Win: Vance Witek (1-0) Loss: Chuck Platt (0-1)
Save: Ed Oliver (2)
Inning: 1 Texas John Lennon pitching. Shigeru Sekikawa strikes out. Merito Wooten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masao Fujimoto singles to right field. Masao Fujimoto steals second. Passed ball. Masao Fujimoto advances to third. Pete Powell walks. Arnold Keating singles to center field. Masao Fujimoto scores. Pete Powell is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Vance Witek pitching. Doc Kimble walks. Raymond Kaden strikes out. Buggy Pizzamiglio doubles to left field. Doc Kimble uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Kamieniecki flies out to the center fielder. Henry Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Beiker Jordan walks. Beiker Jordan steals second. Joe Krausse strikes out. Steve Dejan grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Witek singles to left field. Shigeru Sekikawa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Diggs grounds out to the pitcher. Masato Ota reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shigeru Sekikawa. Smokey Robinson strikes out. John Lennon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Merito Wooten flies out to the center fielder. Masao Fujimoto grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Doc Kimble pops out to the third baseman. Raymond Kaden strikes out. Buggy Pizzamiglio singles past the second baseman. Steve Kamieniecki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Arnold Keating grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Beiker Jordan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Krausse singles to right field. Steve Dejan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Henry Marshall singles to right field. Steve Diggs strikes out. Masato Ota grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Vance Witek flies out to the center fielder. Shigeru Sekikawa strikes out. Merito Wooten hits an infield single to the pitcher. Merito Wooten is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Smokey Robinson flies out to the right fielder. John Lennon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Kimble walks. Doc Kimble steals second. Raymond Kaden bunts for a base hit. Buggy Pizzamiglio lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Masao Fujimoto walks. Pete Powell strikes out. Arnold Keating flies out to the right fielder. Beiker Jordan walks. Joe Krausse reached on a 2-base fielding error by Doc Kimble. Masao Fujimoto scores. Steve Dejan walks. Vance Witek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Kamieniecki walks. Henry Marshall flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Steve Diggs walks. Masato Ota walks. Smokey Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Kamieniecki scores. Vic Daubach is pinch hitting for John Lennon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vic Daubach walks. Doc Kimble flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Chuck Platt pitching. Shigeru Sekikawa flies out to the left fielder. Merito Wooten singles to center field. Merito Wooten steals second. Masao Fujimoto hits a home run. Merito Wooten scores. Gene Couchee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Powell flies out to the right fielder. Arnold Keating strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Raymond Kaden grounds out to the shortstop. Buggy Pizzamiglio singles to right field. Steve Kamieniecki flies out to the right fielder. Henry Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Beiker Jordan strikes out. Joe Krausse flies out to the center fielder. Steve Dejan walks. Vance Witek reached on a fielding error by Gene Couchee. Shigeru Sekikawa singles to center field. Steve Dejan scores. Merito Wooten walks. Masao Fujimoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Dusty Bowens enters the game as a defensive replacement for Beiker Jordan at 2B. Steve Diggs singles to center field. Masato Ota pops out to the third baseman. Smokey Robinson singles past the shortstop. Steve Diggs advances to third on the hit. Gary Whitney 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. Sid Macias is pinch hitting for Gene Couchee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Sid Macias walks. Doc Kimble singles to left field. Steve Diggs scores. Smokey Robinson scores. Sid Macias advances to third on the hit. Doc Kimble steals second. Raymond Kaden strikes out. Buggy Pizzamiglio walks. Steve Kamieniecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Texas Gil Ferrigno pitching. Pete Powell strikes out. Arnold Keating pops out to the third baseman. Dusty Bowens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Henry Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Steve Diggs singles to left field. Masato Ota pops out to the third baseman. Steve Diggs steals second. Smokey Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 13
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cecil Bescher improves in arm Bert Jimenez improves in contact_vs_lefty Clarence Cora improves in power_vs_righty Bill Caldwell improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Hibbs improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Connelly improves in arm Jimmy Proctor did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Gaspar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Asadoor improves in power_vs_righty George Wilson improves in range Larry Holmes improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Juul did not respond to coaching in control Armando Knauss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Jelincich improves in RF