Win: Lefty Hill (14-4) Loss: Kent Wright (13-6)
Save: John Murphy (41)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Kent Wright pitching. Frank Babb is hit by a pitch. Barney Aulds grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Frank Babb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Abadie strikes out. Mike Geronimo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Lefty Hill pitching. Harry Maisel singles to center field. Harry Maisel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rider Dye singles to left field. Aaron Solstice grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson strikes out. John Howley grounds out to the second baseman. Adrian Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Elemeno Pea grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Damaska flies out to the left fielder. Rich Fischer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Frank Wilhelm pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Babb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Sky Bishop strikes out. Buzz Hunt strikes out. Kent Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Barney Aulds walks. Terry Abadie flies out to the right fielder. Mike Geronimo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Harry Maisel flies out to the center fielder. Rider Dye grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Solstice pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson singles to left field. John Howley singles to left field. Adrian Smith singles to center field. Jim Stephenson scores. John Howley advances to third on the hit. Frank Wilhelm singles past the first baseman. John Howley scores. Lefty Hill fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lefty Hill singles to right field. Adrian Smith scores. Frank Wilhelm advances to third on the hit. Frank Babb doubles to left field. Frank Wilhelm scores. Barney Aulds walks. Terry Abadie pops out to the second baseman. Mike Geronimo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Hill scores. Frank Babb advances to third on the play. Barney Aulds advances to second on the play. Jim Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Elemeno Pea flies out to the left fielder. Joe Damaska singles to center field. Rich Fischer pops out to the first baseman. Sky Bishop flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Howley strikes out. Adrian Smith strikes out. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Buzz Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Kent Wright flies out to the left fielder. Harry Maisel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lefty Hill lines out to the third baseman. Frank Babb singles past the first baseman. Barney Aulds doubles to left field. Frank Babb scores. Terry Abadie singles to center field. Barney Aulds scores. Terry Abadie steals second. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Leroy Cazzman 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. Jim Stephenson singles to right field. Terry Abadie scores. John Howley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Rider Dye strikes out. Aaron Solstice triples. Elemeno Pea strikes out. Joe Damaska grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Adrian Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Aaron Solstice. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Hill strikes out. Frank Babb reached on a fielding error by Buzz Hunt. Frank Shaner is pinch hitting for Barney Aulds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Shaner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Rob Trower is pinch hitting for Rich Fischer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rob Trower grounds out to the pitcher. Sky Bishop lines out to the second baseman. Buzz Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie doubles to center field. Mike Geronimo lines out to the second baseman. Jim Stephenson strikes out. John Howley singles to right field. Terry Abadie scores. John Howley steals second. Adrian Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas John Duffy is pinch hitting for Leroy Cazzman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Duffy singles to left field. Herschel Smith is pinch hitting for Harry Maisel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Herschel Smith walks. Rider Dye doubles to right field. John Duffy scores. Herschel Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Aaron Solstice walks. Elemeno Pea walks. Charles Reed is pinch hitting for Joe Damaska. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charles Reed flies out to the center fielder. Rob Trower grounds out to the shortstop. Rider Dye scores. Aaron Solstice advances to third on the play. Elemeno Pea advances to second on the play. Sky Bishop singles to right field. Aaron Solstice scores. Elemeno Pea scores. Bob Veras comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buzz Hunt walks. John Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Duffy grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Buzz Hunt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Frank Babb (22), Barney Aulds (17), Terry Abadie (19).GIDP - Mike Geronimo.HBP - Frank Babb (4). Baserunning: SB - Terry Abadie (24), John Howley (20).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bill Bramhall improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Bramhall did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Kleven improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Smith improves in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Fritz Stevens improves in range Mickey McConnell improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harry Sierra improves in power_vs_lefty