Win: Pietro Pranzo (2-1) Loss: Pete Taylor (9-3)
Save: Tommy Walker (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Luther Kuhn pitching. Ed Stevens grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Dierker grounds out to the third baseman. Shunsuke Ichimura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Bill Stephens pitching. Mike Henley singles to left field. Mike Gibson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kevin Shetrone. Ramon James flies out to the center fielder. Stan Baker strikes out. Stephen Richards strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston John Buckles flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Shetrone hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bruce Johnson strikes out. Frank Listach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jim Gharrity flies out to the right fielder. Del Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Floyd Pawelek singles to left field. Luther Kuhn lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Parsons singles to right field. Bill Stephens lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob Parsons forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Stevens grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stephens advances to second on the play. Jesus Dierker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Mike Henley flies out to the right fielder. Mike Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Ramon James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Shunsuke Ichimura singles to left field. John Buckles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shunsuke Ichimura advances to second on the play. Kevin Shetrone strikes out. Bruce Johnson singles to center field. Shunsuke Ichimura is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Stan Baker strikes out. Stephen Richards flies out to the center fielder. Jim Gharrity singles to right field. Del Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Frank Listach strikes out. Bob Parsons triples. Bill Stephens grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Parsons scores. Ed Stevens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Floyd Pawelek singles past the shortstop. Luther Kuhn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Henley grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gibson doubles to left field. Floyd Pawelek scores. Ramon James doubles to center field. Mike Gibson scores. Stan Baker doubles to center field. Ramon James scores. Stephen Richards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jesus Dierker singles to right field. Shunsuke Ichimura pops out to the first baseman. John Buckles singles to left field. Jesus Dierker advances to third on the hit. Kevin Shetrone singles to center field. Jesus Dierker scores. John Buckles advances to third on the hit. Bruce Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Frank Listach pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Jim Gharrity singles to left field. Del Morgan strikes out. Floyd Pawelek walks. Luther Kuhn lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jim Gharrity is thrown out at third. Floyd Pawelek advances to second on the play. Floyd Pawelek advances to second on the play. Mike Henley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Bob Parsons singles past the second baseman. Julio Frazier is pinch hitting for Bill Stephens. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Julio Frazier strikes out. Ed Stevens singles to center field. Jesus Dierker bunts for a base hit. Pete Taylor 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. Shunsuke Ichimura lines out to the third baseman. John Buckles walks. Bob Parsons scores. Kevin Shetrone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Pietro Pranzo pitching. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Ramon James flies out to the center fielder. Stan Baker strikes out. Stephen Richards flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bruce Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Frank Listach flies out to the center fielder. Bob Parsons singles to center field. Don Frey is pinch hitting for Pietro Pranzo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Don Frey doubles to right field. Bob Parsons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Stevens doubles to right field. Don Frey scores. Jesus Dierker singles to right field. Ed Stevens scores. Shunsuke Ichimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Shun Arisawa pitching. Jim Gharrity strikes out. Del Morgan strikes out. Floyd Pawelek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston John Buckles flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Shetrone singles to center field. Bruce Johnson singles to center field. Harry Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Frank Listach grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bruce Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Listach steals second. Bob Parsons singles to right field. Kevin Shetrone scores. Frank Listach scores. Pete Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Shun Arisawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pete Cianfrocco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Steve Hendley pitching. Pete Hobbs is pinch hitting for Harry Bennett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Hobbs bunts for a base hit. Mike Henley hits a home run. Pete Hobbs scores. Tommy Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Gibson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ramon James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Stan Baker singles to center field. Stephen Richards grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bret Barber did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Converse did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Hammer did not respond to coaching in control Roy Smith did not respond to coaching in range Bret Barber improves in power_vs_righty Bill Craghead did not respond to coaching in control French Cruller improves in arm Fred Sadecki did not respond to coaching in range Pat Osborn did not respond to coaching in range Jim Mura improves in control Pat Strahler did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Roger Bayless improves in power_vs_righty Ed Powell improves in range Ed Powell did not respond to coaching in range Deacon Bailey did not respond to coaching in endurance Harvey Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Sewell improves in contact_vs_lefty Louis Twitty improves in power_vs_righty Deacon Bailey improves in endurance Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in control