Win: Marty Mulholland (3-0) Loss: Walter Easterly (10-3)
Save: Woodie Howard (33)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ron Magrane pitching. Evan Bowen grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Davis strikes out. Joe Minutelli walks. John Mattis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ron Acre pitching. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Pop Leppert grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jose Ens strikes out. Oreste Smith singles to left field. Oscar Dotterer singles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Oreste Smith is out at third base. Ron Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Epps Mattox flies out to the right fielder. John Konnick singles to left field. Harry Renteria grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Konnick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Evan Bowen strikes out. Ron Davis singles to right field. Joe Minutelli grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ken Stromme grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Magrane strikes out. Razor McCarthy doubles to center field. Pop Leppert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit John Mattis singles to left field. Jose Ens flies out to the left fielder. John Mattis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Oreste Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Epps Mattox walks. Epps Mattox steals second. John Konnick flies out to the right fielder. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Oscar Dotterer strikes out. Howie Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Ron Acre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Brucker strikes out. Ken Stromme flies out to the right fielder. Ron Magrane singles to right field. Razor McCarthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Evan Bowen flies out to the right fielder. Ron Davis triples. Joe Minutelli pops out to the first baseman. John Mattis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Pop Leppert singles to right field. Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox singles to right field. John Konnick grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pop Leppert advances to third on the play. Epps Mattox advances to second on the play. Harry Renteria singles to center field. Pop Leppert scores. Epps Mattox scores. Steve Brucker singles to center field. Mark Evans 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. Ken Stromme singles to left field. Harry Renteria scores. Steve Brucker advances to third on the hit. Ron Magrane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Jose Ens grounds out to the shortstop. Oreste Smith walks. Oscar Dotterer singles to right field. Howie Fitzmorris singles to center field. Oreste Smith scores. Oscar Dotterer advances to third on the hit. Ron Johnson is pinch hitting for Mark Evans. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Johnson walks. Evan Bowen grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Dotterer scores. Howie Fitzmorris advances to third on the play. Ron Johnson advances to second on the play. Ron Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Marty Mulholland pitching. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert strikes out. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Walter Easterly 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. Joe Minutelli strikes out. John Mattis doubles to left field. Jose Ens singles to right field. John Mattis scores. Oreste Smith walks. Oscar Dotterer doubles to left field. Jose Ens scores. Oreste Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Hatcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Huck Kelb is pinch hitting for Marty Mulholland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Huck Kelb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jackie Snell pitching. Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman. John Konnick strikes out. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Evan Bowen grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Davis singles to center field. Joe Minutelli flies out to the right fielder. John Mattis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Woodie Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Brucker strikes out. Ken Stromme flies out to the center fielder. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Smith improves in arm Jim Dillon improves in velocity Harry Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rudy Crespo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Greg Hart improves in arm David Joss improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Perkins did not respond to coaching in control Mike Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in control Tom Bader improves in power_vs_righty Andre Wehmeier improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Shirley did not respond to coaching in arm John Lyons did not respond to coaching in SS