Win: Bert Somerlott (1-0) Loss: Tom Mahler (5-5)
Save: Jack Williams (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Marty Leinhauser pitching. JK Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Rath doubles to left field. Benny Tate strikes out. GG SiSi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Mickey Creeden pitching. Ed Lance strikes out. Garrett Vizquel strikes out. George Madden doubles to right field. Glenn Layton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Klassen flies out to the center fielder. Young Lew doubles to center field. Al Model strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Tsuyoshi Yoshii walks. Carlos Scheer doubles to right field. Bill Maul strikes out. Ellis Ballard lines out to the shortstop. Marty Leinhauser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Mickey Creeden lines out to the shortstop. JK Kelly pops out to the second baseman. Jim Rath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Seattle Ed Lance grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Garrett Vizquel strikes out. George Madden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Benny Tate flies out to the right fielder. GG SiSi is hit by a pitch. Alfonso Hidalgo hits a home run. GG SiSi scores. George Klassen walks. George Klassen steals second. Young Lew strikes out. Al Model grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Glenn Layton flies out to the left fielder. Tsuyoshi Yoshii strikes out. Carlos Scheer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Mickey Creeden strikes out. JK Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Jim Rath pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Bill Maul hits a home run. Ellis Ballard singles to right field. Marty Leinhauser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Lance grounds out to the shortstop. Garrett Vizquel walks. George Madden walks. Glenn Layton bunts for a base hit. Ellis Ballard scores. Tsuyoshi Yoshii hits an infield single to the pitcher. Garrett Vizquel scores. Carlos Scheer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Benny Tate grounds out to the second baseman. GG SiSi singles to right field. Alfonso Hidalgo lines out to the third baseman. George Klassen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Bill Maul grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ellis Ballard flies out to the left fielder. Marty Leinhauser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Young Lew singles to center field. Frank Roarke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Abbaticchio is pinch hitting for Al Model. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Abbaticchio singles to center field. Young Lew is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Mickey Creeden fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mickey Creeden grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Ed Lance strikes out. Garrett Vizquel doubles to left field. George Madden flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Layton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland JK Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rath triples. Benny Tate grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rath scores. Hal Murcer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. GG SiSi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Kirk Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsuyoshi Yoshii strikes out. Carlos Scheer pops out to the first baseman. Bill Maul grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. George Klassen singles to center field. George Klassen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Young Lew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Ellis Ballard grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Barojas is pinch hitting for Hal Murcer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Barojas lines out to the second baseman. Ed Lance singles to center field. Ed Lance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Tom Mahler pitching. Tony Abbaticchio walks. Bill Cooper is pinch hitting for Kirk Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bill Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Abbaticchio advances to second on the play. JK Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Abbaticchio advances to third on the play. Jim Rath grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Seattle Bert Somerlott pitching. Garrett Vizquel flies out to the right fielder. George Madden is hit by a pitch. Glenn Layton flies out to the left fielder. Tsuyoshi Yoshii walks. Carlos Scheer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Benny Tate strikes out. GG SiSi strikes out. Alfonso Hidalgo doubles to left field. George Klassen doubles to left field. Alfonso Hidalgo scores. John Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Young Lew strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Seattle Jack Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Maul flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Ballard strikes out. Jerry Shamsky is pinch hitting for John Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Shamsky doubles to center field. Ed Lance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Seattle total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jim Rath (18), Alfonso Hidalgo (31), George Klassen (22), Young Lew (12).3B - Jim Rath (6).HR - Alfonso Hidalgo (33).GIDP - Mickey Creeden.HBP - GG SiSi (3). Baserunning: SB - George Klassen (17).CS - George Klassen (9).
Batting:2B - Garrett Vizquel (33), George Madden (24), Carlos Scheer (25), Jerry Shamsky (8).HR - Bill Maul (9).HBP - George Madden (4). Baserunning: CS - Ed Lance (11).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Niekro improves in arm Drew Randall improves in power_vs_righty D Wills did not respond to coaching in speed Cliff Flanigan did not respond to coaching in control
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dennis Frisbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark McCormack improves in range Syd Fischer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Weiss did not respond to coaching in velocity