Win: Steve Reach (4-2) Loss: Greg Perkovich (1-3)
Save: Jeff Thompson (13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Reach pitching. Bob Guerrero pops out to the catcher. Roger Broglio strikes out. George Romano pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Greg Perkovich pitching. Andres Johnson strikes out. Dick Raudman strikes out. Eddie Dickson singles to right field. Gene Saipe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Grimes strikes out. Spike Warren lines out to the shortstop. Ron Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Dolly Crane flies out to the left fielder. Archie Mead hits a home run. Rickey Perkowski singles to left field. Hunkey Butera grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rickey Perkowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Reach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ariel Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Poholsky flies out to the left fielder. Greg Perkovich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Andres Johnson walks. Dick Raudman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Johnson advances to second on the play. Eddie Dickson flies out to the left fielder. Gene Saipe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Broglio triples. George Romano singles to left field. Roger Broglio scores. Ed Grimes singles to center field. George Romano advances to third on the hit. Spike Warren walks. Ron Purtell grounds out to the third baseman. George Romano scores. Ed Grimes advances to third on the play. Spike Warren advances to second on the play. Ariel Fisher singles to right field. Ed Grimes scores. Juan Poholsky pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Dolly Crane hits a home run. Archie Mead singles to right field. Rickey Perkowski strikes out. Hunkey Butera strikes out. Steve Reach grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Archie Mead is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Greg Perkovich singles to left field. Bob Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Perkovich advances to second on the play. Roger Broglio walks. George Romano flies out to the left fielder. Ed Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Andres Johnson singles to right field. Dick Raudman hits a home run. Andres Johnson scores. Eddie Dickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gene Saipe grounds out to the shortstop. Dolly Crane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Spike Warren grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ron Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Ariel Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Archie Mead doubles to right field. Rickey Perkowski singles to center field. Archie Mead scores. Happy Douglas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rickey Perkowski steals second. Ariel Fisher throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Hunkey Butera grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey Perkowski scores. Steve Reach grounds out to the second baseman. Andres Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Juan Poholsky flies out to the center fielder. Steve Mieske is pinch hitting for Happy Douglas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Mieske hits a home run. Bob Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roger Broglio grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Eddie Gillespie pitching. Dick Raudman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Eddie Dickson doubles to center field. Gene Saipe flies out to the center fielder. Dolly Crane doubles to center field. Eddie Dickson scores. Archie Mead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland George Romano hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Grimes singles to left field. George Romano advances to third on the hit. Tony Pape 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. Spike Warren flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, George Romano scores. Ron Purtell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Pennock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rickey Perkowski singles to right field. Hunkey Butera singles to right field. Eric Kennedy is pinch hitting for Tony Pape. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Kennedy pops out to the third baseman. Andres Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Dick Raudman walks. Eddie Dickson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Jeff Thompson pitching. Ariel Fisher singles to center field. Juan Poholsky singles to left field. Ariel Fisher advances to third on the hit. Happy Conzelman is pinch hitting for Bob Pennock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Happy Conzelman strikes out. Bob Guerrero pops out to the second baseman. Roger Broglio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Lowery did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Heimach did not respond to coaching in speed Butch Ginsberg did not respond to coaching in speed Butch Tessmer did not respond to coaching in control Alex Groom did not respond to coaching in control Don Lowery did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Mahoney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Mahoney did not respond to coaching in arm George Puig did not respond to coaching in control George Puig improves in velocity Katsuyuki Higasa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tadashi Sasaki did not respond to coaching in velocity Katsuyuki Higasa did not respond to coaching in SS