Win: Phil Payton (8-4) Loss: Luther Kuhn (7-5)
Save: Andy Milacki (16)
Inning: 1 New York Luther Kuhn pitching. Bill Stelmaszek grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Wells grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Phil Payton pitching. Mike Henley singles past the second baseman. Jimmy Watson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Mike Henley advances to third on the hit. Geoff Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Henley scores. Mike Gibson advances to second on the play. Ramon James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Ted Richard strikes out. Mark Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dean Fertita singles to left field. Dean Fertita steals second. Rich Smith singles to left field. Dean Fertita scores. Tony Bochte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Stan Baker doubles to right field. Jim Gharrity flies out to the left fielder. Harvey Jones flies out to the center fielder. Luther Kuhn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Phil Payton grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Stelmaszek strikes out. Willie Wells grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Mike Henley flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Watson walks. Mike Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Geoff Donovan is hit by a pitch. Ramon James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Geoff Donovan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Jim Johnson strikes out. Ted Richard doubles to center field. Mark Young singles past the second baseman. Ted Richard scores. Dean Fertita walks. Rich Smith walks. Tony Bochte strikes out. Phil Payton strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Stan Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bill Stelmaszek singles to center field. Bill Stelmaszek steals second. Willie Wells grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Stelmaszek advances to third on the play. Jim Johnson singles to center field. Bill Stelmaszek scores. Ted Richard singles to right field. Jim Johnson advances to third on the hit. Mark Young grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Luther Kuhn walks. Mike Henley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jimmy Watson walks. Mike Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Dean Fertita grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Smith singles to left field. Tony Bochte strikes out. Phil Payton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Geoff Donovan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ramon James strikes out. Stan Baker pops out to the shortstop. Jim Gharrity is hit by a pitch. Harvey Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Bill Chesnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Stelmaszek walks. Willie Wells hits a home run. Bill Stelmaszek scores. Jim Johnson walks. Ted Richard strikes out. Mark Young lines out to the pitcher. Dean Fertita strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Pete Hobbs is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pete Hobbs triples. Mike Henley strikes out. Jimmy Watson singles to right field. Pete Hobbs scores. Mike Gibson walks. Geoff Donovan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jimmy Watson is out at third base. Ramon James grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Dick Clement pitching. Rich Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Bochte grounds out to the third baseman. Dale Douglas is pinch hitting for Phil Payton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dale Douglas singles to left field. Bill Stelmaszek singles to center field. Dale Douglas is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Kevin Kibble pitching. Paul Leslie is pinch hitting for Stan Baker. Paul Leslie flies out to the left fielder. Jim Gharrity singles to left field. Lonnie Nichols is pinch hitting for Harvey Jones. Lonnie Nichols singles to center field. Jim Gharrity advances to third on the hit. Fred Hastings is pinch hitting for Dick Clement. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fred Hastings grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Al Cardenas pitching. John Anderson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Leslie at 1B. Jim Usher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lonnie Nichols at 3B. Willie Wells strikes out. Jim Johnson walks. Ted Richard singles to center field. Mark Young hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dean Fertita strikes out. Rich Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Texas Andy Milacki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Henley pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Watson reached on a fielding error by Willie Wells. Mike Gibson strikes out. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 11 Texas total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Ted Richard is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Forrest Phillips improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Roy improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Letchas improves in speed Dick Hughes improves in power_vs_righty Russ Lehr did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Roy improves in contact_vs_lefty Boog Kline did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Binky Rollins did not respond to coaching in control Ted Bullinger improves in range Specs Bystrom improves in endurance Pat Katoll did not respond to coaching in 3B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Gene Sewell did not respond to coaching in speed Cam Tomlin improves in arm Hal Smith did not respond to coaching in range Hal Smith improves in arm Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Powell improves in arm Ed Powell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Powell improves in range Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Stahl improves in arm