Win: Fritz Castino (15-5) Loss: Don Thornton (7-9)
Save: Ben Ricci (12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Don Thornton pitching. Rick O Shea flies out to the left fielder. Chet Thornton singles to right field. Chet Thornton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Woody Hilton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Fritz Castino pitching. Gene Ginter singles to right field. Gene Ginter steals second. Harry Mountain grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Shintaro Nagao walks. Satoshi Nishi singles to center field. Gene Ginter scores. Shintaro Nagao advances to third on the hit. Satoshi Nishi is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Doug Kearns singles to right field. Shintaro Nagao scores. Don Bowman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Valdes pops out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Baker singles to center field. Ernie Singleton doubles to center field. Jimmy Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fizz Feldman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jim Scott flies out to the center fielder. Bill Leiter pops out to the second baseman. Don Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Fritz Castino grounds out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea bunts for a base hit. Rick O Shea steals second. Jim Scott throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chet Thornton pops out to the shortstop. Woody Hilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Gene Ginter grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Mountain strikes out. Shintaro Nagao singles to left field. Shintaro Nagao steals second. Satoshi Nishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Al Valdes pops out to the shortstop. Zeke Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Baker doubles past the first baseman. Ernie Singleton doubles to center field. Jimmy Baker scores. Fizz Feldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Doug Kearns flies out to the center fielder. Don Bowman singles to right field. Don Bowman steals second. Jim Scott strikes out. Bill Leiter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Fritz Castino grounds out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea walks. Rick O Shea is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chet Thornton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Don Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Gene Ginter grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Mountain singles past the shortstop. Shintaro Nagao flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Woody Hilton singles to center field. Al Valdes hits a home run. Woody Hilton scores. Todd Berry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Zeke Wright hits a home run. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Singleton pops out to the shortstop. Fizz Feldman singles to center field. Fritz Castino walks. Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Satoshi Nishi flies out to the center fielder. Doug Kearns hits an infield single to the pitcher. Doug Kearns steals second. Don Bowman hits a home run. Doug Kearns scores. Jim Scott singles past the shortstop. Joe Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Leiter strikes out. Adonis Lara is pinch hitting for Todd Berry. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Adonis Lara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Kerby Derry pitching. Chet Thornton walks. Woody Hilton walks. Al Valdes singles to left field. Chet Thornton scores. Woody Hilton advances to third on the hit. Zeke Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Woody Hilton scores. Roy Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Ernie Singleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Gene Ginter lines out to the shortstop. Harry Mountain singles to right field. Shintaro Nagao flies out to the center fielder. Harry Mountain steals second. Satoshi Nishi walks. Doug Kearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Fizz Feldman grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Blume is pinch hitting for Joe Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Blume walks. Rick O Shea grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Blume is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chet Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Ben Ricci pitching. Don Bowman singles to left field. Jim Scott strikes out. Faneuil Hall is pinch hitting for Bill Leiter. Faneuil Hall singles past the third baseman. Curt McNamara is pinch hitting for Roy Pena. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curt McNamara pops out to the third baseman. Gene Ginter singles to center field. Don Bowman scores. Faneuil Hall advances to third on the hit. Harry Mountain bunts for a base hit. Faneuil Hall scores. Shintaro Nagao strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Allie Belliard pitching. Woody Hilton strikes out. Al Valdes pops out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Satoshi Nishi doubles to center field. Doug Kearns walks. Don Bowman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Satoshi Nishi advances to third on the play. Jim Scott pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jimmy Baker (30), Ernie Singleton 2 (14).HR - Al Valdes (31), Zeke Wright (20).SF - Zeke Wright. Baserunning: SB - Rick O Shea (43).CS - Rick O Shea (13), Chet Thornton (9).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cidi Schlei improves in power_vs_righty Frank Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Pat Gallivan improves in control Carleton Fort improves in arm Jeff Meyers improves in velocity Marcell Reese improves in contact_vs_righty Cidi Schlei did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jerry Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity George Holt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Holt did not respond to coaching in arm Andy Gallagher improves in range Jim Hershberger improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Meridith improves in power_vs_lefty