Win: Tom Baker (12-11) Loss: George Littlefield (7-17)
Save: Swede Jones (3)
Inning: 1 Boston George Littlefield pitching. Felix Raschi grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hennis grounds out to the shortstop. Frank McNamara pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Tom Baker pitching. Johnny Roe grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Shank pops out to the second baseman. Claude Rice grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Tim Farrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pete Breitenstein walks. Jim Hundley strikes out. Marshall Herriage flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Francisco Fishburn strikes out. Andy Schulte walks. Andy Schulte is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Zuvella pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Danny Wilkins flies out to the left fielder. Tom Baker flies out to the left fielder. Felix Raschi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Lefty Bates strikes out. James Lee strikes out. George Littlefield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bill Hennis walks. Frank McNamara grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Hennis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Farrell reached on a 2-base fielding error by James Lee. Pete Breitenstein grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Johnny Roe flies out to the center fielder. Rob Shank strikes out. Claude Rice flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Marshall Herriage grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Francisco Fishburn walks. Andy Schulte doubles to center field. Francisco Fishburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Zuvella walks. Lefty Bates strikes out. James Lee strikes out. George Littlefield grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Felix Raschi flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hennis grounds out to the shortstop. Frank McNamara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Johnny Roe flies out to the left fielder. Rob Shank grounds out to the pitcher. Claude Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Tim Farrell singles to center field. Pete Breitenstein strikes out. Jim Hundley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Farrell advances to second on the play. Marshall Herriage singles to left field. Tim Farrell scores. Danny Wilkins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Francisco Fishburn pops out to the second baseman. Andy Schulte grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Zuvella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Tom Baker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Felix Raschi singles to right field. Bill Hennis reached on a fielding error by George Littlefield. Dan Wilcox 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. Frank McNamara singles to center field. Felix Raschi scores. Bill Hennis advances to third on the hit. Tim Farrell walks. Pete Breitenstein strikes out. Jim Hundley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas Lefty Bates grounds out to the pitcher. James Lee walks. Don Hernandez is pinch hitting for Dan Wilcox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Don Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Roe grounds into a force play to the third baseman. James Lee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston William Hopper pitching. Marshall Herriage pops out to the second baseman. Danny Wilkins strikes out. Johnny Heydon is pinch hitting for Tom Baker. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Heydon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Swede Jones pitching. Rob Shank pops out to the shortstop. Claude Rice grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Fishburn singles to right field. Andy Schulte singles to left field. Dick Zuvella pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Texas total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gil Gowdy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Keeler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Garry Schwarz improves in power_vs_lefty Robert McIlree did not respond to coaching in velocity Israel Metzger improves in range Sam Smith did not respond to coaching in speed
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sammy Merchant did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Freehan improves in contact_vs_righty John Dodge improves in range Bruce Gilbert improves in contact_vs_righty Bud Adams improves in velocity Medric Davenport did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce Gilbert did not respond to coaching in CF