Win: Roger Johnson (4-5) Loss: Dick Baker (3-7)
Save: Cyrus Ward (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Augie Greengrass pitching. Curt Lawton singles to left field. Josh Stewart walks. Ted Blackburn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Curt Lawton advances to third on the play. Roy Simmons doubles to center field. Curt Lawton scores. Bill Durrington pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jake Ruffing pitching. Vern Rasmussen strikes out. Paul Dailey strikes out. King Bragan singles to center field. Keizo Kawahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Lou Beard strikes out. Cliff Hill singles to center field. Elmer Greenberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay George Womack walks. Bill Larkin walks. Ryan James grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. George Womack advances to third on the play. Byron Holloman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jake Ruffing singles to center field. Curt Lawton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Josh Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Augie Greengrass grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Rasmussen pops out to the first baseman. Paul Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ted Blackburn singles to center field. Ted Blackburn steals second. Roy Simmons pops out to the shortstop. Bill Durrington walks. Lou Beard strikes out. Cliff Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay King Bragan strikes out. Keizo Kawahara flies out to the left fielder. George Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Elmer Greenberg strikes out. Jake Ruffing flies out to the center fielder. Curt Lawton doubles past the right fielder. Josh Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Ryan James singles to left field. Byron Holloman reached on a fielding error by Cliff Hill. Augie Greengrass fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Augie Greengrass walks. Vern Rasmussen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan James scores. Byron Holloman advances to third on the play. Augie Greengrass advances to second on the play. Paul Dailey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Ted Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Simmons doubles past the left fielder. Bill Durrington singles to left field. Roy Simmons scores. Lou Beard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay King Bragan flies out to the center fielder. Keizo Kawahara singles to left field. George Womack hits a home run. Keizo Kawahara scores. Bill Larkin strikes out. Ryan James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Cliff Hill singles to left field. Elmer Greenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Hill advances to second on the play. Fuminori Sato is pinch hitting for Jake Ruffing. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Fuminori Sato grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Hill advances to third on the play. Curt Lawton singles to left field. Cliff Hill scores. Josh Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay George Boswell pitching. Ted Gross is pinch hitting for Byron Holloman. Ted Gross strikes out. Charlie Shriver is pinch hitting for Augie Greengrass. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie Shriver walks. Vern Rasmussen doubles to center field. Paul Dailey grounds out to the pitcher. King Bragan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Red Mitchell pitching. Ted Blackburn singles to right field. Roy Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Blackburn advances to second on the play. Bill Durrington grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Beard pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Keizo Kawahara strikes out. George Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Larkin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Cliff Hill singles past the second baseman. Elmer Greenberg grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Cliff Hill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Smith is pinch hitting for George Boswell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Smith flies out to the left fielder. Curt Lawton singles to right field. Elmer Greenberg advances to third on the hit. Josh Stewart grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Roger Johnson pitching. Ryan James flies out to the left fielder. Ted Gross grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Wolf is pinch hitting for Red Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Wolf flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Dick Baker pitching. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Roy Simmons singles past the second baseman. Bill Durrington flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Lou Beard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Simmons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Vern Rasmussen doubles to right field. Paul Dailey pops out to the catcher. King Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Keizo Kawahara pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Boston Cliff Hill strikes out. Elmer Greenberg walks. Benny Boris is pinch hitting for Roger Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Benny Boris singles to center field. Elmer Greenberg advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Benny Boris steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Curt Lawton walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Josh Stewart triples. Elmer Greenberg scores. Benny Boris scores. Curt Lawton scores. Sandy Moeller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Roy Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Cyrus Ward pitching. George Womack grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Larkin singles to center field. Ryan James grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Smith improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ralph Stanek improves in control Bruce McDonald did not respond to coaching in velocity John Young did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Rajsich improves in power_vs_righty Shag Hughes improves in velocity Dick Thompson improves in range Dick Thompson improves in power_vs_righty