Inning: 1 Oakland Sam McDavid pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the pitcher. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to second on the play. Marsh White doubles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Terry Johnson strikes out. Marsh White is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Harry Bold pitching. Charlie Dresser grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Smith singles to center field. Cap Gordon hits a home run. Jim Smith scores. Alex Locklear grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Hobaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Tim Yonke singles to center field. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Dwayne Murray walks. Hal Plank grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Hoffman scores. Tim Yonke advances to third on the play. Harry Bold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ed Reynolds walks. Ed Reynolds is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Lennon singles to left field. Mark Snover grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lennon advances to second on the play. Sam McDavid singles in front of the left fielder. Joe Lennon is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Marsh White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Charlie Dresser hits a home run. Jim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Cap Gordon strikes out. Alex Locklear walks. Tommy Hobaugh pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Tim Yonke singles to center field. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Dwayne Murray flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Hoffman scores. Al Lawson 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. Tim Yonke steals second. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Ed Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Lennon grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Snover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Bold reached on a fielding error by Al Lawson. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Harry Bold advances to third on the hit. Boom Boom Washington walks. Marsh White singles to left field. Harry Bold scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Boom Boom Washington advances to third on the hit. Terry Johnson walks. Passed ball. Boom Boom Washington scores. Marsh White advances to third. Terry Johnson advances to second. Charles Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hoffman walks. Tim Yonke singles to right field. Marsh White scores. Terry Johnson scores. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Tim Yonke steals second. Alex Locklear throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Hoffman scores. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Hal Plank pops out to the third baseman. Harry Bold grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Billy Devarez is pinch hitting for Charles Hudson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Billy Devarez grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Dresser grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Smith triples. Cap Gordon singles to center field. Jim Smith scores. Ed Estalella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Locklear strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Takumi TK Ogai pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marsh White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tommy Hobaugh singles to center field. Ed Reynolds strikes out. Joe Lennon flies out to the right fielder. Mark Snover singles to center field. Wes Pena is pinch hitting for Takumi TK Ogai. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Wes Pena singles to center field. Tommy Hobaugh scores. Charlie Dresser walks. Jim Smith walks. Mark Snover scores. Yasumitsu Fujisawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. Wes Pena scores. Charlie Dresser advances to third. Jim Smith advances to second. Cap Gordon walks. Alex Locklear doubles to center field. Charlie Dresser scores. Jim Smith scores. Cap Gordon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tommy Hobaugh walks. Ed Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Nippert pitching. Terry Johnson strikes out. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Yonke doubles past the right fielder. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Lennon flies out to the right fielder. Mark Snover strikes out. Ed Nippert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Hal Plank grounds out to the third baseman. John Souza is pinch hitting for Yasumitsu Fujisawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Souza singles to right field. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. John Souza advances to third on the play. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to second on the play. Marsh White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Frank Flair pitching. Charlie Dresser flies out to the center fielder. Jim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Cap Gordon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Terry Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Tim Yonke lines out to the second baseman. Dwayne Murray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Marsh White (26), Tim Yonke (15).SF - Dwayne Murray.GIDP - Hal Plank. Baserunning: SB - Tim Yonke 2 (12).CS - Marsh White (8). Fielding: PB - Hal Plank.
Batting:2B - Alex Locklear (17).3B - Jim Smith (2).HR - Charlie Dresser (14), Cap Gordon (11). Baserunning: CS - Ed Reynolds (8). Fielding: E - Alex Locklear, Al Lawson.PB - Alex Locklear.
Game Notes John Souza is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Cogswell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Hutchinson improves in control Harry Bibby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Cogswell improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Rawley did not respond to coaching in 1B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom McDonald did not respond to coaching in control Randy Boyer did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Sweetland improves in control Tom Biittner did not respond to coaching in control Wally Darnell did not respond to coaching in CF