Inning: 1 Minnesota Harvey Janzen pitching. Tim James singles to center field. Tim Driscoll flies out to the center fielder. Tim James steals second. Bob Smith hits a home run. Tim James scores. Aaron Robinson strikes out. Gerald Magnuson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rudy Busby pitching. Ralph Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Dyck walks. Doc Boone flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Doby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Chapman pops out to the shortstop. Bill Smith doubles to center field. Rudy Busby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Secory flies out to the center fielder. Marty Vollmer grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Pena singles to center field. Ross Hart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tim James pops out to the second baseman. Tim Driscoll singles to left field. Bob Smith hits a home run. Tim Driscoll scores. Aaron Robinson walks. Gerald Magnuson singles to center field. Aaron Robinson advances to third on the hit. Mike Doby hits a home run. Aaron Robinson scores. Gerald Magnuson scores. Jim Koufax comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Chapman strikes out. Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Koufax strikes out. Ralph Miller singles to left field. Dan Dyck hits a home run. Ralph Miller scores. Doc Boone strikes out. Clem Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rudy Busby flies out to the left fielder. Tim James strikes out. Tim Driscoll singles to right field. Bob Smith doubles to center field. Tim Driscoll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Candy Fried comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Robinson doubles to right field. Bob Smith scores. Gerald Magnuson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Secory flies out to the right fielder. Marty Vollmer grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Pena pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Chapman strikes out. Bill Smith walks. Rudy Busby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ross Hart doubles to right field. Candy Fried lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Ross Hart is thrown out at third. Ralph Miller strikes out. Dan Dyck pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tim James flies out to the right fielder. Tim Driscoll doubles to left field. Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Robinson walks. Gerald Magnuson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Lobert strikes out. Steve Secory singles to center field. Marty Vollmer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Doby grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Chapman strikes out. Bill Smith singles to left field. Rudy Busby singles to left field. Bill Smith advances to third on the hit. Tim James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Willie Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Hart lines out to the second baseman. Toots Sepkowski is pinch hitting for Candy Fried. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toots Sepkowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pete McCabe pitching. Tim Driscoll singles to left field. Bob Smith strikes out. Aaron Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Gerald Magnuson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Don Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ralph Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Clark is pinch hitting for Dan Dyck. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Juan Clark singles to right field. Tom Canale is pinch hitting for Doc Boone. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Canale grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Doby flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Smith walks. Paul Weintraub is pinch hitting for Don Welch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Weintraub strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Torrez pitching. George Barnes is pinch hitting for Clem Lobert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Barnes strikes out. Steve Secory strikes out. Marty Vollmer hits an infield single to the shortstop. Willie Pena singles to center field. Ross Hart walks. Pete McCabe reached on a fielding error by Tim Driscoll. Marty Vollmer scores. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tim Driscoll (25), Bob Smith (24), Aaron Robinson (20), Bill Smith (13).HR - Bob Smith 2 (29), Mike Doby (12). Baserunning: SB - Tim James (21). Fielding: E - Tim Driscoll.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Sisk did not respond to coaching in velocity Moonlight Blyzka improves in range Joe Christmas did not respond to coaching in control Dave Wood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Wood improves in contact_vs_lefty Pete Hayden improves in power_vs_lefty Carroll Diaz did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in endurance Tommy Nahorodny improves in endurance Bob Minshall did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Conroy improves in control Bill Conroy did not respond to coaching in control Abner Tidrow improves in velocity Jim Beatty did not respond to coaching in SS