Inning: 1 Oakland Dale Mueller pitching. Roger Broglio flies out to the right fielder. Ron Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Ed Grimes singles to right field. Butch Ginsberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ted Kane pitching. Eddie Dickson singles to left field. Al Skiff singles past the shortstop. George Torrez grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Dickson advances to third on the play. Al Skiff advances to second on the play. Bernie Salkeld reached on a fielding error by Steve Mieske. Eddie Dickson scores. Art Robles strikes out. Rod Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Guerrero singles to left field. Bob Guerrero steals second. Ariel Fisher strikes out. Juan Poholsky singles to center field. Bob Guerrero scores. Steve Mieske hits a home run. Juan Poholsky scores. Ted Kane flies out to the center fielder. Roger Broglio walks. Ron Purtell hits a home run. Roger Broglio scores. Ed Grimes flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Brown strikes out. Katsuyuki Higasa doubles to left field. Dale Mueller grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuyuki Higasa advances to third on the play. Eddie Dickson doubles to right field. Katsuyuki Higasa scores. Al Skiff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Butch Ginsberg strikes out. Bob Guerrero walks. Ariel Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Juan Poholsky walks. Steve Mieske pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit George Torrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bernie Salkeld singles to center field. Art Robles lines out to the first baseman. Rod Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Kane strikes out. Roger Broglio singles to left field. Ron Purtell doubles to left field. Roger Broglio uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Butch Ginsberg doubles to center field. Ron Purtell scores. Bob Guerrero walks. Butch Ginsberg is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Eddie Brown strikes out. Katsuyuki Higasa walks. Dale Mueller fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dale Mueller strikes out. Katsuyuki Higasa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ariel Fisher walks. Juan Poholsky singles to left field. Ariel Fisher aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve Mieske singles past the shortstop. Ariel Fisher scores. Ted Kane lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Juan Poholsky is thrown out at third. Steve Mieske advances to second on the play. Steve Mieske advances to second on the play. Roger Broglio strikes out. Ron Purtell singles to center field. Steve Mieske scores. Ed Grimes reached on a fielding error by Eddie Dickson. Butch Ginsberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Eddie Dickson flies out to the right fielder. Al Skiff singles to left field. Al Skiff steals second. Al Skiff is out trying to steal third. George Torrez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Guerrero singles to left field. Herb Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Ariel Fisher pops out to the first baseman. Juan Poholsky singles to right field. Bob Guerrero advances to third on the hit. Steve Mieske singles to center field. Bob Guerrero scores. Ted Kane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Broglio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bernie Salkeld flies out to the right fielder. Art Robles is hit by a pitch. Rod Johnson singles to center field. Eddie Brown singles to right field. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Art Robles is out at home. Herb Jackson singles to right field. Rod Johnson scores. Eddie Brown scores. Eddie Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ron Purtell singles to left field. Ed Grimes grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Purtell advances to second on the play. Butch Ginsberg grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Guerrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Skiff grounds out to the shortstop. George Torrez doubles to center field. Bernie Salkeld pops out to the third baseman. Art Robles singles to center field. George Torrez scores. Rod Johnson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Sal Santiago is pinch hitting for Ariel Fisher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sal Santiago singles to center field. Juan Poholsky singles to center field. Steve Mieske strikes out. Cap Hargrave 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. Ted Kane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Broglio walks. Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Eddie Brown walks. Katsuyuki Higasa strikes out. John Shea is pinch hitting for Cap Hargrave. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Shea grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Brown advances to second on the play. Eddie Dickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Quevedo pitching. Ed Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Ginsberg flies out to the center fielder. Bob Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Al Skiff flies out to the center fielder. George Torrez flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 13 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Ron Purtell (21), Butch Ginsberg (14).HR - Ron Purtell (13), Steve Mieske (8). Baserunning: SB - Bob Guerrero (10).CS - Butch Ginsberg (3). Fielding: E - Steve Mieske.
Batting:2B - Eddie Dickson (22), George Torrez (10), Katsuyuki Higasa (16).HBP - Art Robles (2). Baserunning: SB - Al Skiff (35).CS - Al Skiff (16), Katsuyuki Higasa (17). Fielding: E - Eddie Dickson.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dwight Ortiz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Butch Tessmer did not respond to coaching in endurance John Kelly improves in control Ed Szekely improves in power_vs_righty Josh Moncewicz did not respond to coaching in control Bill Vidro improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Oscar Estelle did not respond to coaching in velocity George Johnson improves in control Harry Page improves in range Jack Tenney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Vidro did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Estelle did not respond to coaching in velocity