Win: Al Oliver Loss: Tom Sasser
Save: Jackie Jones
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tom Sasser pitching. Frank Key flies out to the center fielder. Gary Austin flies out to the left fielder. Bill Waugh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Oliver pitching. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Grahe singles to left field. Van Baines grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ramon Grahe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Carroll strikes out. Dan Belden singles to left field. Miguel Driscoll walks. Dan Belden is out trying to steal third. Fran Malinosky bunts for a base hit. Rick Perry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fran Malinosky is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Shea flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hudson lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Huisman singles to center field. Darin Shirey lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Al Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Frank Key grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Austin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Sasser flies out to the right fielder. Turkey McCrea walks. Turkey McCrea steals second. Bud Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Turkey McCrea advances to third on the play. Ramon Grahe walks. Van Baines strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Waugh strikes out. Bill Carroll strikes out. Dan Belden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Shea strikes out. Mike Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Huisman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Miguel Driscoll doubles to left field. Fran Malinosky grounds out to the shortstop. Miguel Driscoll is out trying to steal third. Rick Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Darin Shirey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Sasser flies out to the right fielder. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Al Oliver hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Key walks. Gary Austin doubles to left field. Al Oliver scores. Frank Key uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Waugh flies out to the right fielder. Bill Carroll pops out to the shortstop. Dan Belden singles to right field. Gary Austin scores. Miguel Driscoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bud Yvars singles to center field. Ramon Grahe flies out to the center fielder. Van Baines grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Fran Malinosky grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Perry pops out to the shortstop. Al Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Shea singles to left field. Mike Hudson pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Huisman singles to left field. Mike Shea advances to third on the hit. Darin Shirey singles to center field. Mike Shea scores. Eddie Huisman advances to third on the hit. Jim Richards is pinch hitting for Tom Sasser. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darin Shirey advances to second on the play. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lindsay Shokes pitching. Frank Key singles to right field. Gary Austin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Waugh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Theobald enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Austin at 1B. Bud Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Grahe pops out to the second baseman. Van Baines walks. Eddie Partee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Van Baines steals second. Mike Shea walks. Mike Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Carroll walks. Dan Belden flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Driscoll strikes out. Fran Malinosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jackie Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eddie Huisman flies out to the right fielder. Darin Shirey doubles to center field. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Lindsay Shokes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Johnson strikes out. Turkey McCrea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 9