Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jack Boone pitching. Charlie Aurilia bunts for a base hit. John Darr doubles to center field. Charlie Aurilia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ralph Davis strikes out. Alex Rossman is hit by a pitch. Bernie Pott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Darr is out at third base. Mickey Young singles to left field. Alex Rossman scores. Bill Stoviak pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Roy Gillenwater pitching. Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Rico strikes out. Alex Kahle singles to right field. Shinya Abe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Richie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Gillenwater grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia singles to right field. John Darr singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia advances to third on the hit. Ralph Davis singles to right field. Charlie Aurilia scores. John Darr advances to third on the hit. Alex Rossman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Kenji Moriya lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bernie Pott flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Young grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Dale Castleman singles to left field. Dale Castleman steals second. Jack Boone lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Dale Castleman is thrown out at third. Bill Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rico singles to right field. Jack Boone advances to third on the hit. Alex Kahle singles to right field. Jack Boone scores. Shinya Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Richie Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Richie Smith steals second. Roy Gillenwater lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. John Darr reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Mercer. Richie Smith scores. Ralph Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Klumpp walks. Joe Klumpp steals second. Carlos Klinger strikes out. Kenji Moriya strikes out. Gordon Clark 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. Dale Castleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman strikes out. Bernie Pott singles to center field. Mickey Young grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jack Boone pops out to the shortstop. Bill Mercer singles to center field. Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mercer advances to second on the play. Alex Kahle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak strikes out. Richie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gordon Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Shinya Abe hits a home run. Joe Klumpp lines out to the shortstop. Carlos Klinger singles to left field. Kenji Moriya hits a home run. Carlos Klinger scores. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Castleman flies out to the center fielder. Jack Boone is hit by a pitch. Bill Mercer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Boone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. John Darr strikes out. Ralph Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Kahle flies out to the center fielder. Shinya Abe walks. Joe Guiney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Klumpp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman doubles to right field. Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Young lines out to the shortstop. Bill Stoviak lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Carlos Klinger hits a home run. Ned Gregory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Meyer is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Johnny Meyer reached on a fielding error by Ned Gregory. Dale Castleman grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Meyer advances to second on the play. Peter Forsch is pinch hitting for Jack Boone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Peter Forsch singles to left field. Johnny Meyer scores. Bill Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Forsch advances to second on the play. Dave Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Smith Wilson pitching. Ding-Dong Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Meyer at C. Richie Smith walks. Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Ned Gregory. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kitty Jackson hits a home run. Richie Smith scores. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. John Darr doubles to center field. Ralph Davis flies out to the right fielder. Alex Rossman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Francis Green pitching. Alex Kahle grounds out to the pitcher. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Klumpp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Bernie Pott doubles to right field. Mickey Young hits a home run. Bernie Pott scores. Terry Pirati comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Richie Smith doubles to left field. Francis Green strikes out. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Carlos Klinger singles to center field. Ding-Dong Bell singles to right field. Carlos Klinger advances to third on the hit. Dale Castleman flies out to the center fielder. Shinji Kawanichi is pinch hitting for Terry Pirati. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shinji Kawanichi strikes out. Bill Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - John Darr 2 (13), Alex Rossman (17), Bernie Pott (9), Richie Smith (19).HR - Mickey Young (2), Kitty Jackson (10).GIDP - Mickey Young.HBP - Alex Rossman (3). Baserunning: SB - Richie Smith (6). Fielding: E - Ned Gregory.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in control Brent Kremers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don Goodwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Walt Rosenthal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walt Rosenthal did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Mattis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wib Kiley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Orville Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Willie McGee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Wib Kiley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Patrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Escobar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty