Win: Robin Crockett (10-15) Loss: Tim Sanders (11-6)
Save: Herb Tuero (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Robin Crockett pitching. Scott Santo pops out to the shortstop. Tom Cather grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blondy Spongberg hits a home run. Wilbur Ruffin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hal Benton pitching. Rey Dobson pops out to the second baseman. Offa Hughes singles to center field. Greg Lehner strikes out. Tom Welch pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Tom Meloan lines out to the second baseman. Chappy DeVormer strikes out. Bill Simpson singles to left field. Dave Beltre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Zip Hill grounds out to the shortstop. George Plank singles to center field. Wheezer Corridon flies out to the left fielder. Jim Roberson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Hal Benton strikes out. Scott Santo grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Cather flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Robin Crockett strikes out. Rey Dobson flies out to the left fielder. Offa Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Blondy Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Tom Meloan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Greg Lehner hits a home run. Tom Welch walks. Zip Hill strikes out. George Plank singles to center field. Tom Welch advances to third on the hit. Wheezer Corridon pops out to the shortstop. Jim Roberson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Chappy DeVormer strikes out. Bill Simpson strikes out. Dave Beltre singles to left field. Elvis Larkin is pinch hitting for Hal Benton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Elvis Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tim Sanders pitching. Robin Crockett grounds out to the shortstop. Rey Dobson walks. Offa Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Rey Dobson steals second. Greg Lehner walks. Tom Welch walks. Zip Hill singles to center field. Rey Dobson scores. Greg Lehner scores. Al McMillan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Plank singles to right field. Tom Welch scores. Zip Hill advances to third on the hit. Wheezer Corridon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Scott Santo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Tom Cather grounds out to the third baseman. Blondy Spongberg singles to right field. Wilbur Ruffin singles to center field. Blondy Spongberg advances to third on the hit. Tom Meloan walks. Chappy DeVormer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jim Roberson walks. Robin Crockett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Robin Crockett strikes out. Rey Dobson flies out to the left fielder. Offa Hughes walks. Bill Pedlar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Lehner singles to left field. Jim Roberson scores. Tom Welch walks. Zip Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Simpson singles to center field. Barney Gallagher is pinch hitting for Dave Beltre. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barney Gallagher strikes out. Billy Harris is pinch hitting for Bill Pedlar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Billy Harris singles to left field. Bill Simpson advances to third on the hit. Scott Santo doubles to right field. Bill Simpson scores. Tom Cather strikes out. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Akira Ishido pitching. George Plank walks. Wheezer Corridon flies out to the center fielder. Jim Roberson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Plank is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yorkis Dreke is pinch hitting for Robin Crockett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yorkis Dreke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Roberson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Herb Tuero pitching. Wilbur Ruffin grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Meloan doubles to left field. Chappy DeVormer singles to left field. Tom Meloan scores. Bill Simpson singles to center field. Chappy DeVormer advances to third on the hit. Barney Gallagher strikes out. Everett Hudson is pinch hitting for Akira Ishido. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Everett Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Magrann pitching. Rey Dobson grounds out to the pitcher. Offa Hughes pops out to the second baseman. Greg Lehner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Scott Santo singles to left field. Tom Cather walks. Blondy Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Wilbur Ruffin pops out to the shortstop. Tom Meloan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 11 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Floyd Coumbe improves in velocity Lee Grey did not respond to coaching in control Kip Curtis improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Campbell improves in contact_vs_lefty Offa Souchock did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Howard improves in arm Don Enright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerrod Gilligan improves in control Mark Karchner did not respond to coaching in control