Win: Dan Wickersham (3-3) Loss: Billy McGraw (4-1)
Save: Harvey Janzen (11)
Inning: 1 Texas Dan Wickersham pitching. Jeff Rineer pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Ardoin walks. Bob Kauff strikes out. Terry Ball strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Billy McGraw pitching. Buck Fisher strikes out. Ralph Miller is hit by a pitch. John Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Miller advances to second on the play. Clem Lobert grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Toby Carter strikes out. Jake Lonnett walks. Jake Lonnett steals second. Art Nevers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Whitey Kramer singles to center field. Jake Lonnett scores. Billy McGraw grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mickey Short strikes out. Doc Boone flies out to the left fielder. Jim Beatty is hit by a pitch. Woody Kirby triples. Jim Beatty scores. Dan Wickersham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Jeff Rineer flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Ardoin singles to center field. Bob Kauff grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Ardoin advances to second on the play. Terry Ball walks. Toby Carter hits a home run. Chuck Ardoin scores. Terry Ball scores. Jake Lonnett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Buck Fisher lines out to the third baseman. Ralph Miller pops out to the catcher. John Brito singles to left field. Clem Lobert hits a home run. John Brito scores. Mickey Short flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Art Nevers strikes out. Whitey Kramer walks. Billy McGraw lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jeff Rineer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Boone singles to right field. Jim Beatty walks. Woody Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Dan Wickersham lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Chuck Ardoin lines out to the second baseman. Bob Kauff doubles to right field. Terry Ball strikes out. Toby Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ralph Miller grounds out to the third baseman. John Brito singles to center field. Clem Lobert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Brito advances to second on the play. Mickey Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Jake Lonnett strikes out. Art Nevers grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Boone singles to center field. Jim Beatty pops out to the shortstop. Woody Kirby strikes out. Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Dan Wickersham. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bob Minshall hits a home run. Doc Boone scores. George Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Fisher walks. Ralph Miller doubles to left field. Buck Fisher uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Brito flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Erubiel Serna pitching. Luis Charlton is pinch hitting for George Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Charlton flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Rineer grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Ardoin singles to right field. Bob Kauff lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Versailles pitching. Clem Lobert hits a home run. Mickey Short singles to right field. Mickey Short steals second. Doc Boone doubles past the third baseman. Mickey Short scores. Jim Beatty grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Kirby walks. Tim Hardy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Canale is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Canale flies out to the center fielder. Buck Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Hugh Hug pitching. Terry Ball flies out to the right fielder. Tony Scott is pinch hitting for Toby Carter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Scott pops out to the first baseman. Jim Marquez is pinch hitting for Jake Lonnett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Marquez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ralph Miller hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Brito flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Miller steals second. Clem Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Miller advances to third on the play. Mickey Short grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Art Nevers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Kramer singles to center field. John Powers is pinch hitting for Tim Hardy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Powers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Whitey Kramer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Rineer walks. Harvey Janzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chuck Ardoin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Ralph Miller (5), Doc Boone (7).3B - Woody Kirby (1).HR - Clem Lobert 2 (5), Bob Minshall (1).HBP - Ralph Miller (1), Jim Beatty (1). Baserunning: SB - Ralph Miller (8), Mickey Short (4).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Rose did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Owen Merritt did not respond to coaching in control Owen Merritt improves in velocity Babe York did not respond to coaching in control Ed Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Foster did not respond to coaching in velocity Vince Van Poppel did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Orie Hunter improves in speed Steve Secory did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Smith did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Terry improves in power_vs_righty Steve Secory did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Nutter improves in contact_vs_righty D.T. Thomas did not respond to coaching in SS