Win: Steve Versailles (8-6) Loss: Cy Kirkpatrick (11-4)
Inning: 1 Texas Tommy Nahorodny pitching. Dennis Doyle strikes out. Luis Charlton singles to left field. Terry Ball grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Saxon Curtis pitching. Ralph Miller strikes out. Dan Dyck flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Clem Lobert singles past the second baseman. John Brito singles to right field. Doc Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Lonnett strikes out. John Powers doubles past the third baseman. Whitey Kramer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Beatty hits a home run. Mickey Short pops out to the first baseman. Brent Robinson singles past the shortstop. Tommy Nahorodny lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Robinson advances to third on the play. Tommy Nahorodny advances to second on the play. Dan Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Early Longmire flies out to the center fielder. Saxon Curtis reached on a fielding error by Doc Boone. Dennis Doyle singles to right field. Luis Charlton singles to center field. Terry Ball singles past the shortstop. Saxon Curtis scores. Dennis Doyle scores. Luis Charlton advances to third on the hit. Chuck Ardoin strikes out. Jake Lonnett singles to right field. Luis Charlton scores. Terry Ball advances to third on the hit. John Powers walks. Whitey Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Clem Lobert strikes out. John Brito pops out to the second baseman. Doc Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Early Longmire flies out to the center fielder. Saxon Curtis grounds out to the pitcher. Dennis Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Beatty flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mickey Short doubles past the left fielder. Brent Robinson walks. Tommy Nahorodny lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ralph Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Luis Charlton grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Ball flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Dyck flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert grounds out to the pitcher. John Brito flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jake Lonnett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Powers grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Kramer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Boone strikes out. Jim Beatty walks. Mickey Short walks. Brent Robinson singles to center field. Jim Beatty scores. Mickey Short aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tommy Nahorodny pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Miller singles past the third baseman. Mickey Short scores. Brent Robinson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Rusney Pupo is pinch hitting for Early Longmire. Rusney Pupo doubles to right field. Jeff Rineer is pinch hitting for Saxon Curtis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeff Rineer pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Doyle pops out to the third baseman. Luis Charlton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Yoshi Ohno pitching. Derek Theiss enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rusney Pupo at 2B. Dan Dyck flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert grounds out to the pitcher. John Brito singles to center field. Doc Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Terry Ball flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Ardoin pops out to the shortstop. Jake Lonnett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Beatty strikes out. Mickey Short grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas John Powers grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Derek Theiss walks. Eiichi Okamoto is pinch hitting for Yoshi Ohno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eiichi Okamoto grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Derek Theiss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Al Batiste pitching. Tommy Nahorodny grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Miller doubles to center field. Dan Dyck grounds out to the pitcher. Clem Lobert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Dennis Doyle pops out to the first baseman. Luis Charlton flies out to the left fielder. Terry Ball grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland John Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Boone strikes out. Jim Beatty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Texas Chuck Ardoin flies out to the center fielder. Jake Lonnett pops out to the shortstop. John Powers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Mickey Short flies out to the right fielder. Brent Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Nahorodny singles to left field. Steve Versailles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bob Minshall is pinch running for Tommy Nahorodny on 1st base. Ralph Miller singles to right field. Bob Minshall advances to third on the hit. Dan Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Texas Cy Kirkpatrick pitching. Whitey Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Derek Theiss walks. Derek Theiss steals second. Steve Versailles strikes out. Dennis Doyle singles to center field. Derek Theiss scores. Luis Charlton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dennis Doyle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. John Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 11
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Miranda improves in power_vs_lefty Billy McGraw did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Sodowsky did not respond to coaching in arm Chico Gedman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity John Miranda did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Art Sodowsky did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Versalles improves in power_vs_lefty Woody Kirby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Wendell improves in arm Orie Hunter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Dexter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Abner Tidrow did not respond to coaching in control Lynn Pennyfeather did not respond to coaching in 3B