Win: Eddie Burdock (18-7) Loss: Rob Acosta (10-11)
Save: Jack Williams (7)
Inning: 1 Detroit Eddie Burdock pitching. Leon Kotke singles to left field. Ray West strikes out. Billy Wallace strikes out. Greg Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Rob Acosta pitching. Jim Rath grounds out to the second baseman. J Baked strikes out. Benny Tate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Butler singles to left field. Larry Alten walks. Bob Smith walks. George Gregg grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Butler scores. Larry Alten advances to third on the play. Rob Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tony Abbaticchio strikes out. Alfonso Hidalgo walks. Leo DeCinces walks. Bill Cooper singles to left field. Alfonso Hidalgo scores. Davey Earl grounds out to the second baseman. Leo DeCinces advances to third on the play. Bill Cooper advances to second on the play. Eddie Burdock singles to left field. Leo DeCinces scores. Bill Cooper scores. Jim Rath singles to left field. J Baked strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Leon Kotke grounds out to the third baseman. Ray West strikes out. Billy Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Benny Tate flies out to the left fielder. Tony Abbaticchio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alfonso Hidalgo singles past the shortstop. Passed ball. Alfonso Hidalgo advances to second. Leo DeCinces doubles past the first baseman. Alfonso Hidalgo scores. Bill Cooper walks. Jim Farr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davey Earl pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Greg Leonard strikes out. Bill Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Alten strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Burdock grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rath strikes out. J Baked hits a home run. Benny Tate bunts for a base hit. Tony Abbaticchio grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benny Tate is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Smith strikes out. George Gregg grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Farr singles to left field. Leon Kotke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Farr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Leo DeCinces strikes out. Bill Cooper pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ray West doubles to right field. Billy Wallace singles to center field. Ray West scores. Greg Leonard hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill Butler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Billy Wallace advances to third on the play. Larry Alten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Davey Earl singles to left field. Davey Earl steals second. Eddie Burdock lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Rath walks. Yukihiro Ono 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. Jim Rath is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). J Baked pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Smith flies out to the right fielder. George Gregg grounds out to the third baseman. Yukihiro Ono pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Benny Tate strikes out. GG SiSi is pinch hitting for Tony Abbaticchio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. GG SiSi grounds out to the second baseman. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leon Kotke singles to left field. Ray West pops out to the shortstop. Billy Wallace singles to left field. Greg Leonard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Leon Kotke advances to third on the play. Billy Wallace advances to second on the play. Bill Butler singles to right field. Leon Kotke scores. Billy Wallace scores. Jack Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Alten walks. Bob Smith singles to left field. George Gregg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland B Hizzie is pinch hitting for Leo DeCinces. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. B Hizzie doubles to right field. George Klassen is pinch hitting for Bill Cooper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Klassen strikes out. Davey Earl walks. Jack Williams fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Williams flies out to the left fielder. Jim Rath grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Davenport is pinch hitting for Yukihiro Ono. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Davenport flies out to the center fielder. Leon Kotke grounds out to the second baseman. Ray West reached on a fielding error by Benny Tate. Billy Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Gates improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Ross improves in velocity Buster Lancaster improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Brown did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Drew Randall improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Simon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cliff Flanigan did not respond to coaching in control Frank Simon did not respond to coaching in range