Win: Bob Nordyke (15-13) Loss: Larry Pierce (12-17)
Save: Ray Cage (27)
Inning: 1 Texas Bob Nordyke pitching. Bert Rabe singles to right field. Rich Mullen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert Rabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rich Mullen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Charles Tomasic pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Pierce pitching. Roy Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Angelini walks. Leandro Nunez singles to right field. Dwayne Shields strikes out. Quinton Masterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Tom Hoderlein pops out to the second baseman. Boyd Chapman walks. Bill Simons pops out to the shortstop. Red Weiss hits an infield single to the third baseman. Winston Throgmorton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Felix Griggs flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Sakata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Larry Pierce grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bert Rabe grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Mullen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Nordyke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Leary pops out to the third baseman. Tony Angelini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Charles Tomasic strikes out. Tom Hoderlein flies out to the right fielder. Boyd Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Leandro Nunez lines out to the first baseman. Dwayne Shields hits a home run. Quinton Masterson walks. Felix Griggs walks. Bobby Warner strikes out. Ryan Sakata grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Simons doubles to right field. Red Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. Winston Throgmorton strikes out. Larry Pierce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Nordyke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Leary grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Angelini pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bert Rabe flies out to the center fielder. Rich Mullen singles to center field. Rich Mullen steals second. Charles Tomasic singles to left field. Charles Tomasic steals second. Tom Hoderlein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boyd Chapman walks. Bill Simons pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Leandro Nunez strikes out. Dwayne Shields doubles to right field. Quinton Masterson singles to center field. Dwayne Shields scores. Felix Griggs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Quinton Masterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Warner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Red Weiss grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Winston Throgmorton grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ryan Sakata flies out to the right fielder. Bob Nordyke strikes out. Roy Leary singles to right field. Tony Angelini hits a home run. Roy Leary scores. Rico Thobe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leandro Nunez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bert Rabe walks. Rich Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Charles Tomasic singles to left field. Tom Hoderlein walks. Boyd Chapman walks. Bert Rabe scores. Ray Cage comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill Simons flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Charles Tomasic scores. Red Weiss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Dwayne Shields pops out to the second baseman. Quinton Masterson strikes out. Felix Griggs reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charles Tomasic. Bobby Warner singles in front of the right fielder. Ryan Sakata doubles to center field. Felix Griggs scores. Bobby Warner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Cage flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Winston Throgmorton grounds out to the shortstop. J.R. Wells is pinch hitting for Rico Thobe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. J.R. Wells singles to center field. Bert Rabe singles to right field. J.R. Wells advances to third on the hit. Rich Mullen singles past the shortstop. J.R. Wells scores. Charles Tomasic singles to center field. Bert Rabe scores. Tom Hoderlein strikes out. Boyd Chapman singles to left field. Rich Mullen scores. Charles Tomasic advances to third on the hit. Bill Simons pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Lown improves in arm Buddy Hackett improves in speed Josias Merkle did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Textor did not respond to coaching in arm Doug Connor improves in range Jerome Smith improves in arm Heinie Garvin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rickey Cohen improves in speed Robert Heving did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Augie McCarthy improves in velocity Augie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Willard did not respond to coaching in control Johnson Fryman did not respond to coaching in velocity Horatio Cardona improves in RF