Win: Pat Pulido (11-11) Loss: Vance Egan (2-12)
Save: Joe Graham (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Pat Pulido pitching. Donnie Mungo grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Rich Jr flies out to the left fielder. Doyle Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Vance Egan pitching. Rick O Shea strikes out. Max Runschorer reached on a fielding error by Vance Egan. Al Valdes strikes out. Woody Hilton hits a home run. Max Runschorer scores. George Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Shag Lyons singles to right field. Sam Shofner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shag Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Grace grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Sam Shofner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Cain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Lowenstein strikes out. Ernie Singleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Buster Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Daly singles to center field. Vance Egan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Donnie Mungo pops out to the shortstop. Frank Rich Jr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pat Pulido strikes out. Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Max Runschorer doubles past the center fielder. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Doyle Howard flies out to the right fielder. Shag Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Sam Shofner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Woody Hilton hits a home run. George Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Lowenstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Grace pops out to the catcher. George Cain strikes out. Ed Daly reached on a fielding error by Max Runschorer. Vance Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Buster Phillips strikes out. Pat Pulido grounds out to the pitcher. Rick O Shea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Donnie Mungo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Max Runschorer. Frank Rich Jr flies out to the center fielder. Doyle Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Donnie Mungo advances to third on the play. Shag Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Max Runschorer flies out to the center fielder. Al Valdes strikes out. Woody Hilton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Sam Shofner flies out to the right fielder. George Harley is pinch hitting for Tom Grace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Harley strikes out. George Cain flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland George Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Lowenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Singleton doubles to right field. Jim Schauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buster Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Daly pops out to the shortstop. Willie Dunn is pinch hitting for Jim Schauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Willie Dunn grounds out to the third baseman. Donnie Mungo singles to right field. Frank Rich Jr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Kevin Harris pitching. Pat Pulido strikes out. Rick O Shea grounds out to the shortstop. Max Runschorer reached on a fielding error by Frank Rich Jr. Max Runschorer steals second. Al Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill McGeachy enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Schmidt at SS. Doyle Howard singles to left field. Shag Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Doyle Howard advances to second on the play. Joe Graham 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. Sam Shofner flies out to the center fielder. George Harley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Baker improves in velocity Billy Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control Rich Storie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Curt Branca did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dooley McDonald improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Sivess did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in arm Jimmy Baker improves in contact_vs_righty Lino Perez did not respond to coaching in control Zeke Wright did not respond to coaching in 2B