Win: Joe Naragon (2-0) Loss: Abner Tidrow (2-2)
Save: Larry Works (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tommy Nahorodny pitching. Jamie Pitlock strikes out. Lefty Harkness singles to right field. Cal Davis flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Leak grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Harkness is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Sanders M. Day pitching. Ralph Miller strikes out. Dan Dyck grounds out to the third baseman. Clem Lobert walks. Marty Vollmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Hack Sacka strikes out. Tommy Miller flies out to the right fielder. Jim Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Boone flies out to the center fielder. Jim Beatty strikes out. Mickey Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Surkont doubles to center field. Sanders M. Day lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jamie Pitlock grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Harkness walks. Cal Davis singles to left field. Frank Surkont scores. Lefty Harkness advances to third on the hit. Kelly Leak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Brent Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Nahorodny flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Hack Sacka strikes out. Tommy Miller flies out to the left fielder. Jim Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Dyck flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Marty Vollmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Surkont strikes out. Sanders M. Day strikes out. Jamie Pitlock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Doc Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Beatty flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Lefty Harkness singles to left field. Cal Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Harkness is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kelly Leak strikes out. Hack Sacka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Brent Robinson strikes out. Tommy Nahorodny grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tommy Miller walks. Tommy Miller is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Barnes singles to center field. Frank Surkont strikes out. Sanders M. Day flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dan Dyck singles to left field. Dan Dyck steals second. Clem Lobert grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Vollmer walks. Doc Boone strikes out. Ed Zimmer 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. Jim Beatty grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jamie Pitlock singles to center field. Lefty Harkness flies out to the center fielder. Cal Davis strikes out. Kelly Leak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Mickey Short flies out to the right fielder. Brent Robinson hits a home run. Tommy Nahorodny grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Litt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hack Sacka singles to left field. Tommy Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hack Sacka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Barnes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tommy Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Surkont singles to right field. Jim Barnes advances to third on the hit. Erubiel Serna 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. Bob Cueto is pinch hitting for Leo Litt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Cueto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Naragon pitching. Dan Dyck flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert strikes out. Marty Vollmer walks. Doc Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Jamie Pitlock flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Harkness pops out to the shortstop. Cal Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Short flies out to the left fielder. Brent Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Kelly Leak lines out to the first baseman. Hack Sacka flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Miller walks. Jim Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Buck Fisher is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buck Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Miller strikes out. Dan Dyck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Detroit Abner Tidrow pitching. Frank Surkont strikes out. Jak Europe is pinch hitting for Joe Naragon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jak Europe walks. Jamie Pitlock flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Jak Europe advances to second. Lefty Harkness singles to left field. Jak Europe scores. Lefty Harkness is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Larry Works pitching. Clem Lobert walks. Marty Vollmer flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doc Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lorenz Freuchen did not respond to coaching in control Vance Cubbage did not respond to coaching in velocity Chaz Woods did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Mosure did not respond to coaching in control Archie Short did not respond to coaching in velocity Vance Cubbage improves in velocity Richie Nitz did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Solaita did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bumpus Gehring improves in power_vs_righty Dan Wickersham did not respond to coaching in control Dan Wickersham did not respond to coaching in control Harry Wendell did not respond to coaching in range Bill Versalles improves in range D.T. Thomas did not respond to coaching in SS