Win: D Stroyer (1-0) Loss: Chip Lee (0-1)
Save: Frankly Walking (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit D Stroyer pitching. Leon Kotke strikes out. Curtis Byrd lines out to the third baseman. Greg Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Chip Lee pitching. Jim Rath strikes out. J Baked flies out to the center fielder. Benny Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Larry Alten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo pops out to the first baseman. Bill Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Davey Earl hits a home run. B Hizzie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim White grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Davenport flies out to the left fielder. Chip Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland GG SiSi doubles to right field. D Stroyer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Rath walks. J Baked grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Rath advances to second on the play. Benny Tate flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Leon Kotke walks. Curtis Byrd lines out to the shortstop. Greg Leonard strikes out. Larry Alten strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Alfonso Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Bill Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Davey Earl singles to center field. B Hizzie pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Billy Wallace strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Jim White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland GG SiSi flies out to the right fielder. D Stroyer strikes out. Jim Rath flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Davenport strikes out. Chip Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Leon Kotke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland J Baked singles to left field. J Baked is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Benny Tate grounds out to the third baseman. Alfonso Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Curtis Byrd flies out to the right fielder. Greg Leonard strikes out. Larry Alten strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland George Klassen is pinch hitting for Bill Cooper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Klassen pops out to the shortstop. B Fredo is pinch hitting for Davey Earl. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. B Fredo strikes out. B Hizzie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Billy Wallace strikes out. Bob Smith strikes out. Jim White hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Davenport walks. Frank Bennett is pinch hitting for Chip Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Bennett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Farr pitching. GG SiSi flies out to the center fielder. Young Lew is pinch hitting for D Stroyer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Young Lew triples. Jim Rath hits a home run. Young Lew scores. Yukihiro Ono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. J Baked flies out to the center fielder. Benny Tate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Frankly Walking pitching. Leon Kotke flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Byrd reached on a fielding error by Jim Rath. Greg Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Larry Alten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Musgraves improves in arm Dick Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Muniz improves in power_vs_lefty Larvell Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Musgraves did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Drew Randall did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Sizemore improves in arm Bert Somerlott improves in control Chick Miller improves in contact_vs_righty