Win: Tom Underwood (3-6) Loss: Ed McLaughlin (6-7)
Save: Oris Kinney (4)
Inning: 1 Texas Ed McLaughlin pitching. Glen Dean walks. George Kauffman singles to right field. Glen Dean advances to third on the hit. Ben Stine grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Glen Dean scores. Felix Vaughan hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rob Homer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Phillip Carter pitching. Leo Roenicke strikes out. Cal Cianfrocco grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Daringer doubles to center field. Winston Merloni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Babe Fitzgerald strikes out. Jon Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Susko pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Schultz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Dunne singles to left field. Willie Thomson hits an infield single to the third baseman. Steve Gladd flies out to the center fielder. Ed McLaughlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Phillip Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glen Dean strikes out. George Kauffman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Leo Roenicke pops out to the shortstop. Cal Cianfrocco flies out to the center fielder. Jim Daringer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ben Stine singles to left field. Felix Vaughan walks. Rob Homer singles to center field. Ben Stine scores. Babe Fitzgerald grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rob Homer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jon Wilson strikes out. Ray Susko lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Winston Merloni grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Schultz strikes out. Art Dunne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Phillip Carter flies out to the left fielder. Glen Dean strikes out. George Kauffman singles to right field. Ben Stine grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Kauffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Willie Thomson singles to center field. Steve Gladd singles to left field. Ed McLaughlin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Roenicke walks. Cal Cianfrocco flies out to the left fielder. Jim Daringer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Texas Felix Vaughan reached on a fielding error by Willie Thomson. Larry Purtell is pinch hitting for Rob Homer. Larry Purtell singles to center field. Jose LeFlore is pinch hitting for Babe Fitzgerald. Jose LeFlore singles to center field. Al Brady is pinch hitting for Jon Wilson. Al Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Felix Vaughan scores. Larry Purtell advances to third on the play. Jose LeFlore advances to second on the play. Lee Malloy is pinch hitting for Ray Susko. Lee Malloy grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Purtell scores. Jose LeFlore advances to third on the play. Phillip Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Al Simmons enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Purtell at 3B. Winston Merloni singles to left field. Charlie Schultz singles to left field. Art Dunne grounds out to the second baseman. Winston Merloni advances to third on the play. Charlie Schultz advances to second on the play. Willie Thomson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Winston Merloni scores. Charlie Schultz advances to third on the play. Steve Gladd singles to center field. Charlie Schultz scores. Ed McLaughlin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Glen Dean singles to center field. George Kauffman flies out to the left fielder. Ben Stine walks. Felix Vaughan singles past the second baseman. Glen Dean scores. Andy Bowers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Simmons grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Felix Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Simmons steals second. Jose LeFlore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Leo Roenicke flies out to the left fielder. Cal Cianfrocco singles to center field. Jim Daringer strikes out. Cal Cianfrocco steals second. Doc Hanson 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. Winston Merloni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Al Brady grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Malloy singles to center field. Howie Dickey is pinch hitting for Doc Hanson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lee Malloy steals second. Howie Dickey grounds out to the shortstop. Glen Dean pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Don Hall pitching. Charlie Schultz strikes out. Art Dunne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Thomson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas George Kauffman grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Stine singles to right field. Felix Vaughan pops out to the catcher. Al Simmons singles to center field. Jose LeFlore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Oris Kinney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Gladd flies out to the right fielder. Dewey Higham is pinch hitting for Andy Bowers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dewey Higham grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Roenicke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Phillip Carter is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Wasdin did not respond to coaching in control Ike Robertson did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Pike did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Wasdin improves in control Miguel Crouch did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Lukon did not respond to coaching in velocity Dorsey Prudhomme did not respond to coaching in control Bill Saunders improves in arm Bill Saunders did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Osborne did not respond to coaching in CF