Win: Dick Darensbourg (10-10) Loss: Fritz Castino (6-12)
Save: Gene Hernandez (40)
Inning: 1 New York Fritz Castino pitching. Jack Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Orator Webster flies out to the left fielder. Bob Davies strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Darensbourg pitching. Rick O Shea bunts for a base hit. Rick O Shea steals second. Max Runschorer doubles to right field. Rick O Shea scores. Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Mitch Bella grounds out to the second baseman. Max Runschorer advances to third on the play. Felix Griggs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Bill McLemore strikes out. Tom Rapp hits a home run. Vito Cudworth flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Park Damon hits an infield single to the first baseman. Yurisbel Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jerry Blume grounds out to the shortstop. George Schmidt lines out to the second baseman. Davon Workman bunts for a base hit. Fritz Castino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dick Darensbourg flies out to the left fielder. Jack Murphy singles to center field. Orator Webster strikes out. Bob Davies grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Rick O Shea hits a home run. Max Runschorer flies out to the center fielder. Al Valdes strikes out. Mitch Bella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bill McLemore grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Rapp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vito Cudworth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Felix Griggs singles to left field. Jerry Blume strikes out. George Schmidt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Felix Griggs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Davon Workman singles to left field. George Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Fritz Castino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Park Damon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Yurisbel Williams flies out to the center fielder. Dick Darensbourg fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dick Darensbourg strikes out. Jack Murphy singles to center field. Orator Webster doubles to right field. Park Damon scores. Jack Murphy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Davies flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rick O Shea singles to right field. Rick O Shea steals second. Max Runschorer pops out to the first baseman. Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Mitch Bella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tom Fagan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill McLemore flies out to the left fielder. Tom Rapp flies out to the center fielder. Vito Cudworth singles to right field. Vito Cudworth steals second. Park Damon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Felix Griggs singles to center field. Jerry Blume grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. George Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Yurisbel Williams strikes out. Bill Morris is pinch hitting for Dick Darensbourg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Morris lines out to the third baseman. Jack Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Darrell Sanford pitching. Davon Workman strikes out. Buster Phillips is pinch hitting for Tom Fagan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buster Phillips singles to right field. Buster Phillips steals second. Rick O Shea strikes out. Max Runschorer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Rico Wakamatsu pitching. Orator Webster strikes out. Bob Davies flies out to the right fielder. Bill McLemore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Al Valdes strikes out. Mitch Bella is hit by a pitch. Felix Griggs strikes out. Jerry Blume strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Tom Rapp grounds out to the shortstop. Vito Cudworth strikes out. Park Damon singles to center field. Yurisbel Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Park Damon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Gene Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Robert Heving is pinch hitting for George Schmidt. Robert Heving lines out to the second baseman. Davon Workman grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Dejan is pinch hitting for Rico Wakamatsu. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Dejan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Max Runschorer (23).HR - Rick O Shea (4).GIDP - Jerry Blume.HBP - Mitch Bella (3). Baserunning: SB - Rick O Shea 2 (34), Buster Phillips (7).
Game Notes Bill McLemore is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Amos Boyd improves in range Cy Wolverton improves in arm Ray Tatum improves in contact_vs_righty Larry McNabb did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Villegas did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Villegas did not respond to coaching in endurance Rondin Cates did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lino Perez did not respond to coaching in control Tom Ballenger improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Ballenger improves in power_vs_righty Ed Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Fizz Feldman improves in power_vs_righty Chet Thornton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Lowenstein did not respond to coaching in CF