tampa Bay
Dainier Castro grounds out to the shortstop.
Rocko Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Frankie Henry singles past the second baseman.
Vance Tarrant singles to right field.
Esteban Peraza grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Vance Tarrant is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 4 Cleveland
Alex Alvarez strikes out.
Ed Tobin grounds out to the shortstop.
Ken Blankenship singles past the third baseman.
George Burkart grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Ken Blankenship is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Tampa Bay
Howard Phillips singles to right field.
Briggs Stratton lays down a bunt.
The pitcher fields the ball, Howard Phillips forced out at second (SS covering 2nd).
Briggs Stratton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Deacon Dedmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Cleveland
Bill Minor grounds out to the third baseman.
Heinie Hampton singles to right field.
Virgil Bench lays a bunt down the first base line.
He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance.
Whitey Lake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 6 Tampa Bay
Fritz Balboni hits a home run.
Dainier Castro strikes out.
Rocko Patterson walks.
Frankie Henry is hit by a pitch.
Vance Tarrant grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Rocko Patterson advances to third on the play.
Frankie Henry advances to second on the play.
Esteban Peraza strikes out.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 6 Cleveland
Otto Stenzel grounds out to the shortstop.
Alex Alvarez strikes out.
Ed Tobin strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Tampa Bay
Howard Phillips grounds out to the second baseman.
Briggs Stratton strikes out.
Deacon Dedmon pops out to the third baseman.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Cleveland
Ken Blankenship singles to right field.
George Burkart grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Ken Blankenship is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Bill Minor flies out to the left fielder.
Heinie Hampton flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Tampa Bay
Fritz Balboni doubles to center field.
Al Turner 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.
Dainier Castro flies out to the center fielder.
Rocko Patterson pops out to the shortstop.
Frankie Henry strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Cleveland
Sandy Kelly is pinch hitting for Al Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Sandy Kelly doubles to center field.
Fred Anderson 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.
Whitey Lake flies out to the center fielder.
Otto Stenzel grounds out to the shortstop.
Alex Alvarez pops out to the catcher.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Tampa Bay
Hal Lear pitching.
Vance Tarrant grounds out to the second baseman.
Esteban Peraza singles to right field.
Howard Phillips grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Esteban Peraza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
Torey Skaugstad is pinch hitting for Fred Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning.
Torey Skaugstad pops out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 9 Cleveland
Bernie Thomas pitching.
Ed Tobin singles to right field.
Ken Blankenship doubles to right field.
Ed Tobin uses his aggressiveness and scores.
George Burkart strikes out.
Bill Minor singles to center field.
Heinie Hampton hits a ground ball to the shortstop. The shortstop throws home.
Ken Blankenship scores.
Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Cleveland total runners left on base: 6