Win: Yoshio Kaneko (1-1) Loss: Paul Hooper (2-7)
Save: Roy Harrington (16)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Paul Hooper pitching. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Grimes singles to center field. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gregory singles to right field. Jimmy Kane singles to right field. Billy Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Yaibel Martinez pitching. Harry Renteria walks. Ray Harlow singles to left field. Harry Renteria advances to third on the hit. Joe Reis walks. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Renteria scores. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Harlow advances to third on the play. Joe Reis advances to second on the play. Otie Shepherd doubles to left field. Ray Harlow scores. Joe Reis scores. Gil Basinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dick Holt flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Yaibel Martinez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Cobb strikes out. Paul Hooper strikes out. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. John Grimes singles to right field. Debs Westlake triples. John Grimes scores. Ed Gregory triples. Debs Westlake scores. Jimmy Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Miller singles to right field. Ed Gregory scores. Dick Holt singles to center field. Billy Miller advances to third on the hit. Johnny Matthews walks. Yaibel Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Harlow singles to center field. Joe Reis pops out to the third baseman. Ray Harlow steals second. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow advances to third on the play. Herm White singles to center field. Ray Harlow scores. Herm White is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lamar Textor grounds out to the shortstop. John Grimes strikes out. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Otie Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed Gregory flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Kane flies out to the left fielder. Billy Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Paul Hooper reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Gregory. Harry Renteria pops out to the shortstop. Ray Harlow singles to right field. Joe Reis walks. Dave Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Paul Hooper is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Holt strikes out. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Yaibel Martinez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Eric Kroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Herm White singles to left field. Otie Shepherd flies out to the left fielder. Gil Basinski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Herm White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Cobb grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gil Basinski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. John Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Debs Westlake singles to left field. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Hooper grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria doubles to center field. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jimmy Kane singles to left field. Billy Miller singles to left field. Jimmy Kane advances to third on the hit. Dick Holt strikes out. Huck Crist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Carl McElveen doubles to center field. Jimmy Kane scores. Billy Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lamar Textor reached on a fielding error by Gil Basinski. John Grimes lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jonathan Bohen pitching. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Blackburn advances to second on the play. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Basinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Debs Westlake walks. Ed Gregory flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jimmy Kane flies out to the center fielder. Billy Miller is hit by a pitch. Dick Holt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Roy Harrington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Alan Durbin pops out to the shortstop. Lee Finneran is pinch hitting for Huck Crist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Finneran flies out to the center fielder. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Harry Renteria (12), Otie Shepherd (8).SF - Dave Blackburn. Baserunning: SB - Ray Harlow (11).CS - Herm White (6). Fielding: E - Gil Basinski.
Game Notes Billy Miller is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Placido Beck improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in control Ed Constable improves in velocity Howie Spognardi did not respond to coaching in control Howie Spognardi improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in control Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Perkins improves in control Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in control Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C