Win: Andy Heusser (15-14) Loss: Bill Musselman (21-9)
Save: Bernie Woodcock (29)
Inning: 1 Florida Bill Musselman pitching. Ed Jakucki flies out to the left fielder. Buzz White flies out to the left fielder. Vicente Foy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Andy Heusser pitching. Jim Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Alexei Aballe walks. Alexei Aballe steals second. Bill Pernoll grounds out to the shortstop. Al Ezzell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Carl Hill strikes out. Babe Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Gonzales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Pete King strikes out. Red Pilarcik pops out to the catcher. Russ Riley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Ed Bottenfield lines out to the shortstop. Xavier Johnson hits a home run. Andy Heusser grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Jakucki singles to left field. Buzz White walks. Vicente Foy pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Del Gleason reached on a fielding error by Xavier Johnson. Bill Musselman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Musselman reached on a fielding error by Xavier Johnson. Jim Taylor strikes out. Alexei Aballe grounds out to the third baseman. Del Gleason advances to third on the play. Bill Musselman advances to second on the play. Bill Pernoll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida Carl Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Jackson walks. Joe Gonzales singles to left field. Babe Jackson advances to third on the hit. Ed Bottenfield flies out to the center fielder. Xavier Johnson singles to left field. Babe Jackson scores. Andy Heusser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Al Ezzell flies out to the left fielder. Pete King flies out to the center fielder. Red Pilarcik pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Ed Jakucki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buzz White grounds out to the second baseman. Vicente Foy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Russ Riley strikes out. Del Gleason grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Musselman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Carl Hill singles to center field. Babe Jackson hits a home run. Carl Hill scores. Joe Gonzales flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bottenfield flies out to the center fielder. Xavier Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Jim Taylor bunts for a base hit. Jim Taylor steals second. Alexei Aballe grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Pernoll strikes out. Al Ezzell singles to right field. Jim Taylor scores. Pete King hits an infield single to the third baseman. Red Pilarcik singles to center field. Al Ezzell scores. Pete King advances to third on the hit. Russ Riley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida George Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Heusser strikes out. Ed Jakucki flies out to the left fielder. Buzz White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Del Gleason hits a home run. John Shorten is pinch hitting for George Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Shorten grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Alexei Aballe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Armando Allen pitching. Vicente Foy walks. Carl Hill strikes out. Babe Jackson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Bill Pernoll triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Al Ezzell grounds out to the pitcher. The defense is playing the infield in. Pete King grounds out to the shortstop. Red Pilarcik lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Florida Joe Gonzales singles to center field. Ed Bottenfield strikes out. Xavier Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Boyd McLaughlin is pinch hitting for Andy Heusser. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Boyd McLaughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Bernie Woodcock pitching. Russ Riley flies out to the right fielder. Del Gleason flies out to the right fielder. Clay Tebeau is pinch hitting for Armando Allen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clay Tebeau grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Florida total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Xavier Johnson is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Walter Richardson did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Adkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Dockins improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Lefebvre improves in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Raymer did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Szotkiewicz did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Stoneham improves in arm Ken Krawczyk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty