Win: Dino Bird (1-0) Loss: Wilbur Leonard (2-1)
Save: Gary Chamberlain (2)
Inning: 1 Toronto Wilbur Leonard pitching. Owen Weaver strikes out. Cannonball Tarasco flies out to the left fielder. Bud Gross singles to left field. Mike Virdon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Dino Bird pitching. Alex Stone flies out to the center fielder. Chico Lahoud singles to center field. Bernie Aguirre singles to right field. Masaaki Yamada strikes out. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Toronto Pat Dotter grounds out to the pitcher. Alta Dixon lines out to the first baseman. Ray Brower strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ivy Lamont strikes out. Fred Orsatti walks. Al Mullen singles to center field. Wilbur Leonard lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Stone reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cannonball Tarasco. Fred Orsatti scores. Al Mullen scores. Chico Lahoud grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Howie Painter pops out to the shortstop. Dino Bird singles to left field. Owen Weaver grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Masaaki Yamada strikes out. Ryota Ohno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Cannonball Tarasco walks. Bud Gross doubles to center field. Cannonball Tarasco uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Virdon grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Dotter singles to right field. Bud Gross scores. Alta Dixon strikes out. Ray Brower grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Ivy Lamont flies out to the left fielder. Fred Orsatti grounds out to the third baseman. Al Mullen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Howie Painter flies out to the left fielder. Dino Bird strikes out. Owen Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Wilbur Leonard lines out to the second baseman. Alex Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Lahoud lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Cannonball Tarasco singles to left field. Bud Gross grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Cannonball Tarasco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bud Gross steals second. Mike Virdon strikes out. Pat Dotter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bernie Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Alta Dixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Bannister is pinch hitting for Ray Brower. Lefty Bannister singles to center field. Howie Painter strikes out. Mike Anderson is pinch hitting for Dino Bird. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Anderson walks. Owen Weaver hits a home run. Lefty Bannister scores. Mike Anderson scores. Lou Manzanillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cannonball Tarasco walks. Cannonball Tarasco is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Tug McGraw pitching. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Orsatti grounds out to the shortstop. Al Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Bud Gross grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Virdon flies out to the right fielder. Pat Dotter singles to left field. Alta Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Charlie Brown is pinch hitting for Lou Manzanillo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charlie Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Stone walks. Chico Lahoud singles in front of the right fielder. Bernie Aguirre hits an infield single to the pitcher. Masaaki Yamada lines out to the second baseman. Ryota Ohno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Toronto Ed Robinson pitching. Lefty Bannister flies out to the right fielder. Howie Painter walks. Earl Harrah is pinch hitting for Tug McGraw. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Earl Harrah grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Howie Painter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Owen Weaver grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Harrah is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Gary Chamberlain pitching. Ivy Lamont walks. Fred Orsatti strikes out. Al Mullen strikes out. Earl Zuverink is pinch hitting for Ed Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Earl Zuverink grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 5 Texas total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Earl Zuverink is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Andy Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Dettmer improves in speed Giomar Bero improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Tabor did not respond to coaching in speed Gordon Jones did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dave Roque improves in power_vs_righty Bob Engle improves in contact_vs_righty Augie Harriss did not respond to coaching in control Jim Myers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Francisco Clark improves in LF