Win: Alex Groom (9-11) Loss: Rigoberto Proenza (12-5)
Save: Eddie Gillespie (28)
Inning: 1 Detroit Alex Groom pitching. George Torrez flies out to the left fielder. Toshio Horiuchi pops out to the catcher. Bernie Salkeld pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rigoberto Proenza pitching. Roger Broglio walks. Bill Vidro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Roger Broglio advances to second on the play. Ron Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Happy Conzelman singles to right field. Roger Broglio scores. Tetsuro Sekine walks. Spike Warren doubles to right field. Happy Conzelman scores. Tetsuro Sekine uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Szekely grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Creepy Crider singles to left field. Art Robles walks. Eddie Brown singles to center field. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds out to the shortstop. Creepy Crider scores. Art Robles advances to third on the play. Eddie Brown advances to second on the play. Rod Johnson strikes out. Rigoberto Proenza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Amaury Tiefenthaler strikes out. Alex Groom strikes out. Roger Broglio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit George Torrez singles to right field. Toshio Horiuchi flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Salkeld singles to center field. George Torrez is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Bernie Salkeld steals second. Creepy Crider grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Vidro hits a home run. Ron Purtell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Happy Conzelman pops out to the first baseman. Tetsuro Sekine singles to left field. Spike Warren grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tetsuro Sekine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Art Robles singles to left field. Eddie Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Szekely strikes out. Amaury Tiefenthaler flies out to the center fielder. Alex Groom pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Rod Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Rigoberto Proenza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! George Torrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Roger Broglio singles to right field. Bill Vidro pops out to the first baseman. Ron Purtell reached on a fielding error by Toshio Horiuchi. Happy Conzelman strikes out. Tetsuro Sekine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Bernie Salkeld pops out to the second baseman. Creepy Crider strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Spike Warren strikes out. Ed Szekely strikes out. Amaury Tiefenthaler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Art Robles strikes out. Eddie Brown walks. Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Brown steals second. Rod Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Alex Groom strikes out. Roger Broglio singles to right field. Roger Broglio steals second. Bill Vidro grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Broglio advances to third on the play. Ron Purtell doubles to center field. Roger Broglio scores. Happy Conzelman doubles to center field. Ron Purtell scores. Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ren Johnson is pinch hitting for Rigoberto Proenza. 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 grounds out to the second baseman. George Torrez strikes out. Toshio Horiuchi singles to right field. Bernie Salkeld doubles to right field. Toshio Horiuchi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Hacker 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. Creepy Crider flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Herb Jackson pitching. Spike Warren singles to right field. Spike Warren steals second. Ed Szekely strikes out. Amaury Tiefenthaler strikes out. Ed Grimes is pinch hitting for Ken Hacker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Grimes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Butch Tessmer pitching. Art Robles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Brown walks. Eddie Brown steals second. Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the left fielder. Rod Johnson singles to center field. Eddie Brown scores. Eddie Gillespie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Takeshi Takahashi is pinch hitting for Herb Jackson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Takeshi Takahashi doubles to left field. Rod Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Torrez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Hargan did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Harrell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Vidro did not respond to coaching in control Cal Parkinson improves in velocity Frank Hargan 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: Carl Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Durham did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Shinners did not respond to coaching in velocity Dunier Sanchez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lance Bostick did not respond to coaching in velocity Howie Stanek did not respond to coaching in control