Win: Craig Shepard (2-0) Loss: George Ellison (2-3)
Save: Dick Littlefield (4)
Inning: 1 Texas George Ellison pitching. Vern Knell grounds out to the pitcher. John Fuller pops out to the second baseman. Midori Yamamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Craig Shepard pitching. Red Volz flies out to the left fielder. Sherry Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Rutherford singles to left field. D.J. Marshall hits a home run. Joe Rutherford scores. Paul Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Baumann walks. Joe Baumann is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ernie Crouch strikes out. Fred Hamlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Al Woodard grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Battle strikes out. Cotton Mitterwald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Jose Vazquez walks. Rube Dowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Vazquez advances to second on the play. Craig Shepard strikes out. Vern Knell doubles past the third baseman. Jose Vazquez scores. John Fuller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York George Ellison strikes out. Red Volz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sherry Crosby pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Midori Yamamura hits a home run. Joe Baumann singles to center field. Joe Baumann steals second. Ernie Crouch pops out to the shortstop. Fred Hamlin walks. Jose Vazquez pops out to the shortstop. Rube Dowell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Joe Rutherford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). D.J. Marshall singles to left field. Paul Barnes singles to center field. D.J. Marshall advances to third on the hit. Al Woodard strikes out. Jeff Battle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Craig Shepard grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Knell flies out to the center fielder. John Fuller triples. Midori Yamamura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Cotton Mitterwald pops out to the third baseman. George Ellison pops out to the third baseman. Red Volz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Baumann pops out to the pitcher. Ernie Crouch flies out to the center fielder. Fred Hamlin grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Sherry Crosby pops out to the first baseman. Joe Rutherford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). D.J. Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Jose Vazquez singles to center field. Rube Dowell flies out to the right fielder. Rick Lefebvre is pinch hitting for Craig Shepard. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jose Vazquez steals second. Don Sutton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rick Lefebvre doubles to right field. Jose Vazquez scores. Vern Knell singles to left field. Rick Lefebvre scores. John Fuller lines out to the shortstop. Midori Yamamura walks. Joe Baumann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Dick Littlefield pitching. Paul Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Al Woodard doubles to left field. Jeff Battle pops out to the second baseman. Cotton Mitterwald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ernie Crouch singles to right field. Dan Quisenberry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Fred Hamlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Crouch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Vazquez flies out to the left fielder. Fred Hamlin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York George Scanlan is pinch hitting for Dan Quisenberry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. George Scanlan strikes out. Red Volz singles to right field. Sherry Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Red Volz advances to second on the play. Joe Rutherford doubles to left field. Red Volz scores. D.J. Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Howard Lawless pitching. Rube Dowell grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Littlefield flies out to the left fielder. Vern Knell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Paul Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Al Woodard pops out to the shortstop. Miller Meister is pinch hitting for Jeff Battle. Miller Meister grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 4
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Stewart improves in arm Jerry Martinez improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Ellis improves in arm Jerry Stewart improves in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larvell Glynn improves in speed Bert Carter improves in arm Roy Abbaticchio improves in speed Dave Stafford did not respond to coaching in velocity