Inning: 1 Boston Charlie King pitching. Charlie Waitt pops out to the third baseman. Donald Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Tyson Bryan singles to left field. Dick Auker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Eastern Polonia pitching. Bud Platte singles to right field. Bud Platte steals second. Sparky Nunez hits a home run. Bud Platte scores. Cecil Gebrian hits a home run. Jody Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Bales grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Haruo Kondo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jim Grunwald grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Schultz singles to right field. Dutch Gibson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Owen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bob Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Don Meadows walks. Charlie King fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie King grounds out to the shortstop. Don Meadows advances to second on the play. Bud Platte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Eastern Polonia strikes out. Charlie Waitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Donald Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez singles to right field. Cecil Gebrian flies out to the right fielder. Jody Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Sparky Nunez advances to second on the play. Bobby Bales strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Tyson Bryan flies out to the right fielder. Dick Auker singles to center field. Jim Grunwald grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Auker advances to second on the play. Bob Schultz walks. Dick Auker is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Haruo Kondo grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Roberts grounds out to the third baseman. Don Meadows singles to right field. Charlie King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Dutch Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Jim Owen flies out to the left fielder. Eastern Polonia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bud Platte strikes out. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Cecil Gebrian flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Charlie Waitt grounds out to the shortstop. Donald Kelly pops out to the catcher. Tyson Bryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jody Grace strikes out. Bobby Bales hits a home run. Haruo Kondo grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Roberts hits an infield single to the pitcher. Don Meadows strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jody Grace at 3B. Dick Auker flies out to the center fielder. Jim Grunwald singles to right field. Bob Schultz singles to center field. Dutch Gibson singles to center field. Jim Grunwald scores. Jim Owen singles to right field. Wayne Garbark is pinch hitting for Eastern Polonia. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Wayne Garbark flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Waitt singles past the first baseman. Bob Schultz scores. Donald Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gus Camacho pitching. Charlie King grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bud Platte reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Grunwald. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Cecil Gebrian strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Tyson Bryan doubles to right field. Billy Axis 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. Dick Auker lines out to the third baseman. Jim Grunwald grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Schultz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Mike Nelson pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Bales flies out to the left fielder. Haruo Kondo singles to right field. Bob Roberts grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Haruo Kondo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Sparky Fortune comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Richard Dane is pinch hitting for Dutch Gibson. Richard Dane grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Owen singles to center field. Mac Jeffcoat is pinch hitting for Gus Camacho. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mac Jeffcoat reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bud Platte. Charlie Waitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Owen scores. Mac Jeffcoat advances to third on the play. Donald Kelly doubles past the third baseman. Mac Jeffcoat scores. Milt Raggio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tyson Bryan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Harry Kahler pitching. Don Meadows flies out to the center fielder. Bob Morton is pinch hitting for Milt Raggio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Morton triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Bud Platte hits a ground ball to the shortstop. The shortstop throws home. Bob Morton scores. Boston total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Dutch Gibson is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Conley did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Fowler did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Allen did not respond to coaching in control Larry Heffernan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Barragan did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alan Selkirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wilson Fletcher improves in arm Del Sexton did not respond to coaching in speed Parson Williams improves in power_vs_righty