Win: George Easterday (7-5) Loss: Frank Simas (4-8)
Save: Paddy Platt (21)
Inning: 1 New York George Easterday pitching. Ramon Powell flies out to the left fielder. Barry Hewitt grounds out to the shortstop. Karl Lansford singles to left field. Karl Lansford is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Florida Frank Simas pitching. Moe Smith walks. Shorty Dropo grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Moe Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Darrell Belle flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bobo Hurdle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Jim Esser strikes out. Rube Cappuzzello singles to center field. Bill Loiselle reached on a fielding error by Moe Smith. Steve Casian grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Dave Bivin singles to right field. Dave Bivin steals second. Jack Mack flies out to the center fielder. Chief Franco grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hosey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Mike Witek strikes out. Frank Simas strikes out. Ramon Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida George Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Moe Smith hits a home run. Shorty Dropo walks. Darrell Belle pops out to the shortstop. Bobo Hurdle walks. Dave Bivin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Barry Hewitt pops out to the first baseman. Karl Lansford strikes out. Jim Esser singles to right field. Rube Cappuzzello hits a home run. Jim Esser scores. Bill Loiselle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Jack Mack strikes out. Chief Franco grounds out to the third baseman. Don Hosey walks. George Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Steve Casian flies out to the left fielder. Mike Witek grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Simas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Moe Smith singles to left field. Shorty Dropo hits a home run. Moe Smith scores. Darrell Belle walks. Bobo Hurdle grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Belle advances to second on the play. Dave Bivin singles to center field. Darrell Belle scores. Jack Mack strikes out. Chief Franco grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Bivin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Ramon Powell strikes out. Barry Hewitt grounds out to the shortstop. Karl Lansford grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Don Hosey grounds out to the shortstop. George Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Moe Smith singles to center field. Shorty Dropo singles to left field. Moe Smith advances to third on the hit. Darrell Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Jim Esser reached on a fielding error by Don Hosey. Rube Cappuzzello walks. Dutch Robertson 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 Loiselle flies out to the left fielder. Steve Casian grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Bobo Hurdle singles to right field. Dave Bivin flies out to the center fielder. Jack Mack flies out to the right fielder. Chief Franco walks. Don Hosey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Mike Witek singles to center field. Randy Ray is pinch hitting for Frank Simas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Randy Ray singles to left field. Mike Witek is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ramon Powell strikes out. Randy Ray is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida R.J. Robinson pitching. Elbert Aust is pinch hitting for Dutch Robertson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Elbert Aust flies out to the right fielder. Moe Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shorty Dropo singles to center field. Darrell Belle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Paddy Platt pitching. Barry Hewitt grounds out to the second baseman. Karl Lansford singles to center field. Jim Esser flies out to the right fielder. Rube Cappuzzello flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 3 Florida total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Chief Franco is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Burns did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Hansen improves in power_vs_righty Al Grant did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Gutierrez improves in power_vs_righty Paddy Modak did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Buskey did not respond to coaching in endurance
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Fogarty improves in velocity Al Fogarty did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Langford did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Langford did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Andrews did not respond to coaching in speed Jay McNeely improves in power_vs_lefty