Win: Jim Wright (5-0) Loss: Harry Fewster (1-6)
Save: Dick Brown (10)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Harry Fewster pitching. Andy Yount strikes out. Erv Bichette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Jim Wright pitching. Odie Willis flies out to the left fielder. Red Payne flies out to the center fielder. Jim Baird pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Sang-Hoon Betcher flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shearer strikes out. Joe Selph singles to right field. Jim Sherrill flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Leon Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Charley Wright triples. The defense is playing the corners in. Earle Wilson strikes out. Joe Barbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Kirtley Dougherty doubles to center field. Jim Wright lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Yount flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kirtley Dougherty scores. Erv Bichette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Billy Lockman grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Fewster walks. Odie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Red Payne singles to center field. Harry Fewster is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Morris triples. Sang-Hoon Betcher walks. Tom Shearer flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Morris scores. Sang-Hoon Betcher gets picked off first. Joe Selph grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Jim Baird flies out to the center fielder. Leon Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Charley Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Sherrill singles to left field. Kirtley Dougherty pops out to the first baseman. Jim Sherrill is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Earle Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Barbee flies out to the center fielder. Billy Lockman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Andy Yount flies out to the center fielder. Erv Bichette singles to right field. Erv Bichette gets picked off first. Al Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Harry Fewster strikes out. Odie Willis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Sherrill. Red Payne flies out to the left fielder. Jim Baird is hit by a pitch. Leon Leonard singles to center field. Odie Willis scores. Charley Wright walks. Earle Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to right field. Tom Shearer flies out to the right fielder. Sang-Hoon Betcher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Selph grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Barbee flies out to the left fielder. Billy Lockman flies out to the left fielder. Harry Fewster singles to right field. Odie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Jim Sherrill strikes out. Kirtley Dougherty grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Red Payne flies out to the center fielder. Jim Baird flies out to the left fielder. Leon Leonard doubles past the third baseman. Charley Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Danny Cox is pinch hitting for Andy Yount. Danny Cox singles to center field. Erv Bichette grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Danny Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Morris lines out to the first baseman. Sang-Hoon Betcher singles to left field. Erv Bichette advances to third on the hit. Dot Wylie 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. Tom Shearer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Buddy Covington enters the game as a defensive replacement for Danny Cox at 3B. Dick Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Earle Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Barbee singles to center field. Billy Lockman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Barbee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Eibel is pinch hitting for Dot Wylie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Magrini is pinch running for Billy Lockman on 1st base. Pat Eibel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 3 Texas total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Kirtley Dougherty (1).3B - Al Morris (2).SF - Andy Yount, Tom Shearer. Baserunning: CS - Sang-Hoon Betcher (3), Jim Sherrill (1). Fielding: E - Jim Sherrill.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Rogers improves in velocity Charlie Wickersham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Stan Napier did not respond to coaching in control Cap Craig improves in control Con Fontenot did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Luke Barry improves in contact_vs_righty Ron Lawrence did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hugh Yarnall did not respond to coaching in control Raul Brabender improves in contact_vs_righty