Win: Candy Spindel (4-3) Loss: Paul Benn (11-9)
Save: Pete Wagner (7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Glenn Phelps pitching. Mike Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Angelo Scharein reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Martinez. Hugh Herbert strikes out. Jose Ens singles past the third baseman. Angelo Scharein scores. Al Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Benn pitching. Otie Shepherd singles to center field. Larry Start strikes out. Otie Shepherd steals second. Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Drake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Fumio Kamai flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Martinez singles to left field. Lee Finneran flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reis singles to center field. Daryle Reeder grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Harry Martinez is out at third base. Glenn Phelps grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Paul Benn grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Brown lines out to the third baseman. Angelo Scharein grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Larry Start singles to left field. Gil Basinski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Start is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herm White singles to center field. Harry Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Hugh Herbert grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Ens flies out to the center fielder. Al Beecher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Finneran flies out to the left fielder. Joe Reis pops out to the shortstop. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Phil Drake pops out to the second baseman. John Arnold singles to center field. Candy Spindel 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. Fumio Kamai grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Candy Spindel flies out to the center fielder. Otie Shepherd doubles to right field. Larry Start grounds out to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd advances to third on the play. Gil Basinski pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Paul Benn walks. Mike Brown flies out to the center fielder. Angelo Scharein grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Paul Benn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hugh Herbert singles to center field. Angelo Scharein advances to third on the hit. Jose Ens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Herm White strikes out. Harry Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Lee Finneran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Beecher walks. Phil Drake grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Beecher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Phil Drake is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Reis singles to left field. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Reis advances to second on the play. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Candy Spindel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Reis advances to third on the play. Otie Shepherd reached on a 2-base throwing error by Angelo Scharein. Joe Reis scores. Joe Ruebel 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. Larry Start singles to left field. Otie Shepherd scores. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Larry Start advances to third on the hit. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit David Wertz pitching. Fumio Kamai grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Joe Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Veryzer walks. Mike Brown strikes out. Angelo Scharein grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Veryzer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Al Monroe pitching. Harry Martinez strikes out. Lee Finneran strikes out. Joe Reis hits a home run. Ron Acre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daryle Reeder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Pete Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hugh Herbert flies out to the left fielder. Jose Ens singles to right field. Al Beecher walks. Phil Drake strikes out. John Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Al Beecher is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paddy Slaughter improves in speed Clem McCabe did not respond to coaching in range Alejandro Burnett did not respond to coaching in control Oreste Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Huck Kelb did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jimmy Auker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in control Ray Harlow improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in arm Eric Stephenson improves in range Walter Easterly improves in velocity Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS