Inning: 1 Oakland Hal Gilbert pitching. Lee Bell singles to center field. Lee Bell steals second. Mario Connolly strikes out. Ron Gleaton flies out to the right fielder. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Charlie Howell pitching. Ralph Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gray pops out to the catcher. Ted Malay singles to center field. Dale Adams pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Bejma strikes out. Hack Patterson triples. Adam Ruberto singles to center field. Hack Patterson scores. Adam Ruberto steals second. Dick Otto singles to right field. Adam Ruberto scores. Charlie Howell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Howell walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Lee Bell strikes out. Mario Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Wayne Christmas flies out to the center fielder. Andy Dunlop grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Hulen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Gleaton grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny DeLancey flies out to the center fielder. Bob Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Jon Whitney strikes out. Hal Gilbert flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Miller hits a home run. Joe Gray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hack Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Adam Ruberto flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dick Otto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ted Malay strikes out. Dale Adams flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Christmas grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Howell strikes out. Lee Bell grounds out to the pitcher. Mario Connolly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Andy Dunlop flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Hulen flies out to the left fielder. Jon Whitney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ron Gleaton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Johnny DeLancey strikes out. Bob Bejma grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Hal Gilbert flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Miller reached on a fielding error by Johnny DeLancey. Joe Gray flies out to the right fielder. Ted Malay singles to center field. Ralph Miller advances to third on the hit. Mike DeMaestri 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. Dale Adams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Hack Patterson strikes out. Adam Ruberto strikes out. Dick Otto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Wayne Christmas strikes out. Andy Dunlop pops out to the first baseman. Rennie Ballenger is pinch hitting for Glenn Hulen. Rennie Ballenger singles to right field. Jon Whitney singles past the shortstop. Hal Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Buster Stember enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rennie Ballenger at SS. Harry Walker is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harry Walker flies out to the center fielder. Lee Bell doubles to left field. John Zito 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. Mario Connolly pops out to the third baseman. Ron Gleaton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Alou pitching. Ralph Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Gray grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Malay walks. Ted Malay is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Johnny DeLancey singles to center field. Bob Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Hack Patterson strikes out. Adam Ruberto grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny DeLancey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Jack Bechtel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dale Adams flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Christmas strikes out. Andy Dunlop hits a home run. Dutch Quinn is pinch hitting for Buster Stember. Dutch Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Billy Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch Quinn at SS. Dick Otto grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Witte is pinch hitting for Jack Bechtel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ken Witte strikes out. Lee Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 New York Steve Schwabe pitching. Jon Whitney singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Morgan is pinch hitting for John Zito. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mike Morgan doubles to left field. The defense is playing the infield in. Ralph Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jon Whitney scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Hack Patterson is injured and is expected to be out 44 days. Wayne Christmas is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Hines improves in power_vs_righty Sam Karsay did not respond to coaching in range Alan Hunter improves in velocity Hugh Penny did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jackie Taylor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Addie Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Flanagan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carlos Smith did not respond to coaching in arm