Win: Benny Mauriello (1-0) Loss: Mario Mathewson (0-1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mario Mathewson pitching. Freddie Throneberry singles to center field. Bill Hudek grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Freddie Throneberry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmy Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hudek advances to second on the play. Lew Morrison pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Benny Mauriello pitching. Hal Baker singles to left field. Pidge Garcia reached on a fielding error by Carl Roenicke. Craig George grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Baker advances to third on the play. Pidge Garcia advances to second on the play. Bill Hicks flies out to the center fielder. Bob Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Duffalo grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Gaspar pops out to the shortstop. Buddy Manon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Kiko Burnitz walks. Rob Young grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kiko Burnitz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Art Simpson strikes out. Mario Mathewson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Carl Roenicke doubles to center field. Benny Mauriello fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Benny Mauriello doubles to left field. Carl Roenicke scores. Freddie Throneberry flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hudek hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jimmy Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Mauriello scores. Bill Hudek advances to second on the play. Lew Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Hal Baker flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Pidge Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Craig George walks. Bill Hicks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Sam Duffalo flies out to the left fielder. Jim Gaspar doubles to right field. Buddy Manon walks. Carl Roenicke flies out to the left fielder. Benny Mauriello grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Bob Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Kiko Burnitz singles past the third baseman. Rob Young flies out to the left fielder. Art Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Freddie Throneberry walks. Bill Hudek strikes out. Jimmy Easler singles to center field. Freddie Throneberry advances to third on the hit. Lew Morrison doubles to left field. Freddie Throneberry scores. Jimmy Easler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Duffalo singles to center field. Lew Morrison scores. Claude Burnett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Gaspar grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sam Duffalo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buddy Manon singles to center field. Jim Gaspar advances to third on the hit. Carl Roenicke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Claude Burnett strikes out. Hal Baker singles to left field. Pidge Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Hal Baker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Benny Mauriello strikes out. Freddie Throneberry grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hudek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Craig George singles to right field. Bill Hicks strikes out. Bob Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Kiko Burnitz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Craig George is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jimmy Easler walks. Lew Morrison grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmy Easler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sam Duffalo singles to left field. Lew Morrison advances to third on the hit. Jim Gaspar doubles to center field. Lew Morrison scores. Sam Duffalo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Newman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Manon hits a home run. Jim Gaspar scores. Carl Roenicke flies out to the center fielder. Benny Mauriello strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Rob Young flies out to the center fielder. Art Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Schiraldi is pinch hitting for Jim Newman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie Schiraldi doubles to right field. Hal Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ron Ruffing pitching. Freddie Throneberry flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hudek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Snake Smith is pinch hitting for Jimmy Easler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Snake Smith singles to right field. Fred Richardson is pinch hitting for Lew Morrison. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Richardson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Pidge Garcia walks. Craig George pops out to the third baseman. Bill Hicks grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pidge Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sam Duffalo singles to center field. Jim Gaspar flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Manon singles to left field. Carl Roenicke walks. Rudy Carlisle is pinch hitting for Benny Mauriello. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rudy Carlisle flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Throneberry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Texas Al Caruthers pitching. Kiko Burnitz flies out to the center fielder. Rob Young flies out to the left fielder. Art Simpson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Alvarado did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Rockett did not respond to coaching in velocity Ovid Robinson did not respond to coaching in endurance Kent Desjardien improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Anderson improves in LF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Danny Fitzgerald improves in contact_vs_righty Don Barnowski improves in speed Bill Caton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tony Potter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty