Inning: 1 Chicago Norm Gill pitching. Hughie Viola grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Sanderson grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Sterling Strazzullo pitching. Johnny Parrott flies out to the center fielder. John Mercado flies out to the center fielder. Dave Metz lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Snake Williams walks. Frank Hewitt grounds out to the shortstop. Snake Williams advances to second on the play. Libe Santana strikes out. Miguel Clarke singles to center field. Snake Williams scores. Ivy Skaggs pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Gordon hits a home run. Leo Johnson singles to center field. Lynn Leard strikes out. Todd Sentell singles to right field. Kevin Crisp pops out to the shortstop. Norm Gill grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Todd Sentell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Sterling Strazzullo grounds out to the shortstop. Hughie Viola strikes out. Garland Sanderson singles to right field. Nate Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny Parrott reached on a fielding error by Sterling Strazzullo. John Mercado grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Parrott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Metz doubles to right field. John Mercado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Gordon pops out to the first baseman. Leo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Snake Williams singles to right field. Frank Hewitt walks. Libe Santana singles to left field. Snake Williams scores. Miguel Clarke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Libe Santana is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ivy Skaggs pops out to the shortstop. Sterling Strazzullo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lynn Leard strikes out. Todd Sentell grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Crisp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Hughie Viola pops out to the second baseman. Garland Sanderson pops out to the second baseman. Nate Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Norm Gill singles to center field. Johnny Parrott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Mercado walks. Dave Metz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Mercado is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Snake Williams doubles to center field. Pat Lelivelt 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 1st. Frank Hewitt lines out to the first baseman. Libe Santana singles to center field. Snake Williams scores. Miguel Clarke singles to left field. Libe Santana advances to third on the hit. Ivy Skaggs lines out to the third baseman. Sterling Strazzullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Gordon walks. Leo Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Lynn Leard flies out to the left fielder. Joe Gordon steals second. Todd Sentell singles to left field. Joe Gordon scores. Kevin Crisp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Todd Sentell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Hughie Viola hits an infield single to the shortstop. Garland Sanderson flies out to the center fielder. Nate Allen singles to left field. Hughie Viola advances to third on the hit. Snake Williams singles to right field. Hughie Viola scores. Nate Allen advances to third on the hit. Frank Hewitt strikes out. Libe Santana strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Hoover is pinch hitting for Pat Lelivelt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Hoover doubles to left field. Kevin Malis 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. Johnny Parrott strikes out. John Mercado walks. Dave Metz singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Gordon singles to right field. Fred Hoover scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Leo Johnson singles to left field. John Mercado scores. Dave Metz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Joe Gordon advances to third on the play. King Bordi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lynn Leard walks. Todd Sentell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Chicago Bill Ballard pitching. Miguel Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Ivy Skaggs walks. King Bordi fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. King Bordi singles to right field. Hughie Viola singles to left field. Ivy Skaggs scores. Rubio Sosa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garland Sanderson strikes out. Nate Allen singles to left field. Snake Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Kevin Crisp pops out to the first baseman. Efrain Hart is pinch hitting for Rubio Sosa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Efrain Hart walks. Johnny Parrott singles to right field. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. Efrain Hart advances to third on the play. Johnny Parrott advances to second on the play. Dave Metz singles to center field. Efrain Hart scores. Johnny Parrott scores. Bob Jenkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Gordon walks. Leo Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Howard Schacht pitching. Frank Hewitt walks. Libe Santana strikes out. Miguel Clarke strikes out. Ivy Skaggs singles to center field. Frank Hewitt advances to third on the hit. Red Worrell is pinch hitting for Bob Jenkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ivy Skaggs steals second. Passed ball. Frank Hewitt scores. Ivy Skaggs advances to third. Red Worrell reached on a fielding error by Dave Metz. Ivy Skaggs scores. Slim Hillis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hughie Viola walks. Garland Sanderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Willie Rotblatt pitching. Lynn Leard singles to right field. Todd Sentell walks. Kevin Crisp grounds out to the third baseman. Lynn Leard advances to third on the play. Todd Sentell advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Al Fischer is pinch hitting for Slim Hillis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Fischer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lynn Leard scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 13 Oakland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Dave Metz (20), Fred Hoover (6).HR - Joe Gordon (32).SF - Al Fischer.GIDP - Johnny Parrott. Baserunning: SB - Joe Gordon (11). Fielding: E - Dave Metz.PB - John Mercado.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Merced did not respond to coaching in control Hardy Rudolph did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Chavez did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Fanovich improves in contact_vs_lefty Ripper Mintz did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Rohrmeier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dennis Hinds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Key did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Melillo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Meier did not respond to coaching in 1B