Win: Francisco Pickrel (5-1) Loss: Don Gerken (4-1)
Save: Angel Link (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Francisco Pickrel pitching. Evan Bowen grounds out to the pitcher. Reid McMullin grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Don Gerken pitching. Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Harlow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Blackburn walks. Epps Mattox walks. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Leppert scores. Dave Blackburn advances to third on the play. Epps Mattox advances to second on the play. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit John Mattis pops out to the shortstop. Walter Haney pops out to the third baseman. Dave Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Brucker doubles to right field. Ken Stromme strikes out. Francisco Pickrel grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Harlow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Oscar Dotterer singles to right field. Oscar Dotterer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the second baseman. Don Gerken walks. Evan Bowen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pop Leppert flies out to the right fielder. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Epps Mattox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Reid McMullin grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Minutelli pops out to the shortstop. John Mattis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Francisco Pickrel. John Mattis is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Brucker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Walter Haney singles to center field. Dave Smith walks. Oscar Dotterer singles to left field. Walter Haney scores. Dave Smith advances to third on the hit. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Don Gerken strikes out. Evan Bowen singles to center field. Dave Smith scores. Oscar Dotterer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ken Stromme singles to center field. Francisco Pickrel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Francisco Pickrel lines out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow strikes out. Pop Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Reid McMullin pops out to the shortstop. Joe Minutelli singles to right field. Joe Minutelli is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Mattis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Epps Mattox pops out to the third baseman. Barry McGunnigle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Walter Haney. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Walter Haney flies out to the right fielder. Dave Smith pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Dotterer walks. Howie Fitzmorris walks. Don Gerken singles to left field. Oscar Dotterer scores. Howie Fitzmorris aggressively advances to third on the hit. Evan Bowen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Brucker singles to right field. Ken Stromme singles to left field. Steve Brucker advances to third on the hit. Razor McCarthy is pinch hitting for Francisco Pickrel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Razor McCarthy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Smith. Steve Brucker scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Ray Harlow walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Pop Leppert singles to right field. Ken Stromme scores. Razor McCarthy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Harlow advances to third on the hit. Dave Blackburn singles to center field. Ray Harlow scores. Epps Mattox grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pop Leppert advances to third on the play. Barry McGunnigle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Walter Easterly pitching. Reid McMullin flies out to the right fielder. Joe Minutelli grounds out to the second baseman. John Mattis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jackie Snell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Renteria strikes out. Steve Brucker strikes out. Ken Stromme lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Angel Link comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Walter Haney grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Smith flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Dotterer walks. Howie Fitzmorris singles to right field. Oscar Dotterer advances to third on the hit. Ron Johnson is pinch hitting for Jackie Snell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Dillon improves in velocity Bobby Cook did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Rico improves in power_vs_lefty David Joss did not respond to coaching in speed Gordon Blankenship did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Allen did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Larry Hoffman did not respond to coaching in arm Vern Branson improves in power_vs_righty Earl Harper did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Seelbach did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in arm Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Williams did not respond to coaching in CF