Win: Luis Tiant (10-7) Loss: Harry Parker (2-8)
Save: Sparky "The Count" Lyle (21)
Inning: 1 Boston Harry Parker pitching. Carl Reginald Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Lahoud flies out to the left fielder. Ben Oglivie hits a home run. Billy Conigliaro singles to center field. Ernesto Madera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Anaheim Luis Tiant pitching. Buck Rodgers singles to left field. Yoshio Tsukamoto walks. Rolando Torriente strikes out. Nerio Kroner strikes out. Leon Spencer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston George Scott singles to left field. Duane Josephson flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Hunter strikes out. Luis Tiant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim George Jones strikes out. Kevin Cicero doubles to left field. Joe Scarborough grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Cicero advances to third on the play. Harry Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Carl Reginald Smith flies out to the left fielder. Joe Lahoud pops out to the shortstop. Ben Oglivie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Buck Rodgers flies out to the right fielder. Yoshio Tsukamoto singles past the third baseman. Rolando Torriente singles to right field. Nerio Kroner pops out to the third baseman. Leon Spencer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Billy Conigliaro singles to center field. Billy Conigliaro steals second. Ernesto Madera strikes out. George Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Conigliaro advances to third on the play. Duane Josephson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim George Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Cicero singles to right field. Joe Scarborough grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Buddy Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Tiant grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Reginald Smith hits a home run. Joe Lahoud bunts for a base hit. Ben Oglivie singles to left field. Joe Lahoud advances to third on the hit. Billy Conigliaro walks. Ernesto Madera walks. Joe Lahoud scores. George Scott singles to left field. Ben Oglivie scores. Billy Conigliaro is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim Harry Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Rodgers grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshio Tsukamoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Duane Josephson singles to center field. Buddy Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Luis Tiant lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eduardo Wirth 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. Carl Reginald Smith walks. Joe Lahoud singles to right field. Duane Josephson scores. Carl Reginald Smith advances to third on the hit. Ben Oglivie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Anaheim Rolando Torriente singles to center field. Nerio Kroner lines out to the third baseman. Leon Spencer singles to center field. George Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Rolando Torriente advances to third on the play. Leon Spencer advances to second on the play. Kevin Cicero reached on a fielding error by George Scott. Rolando Torriente scores. Joe Scarborough grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Billy Conigliaro strikes out. Ernesto Madera strikes out. George Scott pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Anaheim Dino Mahlberg is pinch hitting for Eduardo Wirth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dino Mahlberg strikes out. Buck Rodgers grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshio Tsukamoto pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston T.R. Sisti pitching. Duane Josephson lines out to the third baseman. Buddy Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Luis Tiant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Anaheim Robin Jolley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Duane Josephson at C. Art Conway is pinch hitting for Rolando Torriente. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Art Conway strikes out. Nerio Kroner strikes out. Leon Spencer singles to right field. George Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Carl Reginald Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Lahoud grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Oglivie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Kevin Cicero singles to center field. Joe Scarborough flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Wallace is pinch hitting for T.R. Sisti. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Wallace doubles to center field. Sparky The Count Lyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Buck Rodgers flies out to the left fielder. Yoshio Tsukamoto walks. Art Conway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Anaheim total runners LOB: 11
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Burda improves in arm Johnny Hickman did not respond to coaching in range Mark Simmons improves in power_vs_lefty Doug Griffin did not respond to coaching in range Jim Shears did not respond to coaching in C
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ebba Scharein did not respond to coaching in speed Sandy Rodgers improves in velocity Joe Hastings improves in power_vs_righty Ebba Scharein improves in power_vs_lefty Clyde Grieve improves in CF