Win: Mickey Kolp (2-0) Loss: Jerry Hairston (0-1)
Save: Kirk Taylor (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mickey Kolp pitching. JK Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Jim Rath triples. J Baked grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rath scores. Alfonso Hidalgo walks. Tony Abbaticchio singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo advances to third on the hit. Young Lew singles to center field. Alfonso Hidalgo scores. Bill Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Jerry Hairston pitching. Fritz Campanella grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Amelung flies out to the right fielder. Lee Scharein singles to center field. Solly Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Benny Tate walks. Jerry Hairston lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. JK Kelly flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jim Rath grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Tate advances to third on the play. Jerry Hairston advances to second on the play. J Baked grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Andres McMillan singles to center field. Mike Drissel singles to left field. George Klassen flies out to the center fielder. Akihiro Hirae walks. Mickey Kolp grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Andres McMillan is out at home. Fritz Campanella singles to right field. Mike Drissel scores. Akihiro Hirae scores. Ted Amelung singles to center field. Lee Scharein grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Mickey Kolp is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo doubles to center field. Tony Abbaticchio strikes out. Young Lew grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Solly Fischer walks. Andres McMillan strikes out. Mike Drissel singles to left field. George Klassen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Solly Fischer advances to third on the play. Mike Drissel advances to second on the play. Akihiro Hirae flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Benny Tate grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Hairston grounds out to the third baseman. JK Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Mickey Kolp strikes out. Fritz Campanella singles to center field. Ted Amelung flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Campanella is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Rath singles to right field. J Baked strikes out. Alfonso Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Tony Abbaticchio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Lee Scharein singles to left field. Lee Scharein steals second. Solly Fischer flies out to the right fielder. Andres McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Scharein advances to third on the play. Mike Drissel triples. Lee Scharein scores. George Klassen singles to center field. Mike Drissel scores. Mike Busch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Akihiro Hirae singles to right field. Herman Wuestling is pinch hitting for Mickey Kolp. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Herman Wuestling triples. George Klassen scores. Akihiro Hirae scores. Fritz Campanella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Russ Coppola pitching. Young Lew flies out to the center fielder. Bill Cooper walks. Benny Tate strikes out. Al Model is pinch hitting for Mike Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Al Model grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Cooper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Robert Hardy pitching. Ted Amelung singles to left field. Lee Scharein singles to center field. Ted Amelung advances to third on the hit. Solly Fischer flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ted Amelung scores. Andres McMillan flies out to the left fielder. Lee Scharein steals second. Mike Drissel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland JK Kelly singles to center field. Jim Rath grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! JK Kelly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. J Baked flies out to the left fielder. Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas George Klassen singles to center field. Akihiro Hirae flies out to the right fielder. Ray Starr is pinch hitting for Russ Coppola. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Starr grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Sidney Wolf pitching. Tony Abbaticchio singles to left field. Young Lew grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Abbaticchio is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Benny Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Fritz Campanella grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Amelung grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Cap Tolman is pinch hitting for Robert Hardy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cap Tolman strikes out. JK Kelly walks. Jim Rath walks. J Baked flies out to the center fielder. Alfonso Hidalgo hits a home run. JK Kelly scores. Jim Rath scores. Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tony Abbaticchio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Batting:3B - Mike Drissel (1), Herman Wuestling (1).SF - Solly Fischer.GIDP - Ray Starr. Baserunning: SB - Lee Scharein 2 (2).CS - Fritz Campanella (1).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: B Hizzie improves in power_vs_righty Bob Besana did not respond to coaching in endurance Frank Simon did not respond to coaching in speed B Hizzie did not respond to coaching in speed B Hizzie did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Sheerin improves in control Billy Linares improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Sheerin did not respond to coaching in control Max Pettitte did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty