Win: Bill Hall (3-2) Loss: Darryl Thurmond (7-6)
Save: Pete Carden (15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Darryl Thurmond pitching. Brady Kirkland walks. Bruce Walker singles to center field. Brady Kirkland advances to third on the hit. Pinky Javier triples. Brady Kirkland scores. Bruce Walker scores. John Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Pinky Javier scores. Drew Mercker strikes out. Ben Spurgeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Hall pitching. Lee Adams hits a home run. Chris Hudson singles to right field. Harry Wright strikes out. Norm Wagner singles to right field. Neal Tolson lines out to the shortstop. Jesse James singles to left field. Jeff Bell walks. Chris Hudson scores. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Buck Benedict strikes out. Bobby Polly strikes out. Bill Hall singles to left field. Brady Kirkland singles to center field. Bill Hall advances to third on the hit. Bruce Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Darryl Thurmond flies out to the right fielder. Lee Adams pops out to the shortstop. Chris Hudson walks. Harry Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pinky Javier lines out to the third baseman. John Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Drew Mercker walks. Ben Spurgeon walks. Buck Benedict doubles to center field. Drew Mercker scores. Ben Spurgeon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Polly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Norm Wagner strikes out. Neal Tolson singles to center field. Jesse James grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Hall flies out to the left fielder. Brady Kirkland singles to left field. Bruce Walker walks. Pinky Javier flies out to the left fielder. John Thompson singles to right field. Brady Kirkland scores. Bruce Walker advances to third on the hit. Ricky McCarthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Drew Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Bell singles to center field. Charley Lewis singles to left field. Ricky McCarthy lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jeff Bell is thrown out at third. Charley Lewis advances to second on the play. Charley Lewis advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Lee Adams grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charley Lewis scores. Ricky McCarthy advances to third on the play. Chris Hudson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ben Spurgeon singles to right field. Buck Benedict grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Spurgeon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Polly singles to right field. Buck Benedict advances to third on the hit. Bill Hall strikes out. Brady Kirkland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Harry Wright flies out to the center fielder. Norm Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. Neal Tolson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bruce Walker singles past the second baseman. Pinky Javier flies out to the left fielder. John Thompson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Walker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Thompson steals second. Drew Mercker walks. Ben Spurgeon hits a home run. John Thompson scores. Drew Mercker scores. Moose Higbee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Benedict strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jesse James flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charley Lewis singles in front of the right fielder. Moose Higbee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Polly walks. Bill Hall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brady Kirkland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Polly advances to third on the play. Bruce Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Lee Adams strikes out. Chris Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Harry Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pinky Javier grounds out to the second baseman. John Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Getz is pinch hitting for Drew Mercker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sandy Getz singles to right field. Ben Spurgeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Norm Wagner hits a home run. Neal Tolson pops out to the shortstop. Jesse James pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Bell singles to left field. Charley Lewis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Buck Benedict pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Polly doubles to right field. Buddy Lyden is pinch hitting for Bill Hall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Buddy Lyden grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Polly advances to third on the play. Efrain Kalahan is pinch hitting for Brady Kirkland. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Efrain Kalahan walks. Luis Loftus is pinch hitting for Bruce Walker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Loftus pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Norm Smith pitching. Mul Cohen is pinch hitting for Moose Higbee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mul Cohen singles to left field. Lee Adams pops out to the second baseman. Bill Smith is pinch hitting for Chris Hudson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Smith singles to center field. Harry Wright walks. Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Norm Wagner strikes out. Neal Tolson walks. Mul Cohen scores. Jesse James singles to left field. Bill Smith scores. Harry Wright scores. Jeff Bell walks. Charley Lewis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Buck Benedict (13), Bobby Polly (24).3B - Pinky Javier (5).HR - Ben Spurgeon (17).SF - John Thompson. Baserunning: SB - John Thompson (22).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Karl did not respond to coaching in arm Stan Hundley improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Martin improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Figueroa improves in endurance Gary Figueroa improves in control Freddy Maier did not respond to coaching in velocity Erv Morgan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gus Fahey did not respond to coaching in control John Morris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jessie White improves in range John Morris improves in speed Elmer Reilley did not respond to coaching in speed Ty Fischer did not respond to coaching in speed