Inning: 1 Oakland Carlos Mora pitching. Cidi Schlei hits a home run. Chet Thornton walks. Chet Thornton steals second. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright walks. Carleton Fort walks. Woody Hilton singles to left field. Chet Thornton scores. Zeke Wright scores. Carleton Fort is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Dooley McDonald reached on a 2-base throwing error by Park Damon. Mike Lowenstein doubles to center field. Woody Hilton scores. Dooley McDonald scores. Jack Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jack Page pitching. Jim Konetchy grounds out to the shortstop. Amos Boyd strikes out. Tom Rapp singles to left field. Tom Rapp steals second. Park Damon singles to center field. Tom Rapp uses his aggressiveness and scores. Les Gleason walks. Greg Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Cidi Schlei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jimmy Leard flies out to the center fielder. Rondin Cates walks. Carlos Mora lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Konetchy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Zeke Wright singles to left field. Carleton Fort strikes out. Woody Hilton pops out to the first baseman. Dooley McDonald doubles to left field. Zeke Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry McNabb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Lowenstein grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Amos Boyd singles in front of the center fielder. Tom Rapp singles to left field. Park Damon lines out to the third baseman. Les Gleason grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cidi Schlei grounds out to the pitcher. Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Greg Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Leard flies out to the left fielder. Rondin Cates doubles to left field. Larry McNabb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Carleton Fort hits a home run. Woody Hilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Jim Konetchy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Zeke Wright. Amos Boyd grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Rapp pops out to the shortstop. Park Damon singles to center field. Jim Konetchy scores. Les Gleason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dooley McDonald strikes out. Mike Lowenstein pops out to the second baseman. Jack Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Greg Spencer strikes out. Jimmy Leard walks. Rondin Cates grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Cidi Schlei flies out to the center fielder. Chet Thornton singles to center field. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright is hit by a pitch. Buddy Villegas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carleton Fort singles to left field. Chet Thornton scores. Zeke Wright advances to third on the hit. Woody Hilton singles to center field. Zeke Wright scores. Dooley McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Ron Boehling is pinch hitting for Buddy Villegas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ron Boehling hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ron Boehling steals second. Jim Konetchy grounds out to the third baseman. Amos Boyd walks. Tom Rapp flies out to the right fielder. Park Damon doubles to center field. Ron Boehling scores. Amos Boyd scores. Les Gleason doubles to left field. Park Damon scores. Joe Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Matt Ligtenberg pitching. Mike Lowenstein strikes out. Ernie Singleton is pinch hitting for Joe Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Singleton flies out to the center fielder. Cidi Schlei reached on a fielding error by Park Damon. Chet Thornton grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cidi Schlei is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ed Liefer pitching. Jimmy Leard flies out to the center fielder. Rondin Cates flies out to the right fielder. Jason Vangilder is pinch hitting for Matt Ligtenberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jason Vangilder hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jason Vangilder is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hideaki Nabeya pitching. Jimmy Baker flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright singles to right field. Carleton Fort strikes out. Woody Hilton walks. Dooley McDonald doubles to right field. Zeke Wright scores. Woody Hilton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Lowenstein singles to left field. Dooley McDonald scores. George Schmidt is pinch hitting for Ed Liefer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Kerby McAndrew pitching. Jim Konetchy grounds out to the shortstop. Amos Boyd singles to right field. Tom Rapp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Park Damon (19), Les Gleason (21), Rondin Cates (3).GIDP - Tom Rapp, Les Gleason, Rondin Cates. Baserunning: SB - Tom Rapp (7), Ron Boehling (6).CS - Jason Vangilder (1). Fielding: E - Park Damon 2.
Game Notes Buddy Villegas is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Sivess did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Marcell Reese did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marcell Reese did not respond to coaching in range Carlos Medina did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Hansen did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Quisenberry improves in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jeff Romberger did not respond to coaching in velocity Everett Roberson improves in range Rube Gray did not respond to coaching in control Ed Priest improves in power_vs_righty Larry Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Romberger did not respond to coaching in velocity