Inning: 1 Detroit Alex Groom pitching. George Torrez singles to left field. George Torrez steals second. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the catcher. Creepy Crider grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! George Torrez advances to third on the play. Art Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Speed pitching. Pinky Andrus flies out to the center fielder. Ed Szekely walks. Spike Warren grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Szekely is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Happy Conzelman singles to left field. Ralph Heimach grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Brown strikes out. Katsuyuki Higasa strikes out. Rod Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ron Purtell singles to center field. Bill Vidro hits an infield single to the shortstop. Amaury Tiefenthaler strikes out. Alex Groom lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ron Purtell is thrown out at third. Bill Vidro advances to second on the play. Bill Vidro advances to second on the play. Pinky Andrus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Groom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Ed Kasko strikes out. Jim Speed grounds out to the shortstop. George Torrez singles to right field. Bernie Salkeld grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! George Torrez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Szekely singles to center field. Spike Warren strikes out. Ed Szekely steals second. Happy Conzelman lines out to the first baseman. Ralph Heimach doubles to right field. Ed Szekely scores. Ron Purtell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Creepy Crider strikes out. Art Robles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Vidro strikes out. Amaury Tiefenthaler strikes out. Alex Groom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Katsuyuki Higasa singles to center field. Rod Johnson strikes out. Ed Kasko flies out to the left fielder. Katsuyuki Higasa steals second. Jim Speed strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pinky Andrus walks. Ed Szekely grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pinky Andrus is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Spike Warren flies out to the center fielder. Happy Conzelman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit George Torrez singles to center field. Bernie Salkeld doubles to right field. George Torrez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Creepy Crider singles to center field. Bernie Salkeld scores. Art Robles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Creepy Crider is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Brown flies out to the center fielder. Katsuyuki Higasa singles to right field. Art Robles advances to third on the hit. Katsuyuki Higasa steals second. Rod Johnson singles to right field. Art Robles scores. Katsuyuki Higasa scores. Ed Kasko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ralph Heimach flies out to the right fielder. Ron Purtell strikes out. Bill Vidro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Butch Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Speed singles to right field. George Torrez flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Salkeld grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Speed is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Creepy Crider walks. Art Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Amaury Tiefenthaler strikes out. Roger Broglio is pinch hitting for Butch Tessmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger Broglio pops out to the third baseman. Pinky Andrus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ken Hacker pitching. Eddie Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Katsuyuki Higasa singles to right field. Rod Johnson walks. Ed Kasko doubles to center field. Katsuyuki Higasa scores. Ren Johnson is pinch hitting for Jim Speed. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ren Johnson flies out to the left fielder. George Torrez walks. Bernie Salkeld flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Herb Jackson pitching. Ed Szekely walks. Spike Warren singles to center field. Happy Conzelman strikes out. Ralph Heimach pops out to the third baseman. Ron Purtell bunts for a base hit. Bill Vidro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Howie Stanek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Creepy Crider strikes out. Art Robles walks. Eddie Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Art Robles is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Amaury Tiefenthaler lines out to the shortstop. Tetsuro Sekine is pinch hitting for Howie Stanek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tetsuro Sekine walks. Pinky Andrus flies out to the center fielder. Ed Szekely strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Harrell improves in range Ben Dees improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Frank Hargan did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Harrell did not respond to coaching in arm George Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Dees did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Kelly did not respond to coaching in velocity Dunier Sanchez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Jack Mora improves in speed Ed Milligan did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control