Inning: 1 Texas Pat Pulido pitching. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Holshouser grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! George Jefferies pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Pierce pitching. Rick O Shea singles to center field. Max Runschorer strikes out. Al Valdes singles to right field. Rick O Shea advances to third on the hit. Logan Adderly doubles to right field. Rick O Shea scores. Al Valdes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chet Thornton strikes out. George Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Dan Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Boyd Chapman walks. Boyd Chapman steals second. Buddy Hackett grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jerry Blume walks. Tim Dejan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pat Pulido strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Floyd Flora flies out to the left fielder. Larry Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rick O Shea singles to center field. Max Runschorer pops out to the shortstop. Al Valdes strikes out. Logan Adderly singles to center field. Rick O Shea advances to third on the hit. Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Al Holshouser grounds out to the second baseman. George Jefferies singles to right field. Dan Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. George Jefferies advances to second on the play. Boyd Chapman singles to center field. George Jefferies scores. Buddy Hackett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland George Schmidt singles to center field. Jerry Blume hits a home run. George Schmidt scores. Tim Dejan reached on a fielding error by Boyd Chapman. Pat Pulido fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pat Pulido grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Floyd Flora strikes out. Larry Pierce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Max Runschorer singles to left field. Max Runschorer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Valdes strikes out. Logan Adderly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Lefty Miksis doubles to left field. Al Holshouser strikes out. Lefty Miksis steals third. George Jefferies hits a home run. Lefty Miksis scores. Dan Wagner walks. Boyd Chapman singles to center field. Buddy Hackett grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Wagner advances to third on the play. Boyd Chapman advances to second on the play. Bill Jordan singles to right field. Dan Wagner scores. Boyd Chapman scores. Floyd Flora reached on a fielding error by George Schmidt. Larry Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. George Schmidt singles to left field. Jerry Blume hits a home run. George Schmidt scores. Marsh Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Dejan hits a home run. Buster Phillips is pinch hitting for Pat Pulido. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Buster Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Rick O Shea hits a home run. Icehouse Wilkie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Max Runschorer walks. Max Runschorer steals second. Al Valdes hits a home run. Max Runschorer scores. Jim Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Logan Adderly doubles to center field. Chet Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Tom Fagan pitching. Lefty Miksis singles to center field. Lefty Miksis steals second. Al Holshouser flies out to the left fielder. George Jefferies strikes out. Dan Wagner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Blume hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jerry Blume steals second. Dan Wagner throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Tim Dejan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Blume scores. Robert Heving is pinch hitting for Tom Fagan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Robert Heving strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Mike Quirico pitching. Boyd Chapman lines out to the pitcher. Buddy Hackett grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jordan singles past the second baseman. Floyd Flora flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Rick O Shea walks. Rick O Shea is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Max Runschorer grounds out to the shortstop. Al Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas J.R. Wells is pinch hitting for Jim Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. J.R. Wells strikes out. Augie McCarthy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lefty Miksis pops out to the second baseman. Al Holshouser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Logan Adderly 2 (9).HR - Rick O Shea (4), Al Valdes (23), Jerry Blume 2 (11), Tim Dejan (3).GIDP - Tim Dejan, Pat Pulido. Baserunning: SB - Max Runschorer (20), Jerry Blume (7).CS - Rick O Shea (18), Max Runschorer (10). Fielding: E - George Schmidt.
Game Notes Jim Wright is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Steinbach did not respond to coaching in range Mike Tolan did not respond to coaching in control Pete Coffman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Rooker did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Jordan did not respond to coaching in range Dick Conroy improves in contact_vs_righty Rob Allen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Baker improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lino Perez did not respond to coaching in velocity Zeke Wright did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Ballenger did not respond to coaching in arm Brian Priest improves in range Mike Lowenstein did not respond to coaching in 2B