Win: Cookie Schepner (5-0) Loss: Angel Link (3-1)
Save: Woodie Howard (21)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Jones pitching. Dave Smith walks. Reid McMullin strikes out. Joe Minutelli walks. Walter Haney strikes out. John Mattis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Bolton pitching. Dave Blackburn triples. Pop Leppert flies out to the center fielder. Ray Harlow flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Blackburn is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Oreste Smith flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Dotterer grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Brucker strikes out. Epps Mattox walks. Chris Cote doubles to left field. Epps Mattox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Barry McGunnigle walks. Jack Jones reached on a fielding error by Dave Smith. Dave Blackburn pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Jack Bolton flies out to the center fielder. Dave Smith flies out to the left fielder. Reid McMullin walks. Joe Minutelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pop Leppert flies out to the right fielder. Ray Harlow strikes out. Steve Brucker singles to center field. Epps Mattox singles to right field. Chris Cote grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Walter Haney grounds out to the second baseman. John Mattis grounds out to the second baseman. Oreste Smith singles to center field. Oscar Dotterer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Oreste Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Billy Shirley strikes out. Barry McGunnigle strikes out. Jack Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Howie Fitzmorris singles to center field. Jack Bolton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Reid McMullin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pop Leppert grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Minutelli walks. Walter Haney singles to right field. Joe Minutelli advances to third on the hit. John Mattis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Haney advances to second on the play. Oreste Smith singles to left field. Joe Minutelli scores. Walter Haney is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Oscar Dotterer walks. Howie Fitzmorris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Brucker flies out to the left fielder. Epps Mattox singles to center field. Chris Cote grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Epps Mattox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Shirley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chris Cote is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ron Johnson is pinch hitting for Jack Bolton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ron Johnson singles to right field. Dave Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Huck Crist 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. Reid McMullin singles to right field. Joe Minutelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Cookie Schepner pitching. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Renteria is pinch hitting for Huck Crist. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Blackburn walks. Pop Leppert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Angel Link pitching. Walter Haney lines out to the shortstop. John Mattis singles to center field. Oreste Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Mattis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Oscar Dotterer hits a home run. Oreste Smith scores. Howie Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Brucker flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox hits a home run. Chris Cote singles to left field. Billy Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Evan Bowen is pinch hitting for Cookie Schepner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Evan Bowen grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Smith walks. Reid McMullin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Minutelli pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Woodie Howard pitching. Barry McGunnigle lines out to the shortstop. Ken Stromme is pinch hitting for Angel Link. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Stromme strikes out. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Elmer Pettibone improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Arft did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Arft improves in control Dave Daringer did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Asselstine improves in arm Randy Davis improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Lyons improves in power_vs_righty John Lyons improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Wood did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike McAdams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Earl Harper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vern Branson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Lyons did not respond to coaching in SS