Win: Andy Slaton (5-3) Loss: Mark Welch (3-2)
Save: Bill Rohde (23)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Shepard pitching. Papa Burkam singles to left field. Papa Burkam steals second. Del Devlin singles to center field. Harry Bostock flies out to the left fielder. Craig Willis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Elmer Tidrow pitching. Frank Frazetta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Dingman strikes out. Carlos Grilli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Koestner strikes out. Art Gardella walks. Wally Poat flies out to the left fielder. Daryl Lasher singles to center field. Elmer Tidrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Harry Nelson walks. Lou Doyle walks. B.J. Neibauer walks. Tracy Aase singles to right field. Harry Nelson scores. Lou Doyle scores. B.J. Neibauer advances to third on the hit. Tracy Aase steals second. Alan Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shepard flies out to the right fielder. Frank Frazetta strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Papa Burkam strikes out. Del Devlin singles to center field. Harry Bostock grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Willie Dingman singles to right field. Willie Dingman steals second. Carlos Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Harry Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Lou Doyle singles to left field. B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Craig Willis strikes out. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the second baseman. Art Gardella doubles to right field. Wally Poat hits a home run. Art Gardella scores. Daryl Lasher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tracy Aase singles to center field. Tracy Aase steals second. Alan Johnson strikes out. Mike Shepard grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Frazetta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Elmer Tidrow grounds out to the shortstop. Papa Burkam grounds out to the third baseman. Del Devlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Willie Dingman pops out to the catcher. Carlos Grilli flies out to the center fielder. Harry Nelson doubles to center field. Lou Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Bostock flies out to the left fielder. Craig Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Koestner walks. Art Gardella singles to left field. Kevin Koestner advances to third on the hit. Wally Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit B.J. Neibauer strikes out. Tracy Aase singles to center field. Alan Johnson grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Tracy Aase advances to second on the play. Mike Shepard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Daryl Lasher reached on a fielding error by Harry Nelson. Elmer Tidrow fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Elmer Tidrow strikes out. Papa Burkam strikes out. Del Devlin singles to center field. Daryl Lasher advances to third on the hit. Harry Bostock bunts for a base hit. Daryl Lasher scores. Craig Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Frank Frazetta singles to center field. Frank Frazetta steals second. Willie Dingman walks. Carlos Grilli singles to right field. Frank Frazetta is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Willie Dingman advances to third on the play. Harry Nelson doubles to center field. Willie Dingman scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Doyle singles in front of the left fielder. Carlos Grilli scores. B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Doyle advances to second on the play. Tracy Aase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Kevin Koestner singles to center field. Art Gardella grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Wally Poat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Alan Johnson strikes out. Dan Handiboe is pinch hitting for Mike Shepard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dan Handiboe strikes out. Frank Frazetta singles past the second baseman. Willie Dingman singles to center field. Carlos Grilli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Mark Welch pitching. Daryl Lasher singles to right field. Todd Piche is pinch hitting for Andy Slaton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Todd Piche walks. Papa Burkam strikes out. Del Devlin flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Harry Bostock singles to center field. Daryl Lasher scores. Yulieski Duvergel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Willis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Frazetta. Todd Piche scores. Kevin Koestner walks. Art Gardella singles to right field. Harry Bostock scores. Wally Poat flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Bill Rohde pitching. Harry Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Lou Doyle grounds out to the shortstop. B.J. Neibauer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Harry Nelson 2 (17). Baserunning: SB - Frank Frazetta (37), Willie Dingman (11), Tracy Aase 2 (24). Fielding: E - Frank Frazetta, Harry Nelson.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Kelly improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Phillips improves in control Rip McCormick did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Lynn did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nomar Williamson improves in speed Johnny Sheldon did not respond to coaching in endurance John Cobb did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Difelice improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Kessinger did not respond to coaching in control Walter Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Suggs did not respond to coaching in 3B