Win: Ron Acre (12-9) Loss: Burt Settlemire (3-1)
Save: Joe Ruebel (47)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Jones pitching. Milt Mauldin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ron Acre pitching. Epps Mattox grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert flies out to the center fielder. Ted Peltz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Tidrow strikes out. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Stromme walks. Harry Renteria lines out to the shortstop. Elliot Pierre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Jose Ens grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Oreste Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ron Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Reis walks. Jack Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Jones flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox flies out to the right fielder. Pop Leppert singles to left field. Ted Peltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Milt Mauldin strikes out. Mark Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Dotterer singles to center field. Phil Tidrow singles to center field. Oscar Dotterer advances to third on the hit. Gus Chamberlain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Stromme grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ken Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Oreste Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Elliot Pierre flies out to the left fielder. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ron Acre strikes out. Milt Mauldin singles to right field. Mark Fox flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Dotterer singles to left field. Milt Mauldin advances to third on the hit. Phil Tidrow grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Pop Leppert lines out to the first baseman. Ted Peltz walks. Ray Harlow triples. Ted Peltz scores. Ken Stromme grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Gus Chamberlain flies out to the right fielder. Ken Veryzer singles to center field. Burt Settlemire 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. Jose Ens singles to center field. Ken Veryzer steals third. Oreste Smith singles to right field. Ken Veryzer scores. Jose Ens advances to third on the hit. Paddy Slaughter is pinch hitting for Ron Acre. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paddy Slaughter hits a home run. Jose Ens scores. Oreste Smith scores. Hilly Brubaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Mauldin strikes out. Mark Fox lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Carlos Soriano pitching. Harry Renteria walks. Elliot Pierre reached on a fielding error by Milt Mauldin. Joe Reis pops out to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Hilly Brubaker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Epps Mattox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jerry Hatcher pitching. Oscar Dotterer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Phil Tidrow doubles to center field. Gus Chamberlain walks. Ken Veryzer grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Tidrow advances to third on the play. Gus Chamberlain advances to second on the play. Jose Ens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jeff Windhorn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Fox at LF. Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Peltz singles to left field. Ted Peltz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ray Harlow doubles to center field. Ken Stromme grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Oreste Smith pops out to the second baseman. Ron Davis is pinch hitting for Carlos Soriano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Davis singles to left field. Milt Mauldin strikes out. Jeff Windhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Ruebel pitching. Harry Renteria pops out to the second baseman. John Konnick is pinch hitting for Elliot Pierre. John Konnick hits a home run. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walter Haney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Cook did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Minutelli improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Evans did not respond to coaching in velocity George Allen did not respond to coaching in arm George Allen did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Razor McCarthy improves in speed Razor McCarthy improves in power_vs_righty Barry McGunnigle improves in arm Razor McCarthy did not respond to coaching in arm Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in control Ken Perkins improves in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C