Win: Yoshio Kaneko (8-15) Loss: Antonio Burns (5-15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Larry Start flies out to the center fielder. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Antonio Burns pitching. Rick Huckleberry doubles past the center fielder. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Rick Huckleberry scores. Joe Blue singles to center field. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Blue advances to second on the play. Midre King flies out to the left fielder. Gordon Fosnow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Herm White lines out to the second baseman. Harry Martinez singles to center field. Harry Martinez steals second. Lee Finneran grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Arrigo flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Tanana flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Kaneko singles to right field. Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Schall pops out to the second baseman. Antonio Burns pops out to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eric Kroll strikes out. Joe Blue strikes out. Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Larry Start singles to left field. Larry Start steals second. Gil Basinski walks. Herm White flies out to the left fielder. Harry Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Lee Finneran singles to center field. Larry Start scores. Joe Reis singles to left field. Gil Basinski scores. Lee Finneran advances to third on the hit. Bob Schall grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Midre King grounds out to the catcher. Gordon Fosnow singles to left field. Gordon Fosnow steals second. Bob Arrigo grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Tanana grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Antonio Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd pops out to the third baseman. Larry Start flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoshio Kaneko strikes out. Rick Huckleberry grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Kroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gil Basinski singles to center field. Gil Basinski steals second. Herm White grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Lee Finneran pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Blue singles to right field. Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the center fielder. Midre King flies out to the right fielder. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Bob Schall hits an infield single to the shortstop. Antonio Burns lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob Schall forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Otie Shepherd singles to center field. Larry Start strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Arrigo grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Eddie Tanana grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshio Kaneko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Herm White singles to right field. Herm White is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Eric Kroll singles to right field. David Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Blue singles to right field. Rick Huckleberry scores. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Kroll advances to third on the play. Joe Blue advances to second on the play. Midre King flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Eric Kroll scores. Gordon Fosnow singles to right field. Joe Blue scores. Bob Arrigo singles to left field. Eddie Tanana hits a home run. Gordon Fosnow scores. Bob Arrigo scores. Clarence Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshio Kaneko singles to center field. Rick Huckleberry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Lee Finneran strikes out. Joe Reis strikes out. Bob Schall doubles to right field. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Clarence Gross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alan Durbin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Yuuji Iwadate is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Huck Crist did not respond to coaching in control Jack Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Angel Link did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Renteria improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Renteria improves in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Stanley did not respond to coaching in arm Alec Worrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Lamar Textor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Kipper did not respond to coaching in control Mike Stember did not respond to coaching in speed