Inning: 1 Tampa Bay John Ward pitching. Eiji Ushiyama strikes out. Wilson Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Hubie Hoeft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rip Chavez pitching. Bob Ostergard bunts for a base hit. Bob Ostergard steals second. Matt Connors strikes out. Frank Kane flies out to the center fielder. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Archie Urban grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Crowe singles past the shortstop. Dixie Kennedy singles to right field. Jose Ritchie reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chris Hyatt. Ted Crowe scores. Jim McNeely strikes out. Rip Chavez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Lyman Brantley pops out to the shortstop. Chris Hyatt walks. Chris Hyatt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill McCarthy hits a home run. Steve Oldis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Eiji Ushiyama grounds out to the third baseman. Wilson Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Hubie Hoeft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Ward walks. Bob Ostergard walks. Matt Connors strikes out. Frank Kane grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Ward is out at third base. Jodie Davis singles to center field. Bob Ostergard scores. Frank Kane steals third. Lyman Brantley walks. Chris Hyatt singles to center field. Frank Kane scores. Jodie Davis is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Archie Urban grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Crowe walks. Dixie Kennedy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Crowe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Ritchie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill McCarthy singles to center field. Bill McCarthy steals second. Wilson Rodriguez throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Steve Oldis pops out to the first baseman. John Ward strikes out. Bob Ostergard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jim McNeely walks. Rip Chavez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rip Chavez strikes out. Jim McNeely gets picked off first. Eiji Ushiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Matt Connors grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Kane strikes out. Jodie Davis lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Wilson Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Hubie Hoeft strikes out. Archie Urban strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lyman Brantley walks. Lyman Brantley steals second. Chris Hyatt strikes out. Bill McCarthy singles past the second baseman. Lyman Brantley scores. Jack Leip comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill McCarthy steals second. Steve Oldis grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McCarthy advances to third on the play. John Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ted Crowe strikes out. Dixie Kennedy singles past the shortstop. Jose Ritchie singles to center field. Larry Rhoads comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jim McNeely grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Kennedy advances to third on the play. Jose Ritchie advances to second on the play. Steve Yingling is pinch hitting for Jack Leip. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Yingling strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ken Smith pitching. Bob Ostergard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Connors doubles to left field. Matt Connors is out trying to steal third. Frank Kane singles to right field. Jodie Davis singles to center field. Frank Kane aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jodie Davis steals second. Lyman Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Eiji Ushiyama flies out to the center fielder. Norm Lockwood is pinch hitting for Wilson Rodriguez. Norm Lockwood walks. Hubie Hoeft strikes out. Archie Urban triples. Norm Lockwood scores. Ted Crowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Guy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Norm Lockwood at C. Eddie Lamb is pinch hitting for Chris Hyatt. Eddie Lamb pops out to the second baseman. Bill McCarthy doubles to left field. Steve Oldis singles to left field. Bill McCarthy is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Don Judnich is pinch hitting for Larry Rhoads. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Judnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ted Connally pitching. Dixie Kennedy strikes out. Jose Ritchie flies out to the left fielder. Jim McNeely reached on a fielding error by Ted Connally. Jim Stephenson is pinch hitting for Ken Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Stephenson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim McNeely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Matt Connors (20), Bill McCarthy (7).HR - Bill McCarthy (5). Baserunning: SB - Bob Ostergard (54), Frank Kane (35), Jodie Davis (31), Lyman Brantley (33), Bill McCarthy 2 (15).CS - Matt Connors (38), Chris Hyatt (29). Fielding: E - Chris Hyatt, Ted Connally.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mario Callaway did not respond to coaching in speed Glenn Daniels did not respond to coaching in control Harry Smykal did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Ruth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vern Small did not respond to coaching in arm Al Keely did not respond to coaching in endurance
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Dudley improves in contact_vs_righty Jesus Seerey improves in arm Charlie Byrne improves in contact_vs_lefty Phillip Premium did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Dudley improves in range Phillip Premium improves in range Phillip Premium did not respond to coaching in 2B