Win: Billy Axis (2-1) Loss: Howard Warneke (2-4)
Save: Sparky Fortune (23)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jake Billings pitching. Bud Platte strikes out. Dick Hayworth walks. Steve Wise grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Anaheim Ed Small pitching. Ralph Morrell flies out to the center fielder. Billy McGee strikes out. Frank Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez pops out to the third baseman. Jody Grace strikes out. Mike Doyle walks. Greg Carroll walks. Alan Selkirk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Anaheim Rey Habyan pops out to the shortstop. Terry Gladden singles to right field. Terry Gladden steals second. Jim Sankey grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ed Small grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Platte grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hayworth doubles to left field. Dick Hayworth steals third. Steve Wise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Anaheim Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Billings walks. Ralph Morrell flies out to the right fielder. Billy McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez singles to left field. Sparky Nunez steals second. Sparky Nunez steals third. Jody Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Sparky Nunez scores. Mike Doyle strikes out. Greg Carroll singles past the shortstop. Alan Selkirk singles to right field. Greg Carroll advances to third on the hit. Ed Small strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Anaheim Frank Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rey Habyan strikes out. Terry Gladden pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bud Platte strikes out. Dick Hayworth strikes out. Steve Wise flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Jim Sankey walks. Ty Durham grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Sankey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Smith singles in front of the center fielder. Ty Durham aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jake Billings strikes out. Ralph Morrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Sparky Nunez walks. Jody Grace walks. Mike Doyle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jody Grace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Sparky Nunez scores. Alan Selkirk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Billy McGee grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Davis singles to center field. Rey Habyan singles to right field. Terry Gladden pops out to the shortstop. Jim Sankey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ed Small singles to right field. Bud Platte singles to right field. Dick Hayworth pops out to the shortstop. Steve Wise strikes out. Ty Vick 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. Sparky Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Anaheim Ty Durham walks. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Durham advances to second on the play. Johnny Rodgers is pinch hitting for Ty Vick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Rodgers doubles to left field. Ty Durham scores. Ralph Morrell doubles past the left fielder. Johnny Rodgers scores. Billy McGee singles to left field. Ralph Morrell scores. Billy McGee is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ryan Greenwood pitching. Jody Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. Don Meadows is pinch hitting for Greg Carroll. Don Meadows walks. Don Meadows steals second. Alan Selkirk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim John Balboni enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Meadows at C. Rey Habyan doubles to right field. Terry Gladden grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Sankey pops out to the third baseman. Ty Durham walks. Bob Smith singles to center field. Rey Habyan scores. Billy Axis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Staggs is pinch hitting for Ryan Greenwood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Staggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Howard Warneke pitching. Mike Nelson is pinch hitting for Billy Axis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Bud Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Hayworth reached on a fielding error by Rey Habyan. Steve Wise triples. Dick Hayworth scores. Sparky Nunez singles to left field. Steve Wise scores. Sparky Nunez steals second. Jody Grace singles to center field. Sparky Nunez scores. Jody Grace steals second. Mike Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Anaheim Sparky Fortune pitching. Ralph Morrell flies out to the right fielder. Billy McGee flies out to the left fielder. Frank Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10 Anaheim total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Ralph Morrell (12), Rey Habyan (9), Johnny Rodgers (5). Baserunning: SB - Terry Gladden (3).CS - Billy McGee (3). Fielding: E - Rey Habyan.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Del Sexton did not respond to coaching in range Wilson Fletcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rollie Alberts improves in control John Smyres improves in speed
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cookie Cooney improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Penson improves in power_vs_righty Ed Penson improves in range Bill Escobar did not respond to coaching in control