Inning: 1 Oakland Gene Wilmet pitching. Bud Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Grahe grounds out to the second baseman. Van Baines strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Sam Erickson pitching. Frank Key singles to right field. Frank Key steals second. Bill Waugh walks. Rick Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Key advances to third on the play. Bill Waugh advances to second on the play. Bill Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Key scores. Gary Austin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Richie Webb pops out to the second baseman. Jim Richards strikes out. Orlando Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dan Belden singles to center field. John Rowe singles to right field. Dan Belden advances to third on the hit. John Rowe steals second. Darin Shirey throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dan Belden scores. Miguel Driscoll hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Rowe scores. Gene Wilmet lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Key walks. Bill Waugh doubles to center field. Miguel Driscoll scores. Frank Key uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Perry singles to center field. Bill Waugh scores. Rick Perry steals second. Bill Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Gary Austin singles to center field. Gary Austin steals second. Dan Belden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Huisman reached on a fielding error by Bill Carroll. Darin Shirey singles to right field. Sam Erickson lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first for the 3-5-4 double play. Bud Yvars strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Rowe strikes out. Miguel Driscoll strikes out. Gene Wilmet grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ramon Grahe walks. Van Baines strikes out. Richie Webb grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Key flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bill Waugh singles to right field. Rick Perry grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Richards walks. Orlando Thomas strikes out. Eddie Huisman flies out to the left fielder. Darin Shirey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Carroll pops out to the third baseman. Gary Austin singles to left field. Gary Austin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dan Belden singles to left field. John Rowe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Sam Erickson strikes out. Bud Yvars walks. Ramon Grahe singles to center field. Bud Yvars advances to third on the hit. Van Baines strikes out. Richie Webb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Miguel Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Wilmet pops out to the first baseman. Frank Key flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Richards strikes out. Orlando Thomas reached on a fielding error by Bill Waugh. Orlando Thomas steals second. Eddie Huisman walks. Darin Shirey strikes out. Sam Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Waugh flies out to the center fielder. Rick Perry singles in front of the left fielder. Bill Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Gary Austin singles to center field. Dan Belden singles to left field. Rick Perry scores. Gary Austin advances to third on the hit. John Rowe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bud Yvars strikes out. Ramon Grahe walks. Van Baines grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Miguel Driscoll walks. Gene Wilmet lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Rosselli is pinch hitting for Frank Key. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Rosselli reached on a fielding error by Darin Shirey. Jim Rosselli steals second. Bill Waugh singles past the shortstop. Miguel Driscoll scores. Jim Rosselli scores. Lindsay Shokes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Rick Perry walks. Bill Carroll singles to left field. Bill Waugh scores. Gary Austin pops out to the catcher. Dan Belden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Richie Webb flies out to the right fielder. Jim Richards grounds out to the pitcher. Orlando Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8