Win: Martin Dihigo (16-7) Loss: Greg Richardson (12-5)
Inning: 1 Chicago Greg Richardson pitching. Roy Okomoto strikes out. Ap Chaichote walks. Ap Chaichote steals second. John Stewman pops out to the third baseman. Tommie Juliet walks. Roy Banks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Martin Dihigo pitching. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Butch Casey doubles to right field. Rod Dyer strikes out. Joe Eaton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Lewis Lavender grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Runyan flies out to the center fielder. Gerald Hofeldt singles to right field. Martin Dihigo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Rip Merullo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Peter Pena strikes out. Frank Bogart walks. Matt Kirkpatrick singles to center field. Rip Merullo scores. Greg Richardson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Whitey Lansing pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Roy Okomoto bunts for a base hit. Ap Chaichote walks. John Stewman walks. Tommie Juliet strikes out. Roy Banks doubles past the right fielder. Roy Okomoto scores. Ap Chaichote scores. John Stewman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buster Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lewis Lavender strikes out. Al Runyan singles to right field. Roy Banks scores. Al Runyan steals second. Gerald Hofeldt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Butch Casey walks. Rod Dyer singles to left field. Butch Casey advances to third on the hit. Joe Eaton flies out to the center fielder. Rod Dyer steals second. Rip Merullo strikes out. Peter Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Martin Dihigo grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Okomoto strikes out. Ap Chaichote grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Frank Bogart singles to left field. Matt Kirkpatrick singles past the shortstop. Jesus Harris is pinch hitting for Buster Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jesus Harris pops out to the catcher. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Butch Casey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Kirkpatrick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Jeff Pfeffer pitching. John Stewman flies out to the right fielder. Tommie Juliet grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Rod Dyer strikes out. Joe Eaton is hit by a pitch. Rip Merullo strikes out. Peter Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Lewis Lavender grounds out to the shortstop. Al Runyan grounds out to the second baseman. Gerald Hofeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Frank Bogart strikes out. Matt Kirkpatrick walks. Moxie Allen is pinch hitting for Jeff Pfeffer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Moxie Allen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Matt Kirkpatrick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Pete Garibaldi pitching. Martin Dihigo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Roy Okomoto singles to left field. Roy Okomoto is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ap Chaichote grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Butch Casey strikes out. Rod Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Joe Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago John Stewman walks. Tommie Juliet strikes out. John Stewman steals second. Roy Banks flies out to the left fielder. Lewis Lavender strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rip Merullo grounds out to the third baseman. Carlton Howell 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. Peter Pena singles to right field. Frank Bogart flies out to the center fielder. Matt Kirkpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Al Runyan triples. Gerald Hofeldt pops out to the shortstop. Sandy Amoros is pinch hitting for Carlton Howell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Sandy Amoros flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Runyan scores. Roy Okomoto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Simon Silesian pitching. Claude Martin is pinch hitting for Pete Garibaldi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Claude Martin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Whitey Lansing singles to left field. Butch Casey grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Whitey Lansing is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rod Dyer singles past the shortstop. Butch Casey advances to third on the hit. Joe Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 5 Texas total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Roy Banks (14).3B - Al Runyan (5).SF - Sandy Amoros. Baserunning: SB - Ap Chaichote (26), John Stewman (18), Al Runyan (23).CS - Roy Okomoto (3).
Game Notes Butch Casey is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Dravecky improves in velocity Freddie Rutherford improves in power_vs_righty Decius Sevrei improves in contact_vs_righty Henry Cotto improves in contact_vs_lefty Sadik Hakim improves in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Afenir improves in arm Jack K Terry improves in power_vs_righty Mack Bruggy did not respond to coaching in speed Dutch Thomasson did not respond to coaching in SS