Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Benn pitching. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Larry Start grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Stein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Ralston pitching. Mike Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Angelo Scharein doubles past the left fielder. Hugh Herbert flies out to the left fielder. Jose Ens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Schall singles to right field. Harry Martinez singles to left field. Lee Finneran singles to right field. Joe Reis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Schall scores. Harry Martinez advances to third on the play. Daryle Reeder reached on a 2-base throwing error by Phil Drake. Harry Martinez scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Ralston singles to center field. Daryle Reeder scores. Otie Shepherd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Ralston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Tidrow strikes out. Phil Drake triples. John Arnold walks. Fumio Kamai flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Phil Drake scores. Paul Benn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Larry Start walks. Mike Stein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Schall pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Angelo Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Herbert lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Martinez walks. Lee Finneran flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis lines out to the shortstop. Daryle Reeder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jose Ens reached on a fielding error by Mike Stein. Phil Tidrow walks. Phil Drake grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Ens advances to third on the play. Phil Tidrow advances to second on the play. John Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Fumio Kamai singles to right field. Jose Ens scores. Phil Tidrow scores. Paul Benn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Ralston grounds out to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd flies out to the right fielder. Larry Start grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Brown pops out to the catcher. Angelo Scharein grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Herbert singles to center field. Jose Ens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Stein grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Schall pops out to the second baseman. Harry Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Phil Tidrow walks. Phil Drake flies out to the center fielder. John Arnold singles to right field. Fumio Kamai flies out to the right fielder. Paul Benn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Finneran walks. Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Finneran advances to second on the play. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Bill Ralston. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alan Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dave Mendoza pitching. Mike Brown flies out to the center fielder. Angelo Scharein walks. Hugh Herbert singles to right field. Jose Ens flies out to the center fielder. Phil Tidrow reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Stein. Angelo Scharein scores. Phil Drake singles to right field. Hugh Herbert scores. Phil Tidrow scores. John Arnold is hit by a pitch. Fumio Kamai walks. Paul Benn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Ribant enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Tidrow at CF. Mark Urrea enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Drake at 2B. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Start flies out to the center fielder. Mike Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Paddy Slaughter is pinch hitting for Mike Brown. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paddy Slaughter singles to right field. Angelo Scharein hits a home run. Paddy Slaughter scores. David Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Hugh Herbert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Ens singles in front of the right fielder. Bobby Ribant walks. Mark Urrea flies out to the right fielder. John Arnold hits a home run. Jose Ens scores. Bobby Ribant scores. Candy Spindel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neal Bullock is pinch hitting for Fumio Kamai. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Neal Bullock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Schall grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for Harry Martinez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Derek Harvey flies out to the left fielder. Lee Finneran flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Angelo Scharein (22).3B - Phil Drake (1).HR - Angelo Scharein (11), John Arnold (21).SF - Fumio Kamai.HBP - John Arnold (3). Fielding: E - Phil Drake.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Earl Sweeney did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Angel Link improves in velocity Harry Caldwell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walter Easterly improves in velocity Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Windhorn did not respond to coaching in range Oscar Dotterer did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Auker did not respond to coaching in arm Walter Haney improves in power_vs_righty Dave Biancalana did not respond to coaching in control Oreste Smith improves in speed