Win: Candy Spindel (5-4) Loss: Bruce Bankhead (1-8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jerry Burton pitching. Mike Hawk flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kroll singles to right field. Dave Waddell strikes out. Joseph Orwell reached on a fielding error by Lee Finneran. Tom Geddes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Yaibel Martinez pitching. Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Larry Start grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gil Basinski singles to right field. Herm White singles past the second baseman. Gil Basinski advances to third on the hit. Harry Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Midre King flies out to the center fielder. Gordon Fosnow flies out to the center fielder. Bob Arrigo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Finneran grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Bob Schall walks. Jerry Burton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yaibel Martinez strikes out. Mike Hawk strikes out. Eric Kroll singles to right field. Dave Waddell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Otie Shepherd flies out to the right fielder. Larry Start doubles to center field. Gil Basinski singles to center field. Larry Start scores. Herm White doubles to center field. Gil Basinski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herm White steals third. Harry Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Herm White is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder. Tom Geddes walks. Midre King doubles to right field. Tom Geddes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gordon Fosnow strikes out. Bob Arrigo singles to right field. Yaibel Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Finneran grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis singles past the first baseman. Bob Schall strikes out. Jerry Burton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Reis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Hawk walks. Eric Kroll flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hawk steals second. Dave Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Joseph Orwell walks. Tom Geddes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Otie Shepherd hits a home run. Larry Start strikes out. Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Midre King strikes out. Gordon Fosnow hits a home run. Bob Arrigo flies out to the center fielder. Yoelvis Carbonell is pinch hitting for Yaibel Martinez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yoelvis Carbonell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gregg Haldeman pitching. Harry Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Lee Finneran grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis singles to center field. Bob Schall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Reis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clarence Gross 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. Mike Hawk pops out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll flies out to the right fielder. Dave Waddell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Clarence Gross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin strikes out. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Larry Start grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota David Wertz pitching. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Geddes strikes out. Midre King hits a home run. Gordon Fosnow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harry Martinez walks. Lee Finneran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Arrigo singles to left field. Dick Holt is pinch hitting for Gregg Haldeman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick Holt flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hawk strikes out. Bob Arrigo steals second. Eric Kroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Alec Worrell pitching. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for Bob Schall. Derek Harvey strikes out. Ben Cavanaugh is pinch hitting for David Wertz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Cavanaugh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Dave Mendoza pitching. Dave Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Joseph Orwell singles to right field. Joseph Orwell steals second. Tom Geddes walks. Midre King strikes out. Gordon Fosnow reached on a fielding error by Dave Mendoza. Bob Arrigo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Oakland Otie Shepherd strikes out. Larry Start grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Basinski walks. Herm White pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Ed Gregory is pinch hitting for Alec Worrell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Gregory grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Hawk strikes out. Eric Kroll walks. Dave Waddell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Bruce Bankhead pitching. Harry Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Finneran grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Joseph Orwell hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tom Geddes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Candy Spindel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Midre King grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Derek Harvey triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Candy Spindel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gordon Fosnow. Derek Harvey scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Midre King (16).HR - Midre King (13), Gordon Fosnow (5).GIDP - Tom Geddes. Baserunning: SB - Mike Hawk (6), Joseph Orwell (7), Bob Arrigo (4). Fielding: E - Gordon Fosnow.
Batting:2B - Larry Start (26), Herm White (10).3B - Derek Harvey (2).HR - Otie Shepherd (14). Baserunning: SB - Herm White (19). Fielding: E - Lee Finneran, Dave Mendoza.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ronn Moreno did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Will Sparks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ronn Moreno improves in arm Will Sparks improves in power_vs_lefty J.R. Blackburn did not respond to coaching in speed Debs Westlake improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Stephenson improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Sweeney did not respond to coaching in control Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in endurance Epps Mattox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Huck Crist did not respond to coaching in endurance Takashi Ricci improves in range Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS