Win: David Whitted (14-10) Loss: Ed Palmquist (7-17)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Palmquist pitching. Bruce Walker walks. Pinky Javier reached on a fielding error by Ed Palmquist. John Thompson singles to right field. Bruce Walker scores. Pinky Javier advances to third on the hit. Buck Benedict walks. Gene Ingersoll singles to left field. Pinky Javier scores. John Thompson scores. Buck Benedict advances to third on the hit. Bobby Polly walks. Drew Mercker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Buck Benedict scores. Efrain Kalahan strikes out. David Whitted singles to right field. Gene Ingersoll scores. Bobby Polly aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bruce Walker singles to center field. Bobby Polly scores. David Whitted is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota David Whitted pitching. Lou Davison grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Boyer flies out to the right fielder. Matt Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Pinky Javier flies out to the left fielder. John Thompson walks. Buck Benedict strikes out. Gene Ingersoll singles to right field. John Thompson advances to third on the hit. Bobby Polly lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Billy Consolo singles to right field. Bill Tuttle reached on a fielding error by Pinky Javier. Hugh Dent grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Billy Consolo advances to third on the play. Billy Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Drew Mercker singles to right field. Efrain Kalahan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Drew Mercker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. David Whitted lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Walker singles to left field. Efrain Kalahan scores. Pinky Javier singles to center field. Bruce Walker advances to third on the hit. John Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bill Roper grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Palmquist strikes out. Lou Davison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Buck Benedict reached on a 2-base fielding error by Matt Mitchell. Gene Ingersoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Buck Benedict advances to third on the play. Bobby Polly hits a home run. Buck Benedict scores. Drew Mercker hits a home run. Efrain Kalahan singles to right field. David Whitted lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Walker singles to center field. Efrain Kalahan scores. Pinky Javier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Boyer singles to center field. Matt Mitchell singles to left field. Billy Consolo reached on a fielding error by David Whitted. Bill Tuttle grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Boyer scores. Matt Mitchell advances to third on the play. Billy Consolo advances to second on the play. Hugh Dent grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Mitchell scores. Billy Consolo advances to third on the play. Billy Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Buck Benedict singles to center field. Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Bobby Polly singles to center field. Buck Benedict advances to third on the hit. Drew Mercker hits a home run. Buck Benedict scores. Bobby Polly scores. Sam Alvarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Efrain Kalahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Roper strikes out. Sam Alvarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Davison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland David Whitted flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Walker singles to left field. Pinky Javier hits a home run. Bruce Walker scores. John Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Buck Benedict walks. Gene Ingersoll grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buck Benedict is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Boyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Mitchell strikes out. Billy Consolo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Polly singles to center field. Drew Mercker hits an infield single to the shortstop. Efrain Kalahan grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Polly advances to third on the play. Drew Mercker advances to second on the play. David Whitted grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Polly scores. Drew Mercker advances to third on the play. Bruce Walker flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Tuttle walks. Bill Tuttle steals second. Hugh Dent grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim Borbon is pinch hitting for Billy Gardner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Borbon grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Roper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Pinky Javier flies out to the right fielder. John Thompson strikes out. Buck Benedict hits a home run. Gene Ingersoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Danny Birtsas is pinch hitting for Sam Alvarez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Birtsas grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Davison singles to center field. Joe Boyer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lou Davison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Danny McDevitt pitching. Bobby Polly doubles to center field. Drew Mercker pops out to the second baseman. Efrain Kalahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Polly advances to third on the play. Luis Loftus is pinch hitting for David Whitted. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Luis Loftus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Norm Smith pitching. Thomas Pfister is pinch hitting for Billy Consolo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Thomas Pfister grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bill Tuttle grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Dent grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Figueroa improves in control Dick Andrews improves in contact_vs_righty Freddy Maier did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Colson did not respond to coaching in control Scott Martin improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Martin improves in contact_vs_righty Erv Morgan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glen Hunt improves in arm Ed Howard did not respond to coaching in control Herman Jacquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Terry Moore improves in speed Andy Splittorff did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Strickland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty