Win: Dick Littlefield (4-4) Loss: Ed Madden (5-12)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Steve McDermott pitching. Dana Spradlin grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Hendricks grounds out to the shortstop. Tavo Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ed Madden pitching. Vern Knell grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Baumann pops out to the first baseman. Larry Sommers singles past the third baseman. Larry Sommers steals second. Rick Lefebvre singles to left field. Larry Sommers scores. Jose Vazquez singles past the third baseman. Ron Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser doubles to center field. Dave Shepherd singles to left field. Paul Conatser scores. Rube Trott strikes out. Jody Brondell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Shepherd is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jody Brondell steals second. Andres Plank pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Cookson singles to center field. Joe Cookson steals second. Frank Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Steve McDermott singles to right field. Vern Knell singles to right field. Joe Cookson scores. Joe Baumann flies out to the center fielder. Larry Sommers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ed Madden flies out to the right fielder. Dana Spradlin strikes out. Ricky Hendricks singles to center field. Tavo Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Rick Lefebvre walks. Rick Lefebvre steals second. Jose Vazquez grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Lefebvre advances to third on the play. Ron Pena singles to right field. Rick Lefebvre scores. Joe Cookson doubles to center field. Ron Pena uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Kirby singles to left field. Joe Cookson scores. Steve McDermott lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Frank Kirby forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Vern Knell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Paul Conatser flies out to the right fielder. Dave Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dick Littlefield 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. Rube Trott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Baumann is hit by a pitch. John Pugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Sommers flies out to the right fielder. Rick Lefebvre strikes out. Jose Vazquez flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jody Brondell grounds out to the pitcher. Andres Plank lines out to the second baseman. John Pugh singles to center field. Dana Spradlin singles to right field. John Pugh advances to third on the hit. Ricky Hendricks walks. Tavo Cunningham walks. John Pugh scores. Bud Meusel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Conatser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Ron Pena strikes out. Joe Cookson grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Kirby doubles to left field. Bud Meusel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dave Shepherd doubles to left field. Rube Trott singles to center field. Dave Shepherd scores. Joe Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jody Brondell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Andres Plank grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Vern Knell walks. Joe Baumann singles to center field. Larry Sommers singles past the shortstop. Vern Knell scores. Joe Baumann advances to third on the hit. Rick Lefebvre walks. Jose Vazquez strikes out. Ron Pena doubles to center field. Joe Baumann scores. Larry Sommers scores. Rick Lefebvre uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Cookson strikes out. Frank Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Art Johnson is pinch hitting for Dan Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Dana Spradlin singles to center field. Ricky Hendricks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dana Spradlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Ryan is pinch hitting for Tavo Cunningham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ricky Hendricks steals second. Ron Ryan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Syd Holmes pitching. Fred Hamlin is pinch hitting for Joe Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Hamlin grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Knell hits a home run. Joe Baumann hits a home run. Bill Akerfelds comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Sommers strikes out. Rick Lefebvre singles to center field. Jose Vazquez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Peanuts Faries pitching. Paul Conatser strikes out. Dave Shepherd singles to center field. Rube Trott strikes out. Jody Brondell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ron Pena strikes out. Rube Dowell is pinch hitting for Joe Cookson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rube Dowell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Andres Plank strikes out. Marty Dougherty is pinch hitting for Bill Akerfelds. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marty Dougherty singles to left field. Dana Spradlin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marty Dougherty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ricky Hendricks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Ron Pena (2), Joe Cookson (8), Frank Kirby (5).HR - Vern Knell (13), Joe Baumann (7).HBP - Joe Baumann (4). Baserunning: SB - Larry Sommers (13), Rick Lefebvre (4), Joe Cookson (4).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Phillips improves in power_vs_righty Tink Keisler did not respond to coaching in control Sparky Hinrichs did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Fitzgerald improves in range
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Ellis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skip Moskiman improves in arm Jim Mason did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Moore did not respond to coaching in speed