Win: Earl Sweeney (10-15) Loss: Art Boone (9-11)
Save: Jerry Hatcher (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Earl Sweeney pitching. Shinichi Tamamine strikes out. Jeff Windhorn strikes out. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Art Boone pitching. Ray Harlow doubles to right field. Pop Leppert doubles to left field. Ray Harlow scores. Harry Renteria grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pop Leppert advances to third on the play. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Pop Leppert scores. Dave Blackburn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Epps Mattox singles to center field. Gil Basinski hits a home run. Epps Mattox scores. Joe Reis reached on a fielding error by Clem McCabe. Mike Cobb singles past the second baseman. Earl Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Tidrow hits an infield single to the first baseman. Paddy Slaughter doubles to right field. Phil Tidrow is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Clem McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Oreste Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris walks. Art Boone lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shinichi Tamamine flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Windhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Blackburn pops out to the catcher. Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Oscar Dotterer hits a home run. Phil Tidrow flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Slaughter walks. Clem McCabe strikes out. Oreste Smith singles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis singles to center field. Mike Cobb grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Earl Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Art Boone grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Shinichi Tamamine flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Windhorn singles past the shortstop. Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Harlow flies out to the left fielder. Pop Leppert lines out to the first baseman. Harry Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Phil Tidrow strikes out. Paddy Slaughter flies out to the right fielder. Clem McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Rivington Hetling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Dave Blackburn steals second. Epps Mattox walks. Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis singles to center field. Dave Blackburn scores. Larry Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Cobb strikes out. Earl Sweeney singles to left field. Epps Mattox is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Oreste Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Fitzmorris singles to right field. Ken Veryzer is pinch hitting for Larry Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Howie Fitzmorris steals second. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Shinichi Tamamine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Alejandro Burnett pitching. Ray Harlow singles to center field. Pop Leppert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Harry Renteria singles to left field. Dave Blackburn walks. Epps Mattox walks. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Harry Renteria scores. Dave Blackburn scores. Carlos Soriano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Reis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jeff Windhorn doubles to center field. Oscar Dotterer singles to left field. Jeff Windhorn is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. 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. Phil Tidrow flies out to the right fielder. Jose Ens is pinch hitting for Paddy Slaughter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Ens grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Oscar Dotterer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Patterson is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Patterson flies out to the right fielder. 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 flies out to the center fielder. Harry Caldwell is pinch hitting for Ray Harlow. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Caldwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hilly Brubaker pitching. Clem McCabe doubles to right field. Oreste Smith singles to right field. Clem McCabe scores. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Mark Fox is pinch hitting for Carlos Soriano. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Fox strikes out. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Shinichi Tamamine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Smith walks. Jeff Windhorn singles to center field. Oreste Smith scores. Dave Smith advances to third on the hit. Jerry Hatcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Dotterer singles to right field. Dave Smith scores. Jeff Windhorn advances to third on the hit. Phil Tidrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Ray Harlow (18), Pop Leppert (25).HR - Gil Basinski (12).GIDP - Pop Leppert, Mike Cobb. Baserunning: SB - Dave Blackburn (18).CS - Dave Blackburn (9).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Allen improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mark Evans did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Elmer Pettibone improves in range Elmer Pettibone improves in arm Elmer Pettibone did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Shirley improves in arm Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Giovanola did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Perkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C