Win: Wilbur Leonard (12-6) Loss: Steve Chance (5-8)
Save: Ed Robinson (22)
Inning: 1 Texas Steve Chance pitching. Alex Stone strikes out. Chico Lahoud doubles past the third baseman. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud advances to third on the play. Masaaki Yamada singles to right field. Chico Lahoud scores. Ryota Ohno walks. Fred Orsatti strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Wilbur Leonard pitching. Bill Draper walks. Shigeo Ube grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Inks lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Al Mullen walks. Charlie Brown flies out to the center fielder. Wilbur Leonard lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Milt Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Jose Sarcona grounds out to the second baseman. Art Mota walks. Roy Spencer singles to center field. Art Mota advances to third on the hit. Roy Spencer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Chico Lahoud grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Masaaki Yamada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dan Bass flies out to the right fielder. Steve Chance strikes out. Bill Draper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ryota Ohno flies out to the right fielder. Fred Orsatti singles to center field. Al Mullen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Orsatti is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Brown doubles to center field. Al Mullen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wilbur Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube walks. Joe Inks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Alex Stone doubles to center field. Chico Lahoud singles to left field. Alex Stone scores. Bernie Aguirre hits a home run. Chico Lahoud scores. Masaaki Yamada singles past the shortstop. Ryota Ohno flies out to the left fielder. Fred Orsatti lines out to the second baseman. Al Mullen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Masaaki Yamada is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona strikes out. Art Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Charlie Brown flies out to the right fielder. Wilbur Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Stone walks. Chico Lahoud flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dan Bass grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Chance grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Draper pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bernie Aguirre walks. Bill Connolly is pinch hitting for Masaaki Yamada. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Connolly singles to center field. Bernie Aguirre advances to third on the hit. Larry Spriggs 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. Ryota Ohno grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bernie Aguirre scores. Tomokazu Wakatabe is pinch hitting for Fred Orsatti. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tomokazu Wakatabe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube strikes out. Syd House is pinch hitting for Joe Inks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Syd House grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Zauchin walks. Jose Sarcona singles to right field. Art Mota singles past the shortstop. John Batch is pinch hitting for Roy Spencer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Batch singles to center field. Milt Zauchin scores. Jose Sarcona scores. Dan Bass strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Al Mullen grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Wilbur Leonard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Allen Johnson is pinch hitting for Larry Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Allen Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Draper singles to right field. Shigeo Ube grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Draper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Syd House singles to center field. Lou Manzanillo 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. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Dick Adcock pitching. Alex Stone pops out to the first baseman. Chico Lahoud singles to right field. Bernie Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Bill Connolly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona walks. Art Mota strikes out. John Batch walks. Ed Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dan Bass grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jim Myers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Roque did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Francisco Clark improves in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chick Balenti did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Roberts improves in endurance Chick Balenti did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Little improves in arm Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS