Win: Buttercup Rodriguez (12-5) Loss: Chris Wheeler (10-9)
Inning: 1 Seattle Buttercup Rodriguez pitching. Dave Langston singles to center field. Bob Olsen strikes out. John McDonald strikes out. Mike Grapenthin singles to center field. Dave Langston advances to third on the hit. Whit Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Chris Wheeler pitching. Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Hobbs doubles to center field. Geoff Donovan singles to left field. Pete Hobbs scores. Geoff Donovan steals second. Ramon James hits a home run. Geoff Donovan scores. John Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Henley strikes out. Paul Leslie walks. Lonnie Nichols grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Tommy Downs pops out to the first baseman. Ben Lennox grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Kessinger singles to left field. John Tessmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Harvey Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Buttercup Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Dave Langston grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Olsen flies out to the right fielder. John McDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Pete Hobbs singles to center field. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Ramon James singles past the second baseman. Pete Hobbs advances to third on the hit. Mike Henley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Mike Grapenthin grounds out to the shortstop. Whit Smith doubles to right field. Tommy Downs strikes out. Ben Lennox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Paul Leslie flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Czajkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lonnie Nichols walks. Harvey Jones singles to left field. Buttercup Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buttercup Rodriguez singles to right field. Lonnie Nichols scores. Bob Lambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Hastings walks. Pete Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Harvey Jones scores. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Seattle Joe Kessinger singles to center field. Bob Lambert fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Lambert pops out to the third baseman. Dave Langston grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Kessinger advances to second on the play. Bob Olsen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Ramon James strikes out. Mike Henley singles to right field. Paul Leslie flies out to the left fielder. Lonnie Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle John McDonald walks. Mike Grapenthin strikes out. Whit Smith singles to left field. Tommy Downs walks. Ben Lennox strikes out. Joe Kessinger singles to left field. John McDonald scores. Whit Smith scores. Tommy Downs advances to third on the hit. 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. Bob Lambert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Harvey Jones singles to right field. Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Gibson hits a home run. Harvey Jones scores. Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Harry Bennett pitching. Dave Langston singles to center field. Bob Olsen flies out to the left fielder. John McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Mike Grapenthin walks. Whit Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Ramon James grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Bowman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Henley strikes out. Paul Leslie singles to right field. Lonnie Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Tommy Downs strikes out. Ben Lennox pops out to the third baseman. Joe Kessinger walks. Jack Bowman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Harvey Jones singles to left field. John Anderson is pinch hitting for Harry Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Anderson doubles to left field. Fred Hastings flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Harvey Jones scores. Pete Hobbs singles in front of the center fielder. John Anderson scores. Geoff Donovan doubles to right field. Pete Hobbs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ramon James walks. Mike Henley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Geoff Donovan is out at third base. Paul Leslie singles to center field. Lonnie Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Seattle Al Cardenas pitching. Dave Langston pops out to the second baseman. Bob Olsen walks. John McDonald doubles to left field. Bob Olsen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Grapenthin singles to center field. John McDonald scores. John Dougherty is pinch hitting for Whit Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Dougherty grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Grapenthin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tommy Downs singles to right field. Ben Lennox walks. Joe Kessinger pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Seattle total runners left on base: 13 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Pete Hobbs (17), Geoff Donovan (21), John Anderson (6).HR - Ramon James (8), Mike Gibson (11).SF - Fred Hastings, Pete Hobbs.GIDP - Mike Henley. Baserunning: SB - Geoff Donovan (12).
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Vern McDonald improves in range Roger Lezcano improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Juden improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Bailes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rip Stricker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Watrous did not respond to coaching in range Vern McDonald improves in arm Vern McDonald improves in arm Gordie Woods did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Carl Corcoran did not respond to coaching in velocity Homer Mancuso improves in speed Clyde Doherty did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Fred Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Corcoran did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Fred Williams did not respond to coaching in control