Win: Saxon Curtis (2-2) Loss: Tommy Nahorodny (5-1)
Save: Al Batiste (8)
Inning: 1 Texas Tommy Nahorodny pitching. Dennis Doyle strikes out. Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kauff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Saxon Curtis pitching. Harvey Janzen strikes out. Ralph Miller flies out to the center fielder. Cy Kirkpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Terry Ball pops out to the third baseman. Toby Carter singles to left field. Jake Lonnett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kobe Rann. Art Nevers flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Toby Carter scores. Whitey Kramer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Clem Lobert strikes out. Kobe Rann flies out to the center fielder. Bob Minshall singles to right field. Woody Kirby grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Minshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Saxon Curtis strikes out. Dennis Doyle pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Ardoin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Canale flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Nahorodny strikes out. Harvey Janzen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bob Kauff singles to center field. Bob Kauff steals second. Terry Ball walks. Toby Carter strikes out. Jake Lonnett strikes out. Art Nevers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kobe Rann. Bob Kauff scores. Whitey Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ralph Miller singles to left field. Cy Kirkpatrick lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clem Lobert strikes out. Kobe Rann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Saxon Curtis pops out to the third baseman. Dennis Doyle singles to center field. Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Doyle advances to second on the play. Bob Kauff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Minshall singles to left field. Woody Kirby lines out to the second baseman. Tom Canale lines out to the third baseman. Tommy Nahorodny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Terry Ball grounds out to the third baseman. Toby Carter flies out to the left fielder. Jake Lonnett singles to center field. Art Nevers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Harvey Janzen strikes out. Ralph Miller doubles to left field. Cy Kirkpatrick pops out to the third baseman. Clem Lobert singles to right field. Ralph Miller scores. Kobe Rann singles to right field. Clem Lobert advances to third on the hit. Bob Minshall hits an infield single to the first baseman. Clem Lobert scores. Woody Kirby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Minshall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Whitey Kramer strikes out. Luis Charlton is pinch hitting for Saxon Curtis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Luis Charlton singles to right field. Luis Charlton steals second. Dennis Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Charlton advances to third on the play. Chuck Ardoin singles to left field. Luis Charlton scores. Bob Kauff reached on a fielding error by Bob Minshall. Terry Ball flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Versailles pitching. Tom Canale flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Nahorodny strikes out. Harvey Janzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Toby Carter doubles to left field. Jake Lonnett flies out to the left fielder. Erubiel Serna 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. Art Nevers strikes out. Whitey Kramer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ralph Miller strikes out. Cy Kirkpatrick singles to left field. Clem Lobert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Jeff Rineer is pinch hitting for Steve Versailles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Rineer strikes out. Dennis Doyle singles to center field. Dennis Doyle steals second. Chuck Ardoin grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Kauff singles to center field. Dennis Doyle scores. Abner Tidrow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Ball grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Al Batiste pitching. Kobe Rann strikes out. Bob Minshall grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Greg Cross did not respond to coaching in range Alvin Breazeale did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Rose did not respond to coaching in range Dick Pavano improves in contact_vs_righty Gary Devereaux did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vince Van Poppel improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Pavano did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Secory did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Patterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pete Hawke did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Versalles did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Versalles did not respond to coaching in arm George Smith did not respond to coaching in control D.T. Thomas did not respond to coaching in SS