Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Jones pitching. Marty Cruz strikes out. Placido Beck hits a home run. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Poat flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Len Dedrick pitching. Pop Leppert flies out to the right fielder. Ray Harlow walks. Epps Mattox pops out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow steals second. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kroll pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Matthews singles to center field. Bobby Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ken Stromme strikes out. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. John Konnick reached on a fielding error by Cupid Grace. John Gardenhire singles to right field. John Konnick advances to third on the hit. Jack Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Len Dedrick reached on a fielding error by John Gardenhire. Len Dedrick steals second. Marty Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Placido Beck strikes out. Cupid Grace lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pop Leppert grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Epps Mattox singles to center field. Epps Mattox steals second. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Walt Poat grounds out to the shortstop. Lamar Textor singles to right field. Eric Kroll flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Bobby Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ken Stromme singles to right field. Razor McCarthy grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ken Stromme is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Konnick singles to left field. John Gardenhire singles to right field. Razor McCarthy scores. John Konnick advances to third on the hit. Jack Jones grounds out to the shortstop. John Gardenhire advances to second on the play. Pop Leppert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Len Dedrick flies out to the left fielder. Marty Cruz grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Beck grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Epps Mattox flies out to the left fielder. Dave Blackburn doubles past the right fielder. Ken Stromme singles to left field. Dave Blackburn scores. Razor McCarthy doubles to center field. Ken Stromme uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Konnick doubles to right field. Razor McCarthy scores. John Gardenhire walks. Jack Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cupid Grace flies out to the left fielder. Walt Poat strikes out. Lamar Textor walks. Eric Kroll grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lamar Textor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Macias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ray Harlow strikes out. Epps Mattox singles to left field. Dave Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jerry Hatcher 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. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bobby Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Billy Macias. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ronn Moreno singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Marty Cruz walks. Placido Beck bunts for a base hit. Cupid Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Gregg Haldeman pitching. Ken Stromme singles to center field. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Stromme advances to second on the play. John Konnick flies out to the left fielder. John Gardenhire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Eric Stephenson enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Gardenhire at 3B. Walt Poat flies out to the left fielder. Lamar Textor strikes out. Eric Kroll singles to center field. Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Hoffman is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Larry Hoffman walks. Pop Leppert doubles to center field. Larry Hoffman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Epps Mattox singles past the second baseman. Pop Leppert scores. Dave Blackburn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Giovanola pitching. Bobby Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ian McNulty grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Cruz singles to right field. Placido Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Pop Leppert (28), Dave Blackburn (19), Razor McCarthy (13), John Konnick (16).GIDP - Dave Blackburn. Baserunning: SB - Ray Harlow (17), Epps Mattox (21). Fielding: E - John Gardenhire.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Eddie Baldwin improves in range Eddie Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed Ryan Long improves in arm Tim Wagner did not respond to coaching in endurance Ryan Long did not respond to coaching in arm Eddie Baldwin did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Lint did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in control Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in control Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vern Branson improves in speed Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C