Win: Wilbur Leonard (22-4) Loss: Felix Ward (4-16)
Save: Rafael Kellner (40)
Inning: 1 Oakland Wilbur Leonard pitching. Calvin Dill strikes out. Kevin Faeth pops out to the shortstop. Ed Knepper doubles to left field. Willie Phelan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Felix Ward pitching. Alex Stone walks. Snapper Hafey strikes out. Chico Lahoud singles to center field. Bernie Aguirre singles to center field. Alex Stone scores. Hank Hamilton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Bellarino. Chico Lahoud scores. Ryota Ohno hits a home run. Bernie Aguirre scores. Hank Hamilton scores. Ivy Lamont grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Heise flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Bellarino grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Beecher walks. Dave Beecher steals second. Ned Matteson grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Orace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Wilbur Leonard flies out to the center fielder. Alex Stone flies out to the center fielder. Snapper Hafey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Felix Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Dill singles to left field. Calvin Dill gets picked off first. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Chico Lahoud walks. Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Hank Hamilton doubles to center field. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the second baseman. Chico Lahoud scores. Hank Hamilton advances to third on the play. Ivy Lamont walks. Jim Heise grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Knepper grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Phelan grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Bellarino singles to center field. Dave Beecher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Wilbur Leonard flies out to the right fielder. Alex Stone flies out to the right fielder. Snapper Hafey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ned Matteson grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Orace grounds out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Takatsuki is pinch hitting for Felix Ward. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Soup Korince pitching. Chico Lahoud walks. Bernie Aguirre pops out to the second baseman. Hank Hamilton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chico Lahoud is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ryota Ohno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Calvin Dill singles to center field. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Calvin Dill advances to second on the play. Ed Knepper pops out to the catcher. Willie Phelan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Ivy Lamont walks. Jim Heise grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ivy Lamont is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wilbur Leonard fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilbur Leonard singles past the shortstop. Alex Stone strikes out. Snapper Hafey walks. Chico Lahoud grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Bellarino hits a home run. Dave Beecher singles to right field. Ned Matteson flies out to the left fielder. Luis Orace lines out to the first baseman. Steven St. John is pinch hitting for Soup Korince. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Steven St. John hits a home run. Dave Beecher scores. Calvin Dill grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Red Logan pitching. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Hamilton hits a home run. Ryota Ohno lines out to the first baseman. Ivy Lamont singles to left field. Jim Heise strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Guy Ross enters the game as a defensive replacement for Snapper Hafey at 3B. Masaaki Yamada enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryota Ohno at 1B. Harry Thompson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Heise at CF. Kevin Faeth doubles to left field. Jim Blomdahl 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. Ed Knepper hits a home run. Kevin Faeth scores. Willie Phelan strikes out. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Dave Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tyler Besse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Orsatti is pinch hitting for Jim Blomdahl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fred Orsatti grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Stone singles to right field. Guy Ross doubles to center field. Alex Stone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chico Lahoud reached on a fielding error by Willie Phelan. Bernie Aguirre pops out to the shortstop. Chico Lahoud is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rafael Kellner pitching. Ellis Barry is pinch hitting for Ned Matteson. Ellis Barry strikes out. Luis Orace pops out to the shortstop. Theodore Teddrick is pinch hitting for Tyler Besse. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Theodore Teddrick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Kevin Faeth (30), Ed Knepper (24).HR - Ed Knepper (14), Ed Bellarino (15), Steven St. John (10). Baserunning: SB - Dave Beecher (28). Fielding: E - Willie Phelan, Ed Bellarino.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joaquin Arias did not respond to coaching in control Brad Donnels did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Byrne did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Taitt improves in arm Harry Ramirez did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Charlie Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Dwight Priest improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim McLain did not respond to coaching in control Herm Lyons improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Roque did not respond to coaching in SS