Inning: 1 New York Lefty Hill pitching. Snipe McCall strikes out. Al Rowan singles in front of the center fielder. Al Rowan steals second. Harry Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Dick Cosgrove singles past the second baseman. Al Rowan scores. Queenie Grich walks. Vince Ogea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ed Bowen pitching. Frank Babb grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Abadie flies out to the center fielder. George Petkovsek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Mike Hargreaves singles to center field. Ron Heath singles to left field. Ed Bowen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Mike Hargreaves is thrown out at third. Ron Heath advances to second on the play. Ron Heath advances to second on the play. Snipe McCall lines out to the third baseman. Al Rowan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Bowen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Geronimo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Hargreaves. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Frank Shaner lines out to the pitcher. John Howley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tommy McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Harry Cunningham grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Cosgrove flies out to the right fielder. Queenie Grich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Lefty Hill pops out to the shortstop. Frank Babb walks. Frank Babb steals second. Terry Abadie grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Babb advances to third on the play. George Petkovsek walks. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Vince Ogea strikes out. Mike Hargreaves singles to right field. Mike Hargreaves is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Heath flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Stephenson hits a home run. Frank Shaner walks. John Howley is hit by a pitch. Tommy McCarthy pops out to the catcher. Lefty Hill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Babb walks. Terry Abadie grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Frank Shaner is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 New York Ed Bowen strikes out. Snipe McCall strikes out. Al Rowan hits a home run. Harry Cunningham singles to left field. Dick Cosgrove strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay George Petkovsek strikes out. Mike Geronimo doubles to center field. Jim Stephenson hits a home run. Mike Geronimo scores. Frank Shaner grounds out to the pitcher. John Howley triples. Tommy McCarthy singles to right field. John Howley scores. Bubba Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lefty Hill walks. Frank Babb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Queenie Grich strikes out. Vince Ogea flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hargreaves singles to left field. Mike Hargreaves is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie flies out to the center fielder. George Petkovsek singles to left field. George Petkovsek steals second. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Jim Stephenson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Whitey Lowery is pinch hitting for Ron Heath. Whitey Lowery hits a home run. Brian Smith is pinch hitting for Bubba Thomas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brian Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Snipe McCall walks. Al Rowan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Snipe McCall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Cunningham singles to center field. Al Rowan advances to third on the hit. John Greene 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. Dick Cosgrove walks. Queenie Grich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Fred Tappe pitching. Ray Wagner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Whitey Lowery at LF. Frank Shaner pops out to the first baseman. John Howley flies out to the center fielder. Tommy McCarthy singles past the second baseman. Swede Bivin is pinch hitting for John Greene. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Swede Bivin singles to left field. Tommy McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Frank Babb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Sam Weaver pitching. Vince Ogea flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hargreaves strikes out. Ray Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Terry Abadie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Petkovsek flies out to the left fielder. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York John Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tommy Murray is pinch hitting for Fred Tappe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tommy Murray flies out to the right fielder. Snipe McCall singles to center field. Al Rowan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Snipe McCall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Rowan steals second. Harry Cunningham singles to right field. Al Rowan scores. Dick Cosgrove strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gene Kenna pitching. Jim Stephenson walks. Frank Shaner grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Stephenson advances to second on the play. John Howley singles to center field. Jim Stephenson scores. New York total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Mike Geronimo (2).3B - John Howley (1).HR - Jim Stephenson 2 (3).HBP - John Howley (1). Baserunning: SB - Frank Babb (2), George Petkovsek (4).
Game Notes Ray Wagner is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. Vince Ogea is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. Ron Heath is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Paul Powell did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnnie Hernandez did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Hansen did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Kingery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Garagozzo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Chico Sincock improves in contact_vs_righty Earl Tremark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cub Sisler improves in range Jeff Kleven improves in speed