Win: Ham Fyhrie (1-0) Loss: Jerry Hairston (1-6)
Save: Kirk Taylor (10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Hod Smith pitching. J Baked flies out to the right fielder. Jim Rath singles to center field. JK Kelly doubles to left field. Jim Rath uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tony Abbaticchio strikes out. Young Lew strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Jerry Hairston pitching. Lee Scharein flies out to the left fielder. Solly Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Andres McMillan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Jay Jones flies out to the left fielder. Hairy Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas George Klassen walks. Glenn Elliott strikes out. Larry Dudley strikes out. Gil Dettmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jerry Hairston strikes out. J Baked grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Rath grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Herman Wuestling grounds out to the second baseman. Hod Smith lines out to the first baseman. Lee Scharein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland JK Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Tony Abbaticchio strikes out. Young Lew singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Young Lew is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Solly Fischer flies out to the center fielder. Andres McMillan strikes out. George Klassen singles to center field. Glenn Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jay Jones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Dudley. Hairy Weaver strikes out. Jerry Hairston strikes out. J Baked grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Larry Dudley singles to left field. Gil Dettmer flies out to the left fielder. Herman Wuestling strikes out. Hod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Rath singles past the second baseman. JK Kelly walks. Tony Abbaticchio flies out to the right fielder. Young Lew strikes out. Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Lee Scharein walks. Solly Fischer strikes out. Andres McMillan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ham Fyhrie 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. Ron Hughes is pinch hitting for Jay Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Hughes strikes out. Hairy Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Hairston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas George Klassen strikes out. Glenn Elliott strikes out. Larry Dudley walks. Larry Dudley steals second. Gil Dettmer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland J Baked strikes out. Jim Rath singles past the shortstop. JK Kelly strikes out. Tony Abbaticchio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Herman Wuestling singles past the second baseman. Ray Starr is pinch hitting for Ham Fyhrie. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Starr walks. Lee Scharein singles to center field. Herman Wuestling scores. John Chapman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Solly Fischer walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Andres McMillan singles to center field. Ray Starr scores. George Klassen hits a home run. Lee Scharein scores. Solly Fischer scores. Andres McMillan scores. Earl Sheridan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Dudley grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Dettmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Sidney Wolf pitching. Young Lew walks. Alfonso Hidalgo walks. Ron Hughes grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Alfonso Hidalgo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hairy Weaver walks. Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Model is pinch hitting for Earl Sheridan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Model strikes out. J Baked grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Simon improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Busch did not respond to coaching in endurance GG SiSi improves in contact_vs_lefty B Hizzie improves in contact_vs_righty B Hizzie did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Heinie Wentzel did not respond to coaching in endurance Larry Roberge did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Roberge did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty