Win: Steve Colson (3-3) Loss: Tatsuya Kinjo (2-3)
Save: Jack Weaver (4)
Inning: 1 Boston Steve Colson pitching. Mike Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Doc Shinall singles to right field. Doc Shinall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Guterman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Tatsuya Kinjo pitching. Buddy Lyden hits a home run. Bruce Walker strikes out. Pinky Javier strikes out. John Thompson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ben Becquer doubles to center field. Kazumasa Aoyama hits a home run. Ben Becquer scores. Bill Weyhing strikes out. Red Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Emery hits a home run. Tatsuya Kinjo doubles to center field. Mike Stahl flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Buck Benedict grounds out to the shortstop. Brady Kirkland grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Doc Shinall grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Guterman strikes out. Ben Becquer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Earl Hosey grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Colson hits a home run. Buddy Lyden hits an infield single to the third baseman. Buddy Lyden steals second. Bruce Walker singles to right field. Buddy Lyden scores. Pinky Javier singles to left field. Bruce Walker advances to third on the hit. John Thompson strikes out. Buck Benedict singles to center field. Bruce Walker scores. Pinky Javier advances to third on the hit. Shigeki Yoshioka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brady Kirkland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Kazumasa Aoyama strikes out. Bill Weyhing grounds out to the second baseman. Red Clarke walks. Bobby Emery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Gene Ingersoll walks. Earl Hosey pops out to the shortstop. Steve Colson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buddy Lyden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Shigeki Yoshioka grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Stahl flies out to the left fielder. Doc Shinall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bruce Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Javier grounds out to the second baseman. John Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ed Guterman singles to center field. Ben Becquer lines out to the second baseman. Kazumasa Aoyama grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Guterman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Weyhing singles to center field. Kazumasa Aoyama advances to third on the hit. Red Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Dick Kane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Buck Benedict pops out to the shortstop. Brady Kirkland walks. Gene Ingersoll walks. Earl Hosey doubles to right field. Brady Kirkland scores. Gene Ingersoll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Mora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Colson doubles to left field. Earl Hosey scores. Buddy Lyden singles to left field. Steve Colson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bruce Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Bobby Emery strikes out. Al Feller is pinch hitting for Joe Mora. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Feller strikes out. Mike Stahl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jesse Meyer pitching. Pinky Javier lines out to the second baseman. John Thompson walks. Buck Benedict triples. John Thompson scores. Brady Kirkland strikes out. Gene Ingersoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Doc Shinall singles to left field. Hugh Gorecki is pinch hitting for Ed Guterman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hugh Gorecki grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Doc Shinall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rich Davis is pinch hitting for Ben Becquer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Davis singles to center field. Hugh Gorecki advances to third on the hit. Kazumasa Aoyama hits a home run. Hugh Gorecki scores. Rich Davis scores. Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Weyhing walks. Red Clarke walks. Bobby Emery strikes out. Jesse Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Earl Hosey singles to center field. Bobby Polly is pinch hitting for Pete Carden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Polly singles to right field. Buddy Lyden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Polly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bruce Walker walks. Pinky Javier pops out to the shortstop. John Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Jack Weaver pitching. Mike Stahl grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Shinall grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Gorecki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Alvarez improves in contact_vs_righty Walker Kilroy did not respond to coaching in control Bob Alvarez improves in power_vs_lefty Dean Cox improves in arm Tom Upshaw improves in range Dave Davies did not respond to coaching in control Tom Upshaw did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Damian Marak did not respond to coaching in arm Don Shokes did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Poffenberger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Kelly did not respond to coaching in range Blake Holtz improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Addy did not respond to coaching in control Erv Morgan did not respond to coaching in 2B