Win: Makito Nishimura (10-3) Loss: Dick Miles (5-10)
Save: Joe Graham (26)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Miles pitching. Lefty Miksis lines out to the third baseman. Jimmy Baker strikes out. Zeke Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Makito Nishimura pitching. Greg Wieghaus grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Corbin grounds out to the shortstop. Fizz Feldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Valdes flies out to the left fielder. Woody Hilton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Woody Hilton steals second. Chet Thornton flies out to the left fielder. Carleton Fort hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rick O Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Gerner flies out to the left fielder. Rob Brock grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Coffman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Makito Nishimura grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Miksis lines out to the pitcher. Jimmy Baker singles to center field. Zeke Wright walks. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Noah Lott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Billy Lovitto strikes out. Dick Miles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Woody Hilton grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Carleton Fort hits a home run. Rick O Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Greg Wieghaus strikes out. Bert Corbin flies out to the center fielder. Fizz Feldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Makito Nishimura grounds out to the catcher. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Johnny Gerner strikes out. Rob Brock flies out to the right fielder. Pete Coffman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Zeke Wright strikes out. Al Valdes flies out to the right fielder. Woody Hilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Noah Lott grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Lovitto strikes out. Dick Miles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Chet Thornton hits an infield single to the second baseman. Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Rick O Shea strikes out. Icehouse Wilkie 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. Makito Nishimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Greg Wieghaus strikes out. Bert Corbin grounds out to the second baseman. Fizz Feldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Lefty Miksis doubles to center field. Jimmy Baker pops out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright walks. Al Valdes lines out to the third baseman. Woody Hilton singles past the first baseman. Lefty Miksis scores. Zeke Wright advances to third on the hit. Chet Thornton singles to left field. Zeke Wright scores. Woody Hilton advances to third on the hit. Carleton Fort walks. Rick O Shea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Texas Johnny Gerner pops out to the shortstop. Rob Brock grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Coffman singles to center field. Noah Lott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jerry Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Makito Nishimura singles to center field. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Jimmy Baker flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Billy Lovitto grounds out to the second baseman. Ruben Merchant is pinch hitting for Jerry Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ruben Merchant flies out to the right fielder. Greg Wieghaus singles to left field. Bert Corbin walks. Joe Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Fizz Feldman singles to center field. Greg Wieghaus scores. Bert Corbin advances to third on the hit. Johnny Gerner singles to center field. Bert Corbin scores. Fizz Feldman advances to third on the hit. Rob Brock strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Texas total runners LOB: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dooley McDonald did not respond to coaching in range Jack Page improves in control Darrell Montgomery improves in power_vs_lefty Dooley McDonald improves in arm Wes Williams did not respond to coaching in control Frank Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dooley McDonald did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Luecken did not respond to coaching in velocity George Flanagan improves in contact_vs_lefty Clay Cohen did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Sasaki did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Luecken improves in velocity Harry Frey improves in arm Larry Brown improves in 1B