Win: Lefty Hill (6-2) Loss: Walter Echevarria (0-11)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Walter Echevarria pitching. Frank Babb grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy McCarthy singles past the shortstop. Terry Abadie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tommy McCarthy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Abadie steals second. Dick Cosgrove throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mike Geronimo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Lefty Hill pitching. Al Rowan doubles to left field. Harry Cunningham strikes out. Dick Cosgrove strikes out. Queenie Grich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson reached on a fielding error by Brian Smith. Jim Stephenson steals second. John Howley walks. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Stephenson advances to third on the play. John Howley advances to second on the play. Frank Wilhelm walks. Lefty Hill strikes out. Frank Babb hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jim Stephenson scores. Tommy McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 New York Vince Ogea grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Hansen lines out to the third baseman. Brian Smith singles to right field. Mike Hargreaves singles to right field. Walter Echevarria flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie strikes out. Mike Geronimo singles to left field. Jim Stephenson strikes out. John Howley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Al Rowan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Cunningham pops out to the first baseman. Dick Cosgrove singles to left field. Queenie Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Vince Ogea grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Hansen singles to left field. Brian Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Hansen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Hargreaves lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Frank Babb grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Abadie hits a home run. Mike Geronimo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Walter Echevarria flies out to the right fielder. Al Rowan flies out to the center fielder. Harry Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. John Howley strikes out. Johnny Smith hits a home run. Frank Wilhelm singles to left field. Lefty Hill grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dick Cosgrove grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Queenie Grich grounds out to the shortstop. Vince Ogea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Frank Babb singles to center field. Tommy McCarthy singles to right field. Frank Babb advances to third on the hit. Tommy McCarthy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Terry Abadie singles to left field. Frank Babb scores. Carl Waters comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Geronimo singles to center field. Terry Abadie advances to third on the hit. Jim Stephenson strikes out. John Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Dave Hansen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Smith singles to left field. Mike Hargreaves strikes out. Carl Waters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith pops out to the second baseman. Frank Wilhelm triples. Lefty Hill doubles past the first baseman. Frank Wilhelm scores. Frank Babb strikes out. Tommy McCarthy hits an infield single to the shortstop. Terry Abadie singles to center field. Lefty Hill scores. Tommy McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Mike Geronimo singles to center field. Tommy McCarthy scores. Terry Abadie advances to third on the hit. Dean Edwards comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Stephenson walks. John Howley walks. Terry Abadie scores. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 New York Al Rowan strikes out. Harry Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Cosgrove grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Frank Wilhelm pops out to the catcher. Lefty Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Babb walks. Tommy McCarthy grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Frank Babb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Queenie Grich flies out to the left fielder. Vince Ogea grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Hansen doubles to right field. Brian Smith flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 12 New York total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Lefty Hill (1).3B - Frank Wilhelm (1).HR - Terry Abadie (14), Johnny Smith (8). Baserunning: SB - Terry Abadie (13), Jim Stephenson (3).CS - Tommy McCarthy (5).
Game Notes Carl Waters is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Fennelly improves in range Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Malone improves in arm Bernie Rosselli improves in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Garagozzo improves in power_vs_righty Johnnie Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Elbie McCann improves in control Garth Biasatti did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Garagozzo did not respond to coaching in 2B