Win: Jack Jones (5-6) Loss: Bob Lake (7-15)
Save: Huck Crist (9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Lake pitching. Harry Renteria strikes out. Ray Harlow grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Kissinger pitching. Mike Benitez strikes out. Ian McNulty strikes out. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Herm White singles to center field. Gil Basinski doubles to center field. Herm White uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ted Peltz grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Cobb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Gregory grounds out to the shortstop. Ronn Moreno singles to right field. Johnny Matthews walks. Mike Stember singles past the shortstop. Ronn Moreno scores. Johnny Matthews advances to third on the hit. Mike Stember steals second. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Bob Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Kissinger flies out to the center fielder. Harry Renteria pops out to the first baseman. Ray Harlow pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Benitez walks. Mike Benitez steals second. Ian McNulty strikes out. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gregory hits a home run. Mike Benitez scores. Ronn Moreno pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis hits a home run. Dave Blackburn pops out to the catcher. Herm White strikes out. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Mike Stember pops out to the first baseman. Joseph Orwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ted Peltz walks. Mike Cobb flies out to the left fielder. Ted Peltz steals second. Joe Kissinger flies out to the right fielder. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Benitez strikes out. Jack Jones 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. Ian McNulty hits a home run. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis singles to center field. Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Herm White grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Reis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ed Gregory flies out to the center fielder. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Peltz flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cobb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Stember grounds out to the third baseman. Joseph Orwell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Lake reached on a fielding error by Jack Jones. Mike Benitez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Lake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria hits a home run. Ray Harlow walks. Joe Reis hits a home run. Ray Harlow scores. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Herm White singles to left field. Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Huck Crist pitching. Ian McNulty strikes out. Debs Westlake grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Gregory walks. Ronn Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ted Peltz strikes out. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Otie Shepherd singles to right field. Huck Crist lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Brady enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otie Shepherd at C. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Stember flies out to the center fielder. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Razor McCarthy improves in power_vs_righty Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in control Ken Perkins improves in velocity Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: George Stremmel improves in arm Howie Spognardi did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Lawson did not respond to coaching in velocity Cupid Grace did not respond to coaching in speed