Win: Paul Willard (15-7) Loss: Sam Daneker (14-17)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Paul Willard pitching. Jim Scott flies out to the center fielder. Gene Duser walks. Jonah Merritt walks. Jorge Cater grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Duser advances to third on the play. Jonah Merritt advances to second on the play. Shintaro Nagao strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Sam Daneker pitching. Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Miksis walks. Lefty Miksis steals second. Chet Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Zeke Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Mack Leius strikes out. Pasqual Clanton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Hardin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Valdes walks. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Woody Hilton doubles to center field. Al Valdes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Lowenstein doubles to left field. Woody Hilton scores. Paul Willard strikes out. Rick O Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Sam Daneker grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Duser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Lefty Miksis singles to center field. Chet Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Miksis advances to second on the play. Zeke Wright singles to right field. Lefty Miksis scores. Al Valdes strikes out. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jonah Merritt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jorge Cater walks. Shintaro Nagao strikes out. Mack Leius strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Woody Hilton flies out to the left fielder. Mike Lowenstein strikes out. Paul Willard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Pasqual Clanton pops out to the third baseman. Randy Hardin doubles to left field. Sam Daneker walks. Jim Scott walks. Gene Duser hits a home run. Randy Hardin scores. Sam Daneker scores. Jim Scott scores. Jonah Merritt walks. Jorge Cater grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rick O Shea grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the shortstop. Chet Thornton hits a home run. Zeke Wright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Shintaro Nagao grounds out to the second baseman. Mack Leius grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pasqual Clanton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Al Valdes hits a home run. Jimmy Baker hits a home run. Woody Hilton hits a home run. Mike Lowenstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Singleton is pinch hitting for Paul Willard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ernie Singleton walks. Rick O Shea singles past the second baseman. Ernie Singleton advances to third on the hit. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Singleton scores. Rick O Shea advances to second on the play. Chet Thornton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Joe Graham pitching. Randy Hardin grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Daneker grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Zeke Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Mel Pentz 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. Jimmy Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Gene Duser grounds out to the third baseman. Jonah Merritt singles to left field. Jorge Cater flies out to the center fielder. Shintaro Nagao flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Woody Hilton strikes out. Mike Lowenstein strikes out. George Schmidt is pinch hitting for Joe Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Schmidt singles to center field. Rick O Shea singles to center field. George Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ron Rhyne pitching. Mack Leius strikes out. Pasqual Clanton flies out to the center fielder. Randy Hardin singles to left field. Steve Blaemire is pinch hitting for Mel Pentz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Blaemire flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Knouff did not respond to coaching in velocity Harvey Mabry did not respond to coaching in control Bert Houtteman did not respond to coaching in control John Irwin did not respond to coaching in control Harvey Mabry did not respond to coaching in control Harvey Mabry did not respond to coaching in velocity Bo Johnson did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Miller did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Quisenberry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Page did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Miller did not respond to coaching in range Joe Quisenberry improves in power_vs_lefty Carlos Medina did not respond to coaching in control Cidi Schlei did not respond to coaching in SS