Win: Eric Ellis Loss: Catfish Hunter
Save: Ed McAllister
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Catfish Hunter pitching. Steve Taylor doubles to center field. Ray Stremmel doubles to left field. Steve Taylor scores. Dick Peraza doubles to center field. Ray Stremmel scores. Herb Smith strikes out. Von Martin singles to left field. Dick Peraza scores. George Gehring walks. Tom Henrich lines out to the third baseman. Lyn Leard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Naleway pitching. Cris Ward singles to center field. Carlton Burton grounds out to the third baseman. Cris Ward advances to second on the play. Earl Lawton grounds out to the third baseman. Clete Boyer doubles to center field. Cris Ward scores. George Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Naleway flies out to the center fielder. Steve Taylor walks. Ray Stremmel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Steve Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Peraza grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Anton Afenir grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Dwyer walks. Mike Dwyer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Chacon singles to right field. Catfish Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Herb Smith pops out to the third baseman. Von Martin grounds out to the second baseman. George Gehring grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Cris Ward reached on a fielding error by Herb Smith. Cris Ward steals second. Carlton Burton strikes out. Earl Lawton flies out to the left fielder. Cris Ward steals third. Clete Boyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tom Henrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Lyn Leard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Naleway flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland George Taylor doubles past the first baseman. Anton Afenir grounds out to the shortstop. George Taylor is out trying to steal third. Mike Dwyer singles to center field. Dave Chacon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Ray Stremmel flies out to the center fielder. Dick Peraza pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Catfish Hunter strikes out. Cris Ward strikes out. Carlton Burton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Herb Smith flies out to the left fielder. Von Martin singles to right field. George Gehring singles to right field. Tom Henrich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Gehring is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lyn Leard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Earl Lawton singles to right field. Clete Boyer strikes out. George Taylor singles to center field. Anton Afenir hits a home run. Earl Lawton scores. George Taylor scores. Eric Ellis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Dwyer walks. Dave Chacon pops out to the second baseman. Catfish Hunter walks. Cris Ward singles to center field. Carlton Burton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Shinjiro Koyama is pinch hitting for Eric Ellis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shinjiro Koyama singles to left field. Steve Taylor grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Stremmel walks. Dick Peraza hits a home run. Ray Stremmel scores. Andrew painter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Yoandry Urrutia pitching. Earl Lawton strikes out. Clete Boyer walks. George Taylor strikes out. Anton Afenir flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Von Martin hits an infield single to the first baseman. Joe Bryant is pinch hitting for George Gehring. Joe Bryant singles past the shortstop. Tom Henrich flies out to the right fielder. Lyn Leard strikes out. Ed Wise is pinch hitting for Yoandry Urrutia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Wise walks. Steve Taylor singles to right field. Von Martin scores. Al Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Stremmel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddy Pieh pitching. Mike Dwyer singles to center field. Mike Dwyer steals second. Dave Chacon grounds out to the shortstop. Ford Shelby is pinch hitting for Al Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ford Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Dwyer advances to third on the play. Cris Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Merv Peery pitching. Dick Peraza grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Von Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed McAllister comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlton Burton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Lawton flies out to the right fielder. Clete Boyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 9