Win: Eddie Wapnick (8-6) Loss: Pat Heath (12-7)
Save: Lou Twombly (18)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eddie Wapnick pitching. Ralph Miller singles to center field. Jim Beatty strikes out. Dan Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Miller advances to second on the play. Doc Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Pat Heath pitching. Hiromasa Fujio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jerry Lum strikes out. Warren Flaherty walks. Warren Flaherty steals second. Billy Deal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Clem Lobert flies out to the left fielder. Steve Secory flies out to the right fielder. Marty Vollmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ray Trucks flies out to the left fielder. Steve Lutz flies out to the center fielder. Bug Manno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Buck Fisher walks. Pat Heath lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ralph Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Fisher advances to third on the play. Pat Heath advances to second on the play. Jim Beatty grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Davis singles to left field. Buck Fisher scores. Doc Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Si Freeman pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Wapnick grounds out to the second baseman. Hiromasa Fujio singles to left field. Jerry Lum singles to right field. Warren Flaherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Clem Lobert singles to left field. Steve Secory flies out to the left fielder. Clem Lobert steals second. Marty Vollmer grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Billy Deal lines out to the third baseman. Ray Trucks walks. Steve Lutz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ray Trucks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bug Manno doubles to center field. Steve Lutz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Si Freeman doubles to right field. Bug Manno scores. Eddie Wapnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pat Heath reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Lutz. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Beatty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Heath advances to third on the play. Dan Davis walks. Doc Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Hiromasa Fujio strikes out. Jerry Lum flies out to the right fielder. Warren Flaherty pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Clem Lobert singles to left field. Steve Secory strikes out. Marty Vollmer strikes out. Clem Lobert steals second. Buck Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Billy Deal reached on a 2-base throwing error by Buck Fisher. Ray Trucks grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Lutz grounds out to the shortstop. Bug Manno doubles to right field. Billy Deal scores. Si Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Pat Heath strikes out. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Beatty singles to left field. Dan Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Beatty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Rusney Pupo is pinch hitting for Eddie Wapnick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rusney Pupo walks. Hiromasa Fujio singles to center field. Rusney Pupo advances to third on the hit. Johnny Guillen 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. Jerry Lum strikes out. Warren Flaherty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Lou Twombly pitching. Doc Boone flies out to the right fielder. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Steve Secory grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Billy Deal grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Trucks grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Lutz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Marty Vollmer pops out to the third baseman. Buck Fisher triples. George Barnes is pinch hitting for Johnny Guillen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Fisher scores. Ralph Miller lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brito improves in contact_vs_righty Abner Tidrow improves in velocity Dan Wickersham improves in control Woody Kirby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Virgil Keen did not respond to coaching in control Woody Kirby improves in range Greg Crowe did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Waite Hendrickson improves in range Jeff Jorgens improves in contact_vs_lefty Nobuhiko Fukuma did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Ray did not respond to coaching in velocity Rogelio Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alvaro Butland did not respond to coaching in speed Rogelio Walker did not respond to coaching in 2B