Win: Clyde Goossen (1-0) Loss: Joe Wenz (0-1)
Save: Mike Currie (1)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Johnny Pollet pitching. Reggie Morse strikes out. Chris Parker strikes out. Dick Herring walks. Ronnie Belcher walks. Tommy Brunsberg singles to center field. Dick Herring scores. Ronnie Belcher advances to third on the hit. Dale Carl singles to center field. Ronnie Belcher scores. Dick Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Bob Zick pitching. Gary Fingers singles to center field. Kurt Bolton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Charlie Solis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Art Battey strikes out. Bob Zick strikes out. Reggie Morse walks. Chris Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jesse Hampton singles to center field. Grady Ross strikes out. Tom Corbett strikes out. Dennis Ratliff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Herring grounds out to the third baseman. Ronnie Belcher flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Brunsberg lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Paul McWilliams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Pollet singles in front of the center fielder. Gary Fingers strikes out. Kurt Bolton hits a home run. Johnny Pollet scores. Charlie Solis walks. Jesse Hampton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dale Carl walks. Dick Bennett flies out to the right fielder. Art Battey flies out to the left fielder. Bob Zick singles to right field. Reggie Morse bunts for a base hit. Chris Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago Grady Ross flies out to the left fielder. Tom Corbett strikes out. Dennis Ratliff doubles to left field. Paul McWilliams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dick Herring singles to left field. Ronnie Belcher singles to center field. Dick Herring aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tommy Brunsberg strikes out. Ronnie Belcher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dale Carl lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Johnny Pollet lines out to the third baseman. Gary Fingers singles to left field. Kurt Bolton flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Solis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett singles to left field. Miguel Mills comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Battey strikes out. Bob Zick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Reggie Morse grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jesse Hampton strikes out. Grady Ross singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tom Corbett flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Ratliff pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Chris Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Herring strikes out. Ronnie Belcher pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Clyde Goossen 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. Bill Larkin is pinch hitting for Paul McWilliams. Bill Larkin singles to center field. Ezra Clarke is pinch hitting for Miguel Mills. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ezra Clarke singles to center field. Gary Fingers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Larkin advances to third on the play. Kurt Bolton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Wenz pitching. Tommy Brunsberg grounds out to the pitcher. Dale Carl hits a home run. Dick Bennett hits a home run. Jeff Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Battey strikes out. Reggie Shaw is pinch hitting for Clyde Goossen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reggie Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Mike Currie pitching. Charlie Solis strikes out. Jesse Hampton walks. Grady Ross grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Craig Bradley is pinch hitting for Reggie Morse. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Chris Parker doubles to left field. Keith Hughes is pinch hitting for Dick Herring. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Keith Hughes walks. Ronnie Belcher strikes out. John Murphy is pinch hitting for Tommy Brunsberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Tom Corbett grounds out to the pitcher. Dennis Ratliff reached on a fielding error by Ronnie Belcher. Bill Larkin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dennis Ratliff advances to second on the play. Orator Andrews is pinch hitting for Jeff Fisher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Orator Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Chicago total runners LOB: 7
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ramon Swisher did not respond to coaching in speed Manuel Gonzalez improves in velocity Manuel Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Beatty improves in power_vs_lefty John Lear did not respond to coaching in control Earl Nossek did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Peters did not respond to coaching in 2B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Raul Elliott improves in control Bob Chappell improves in arm Jack Filipowicz improves in arm Jim Watson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Filipowicz improves in range Alan Pena did not respond to coaching in speed