Win: Troy Kazak (11-5) Loss: Greg Perkovich (8-7)
Save: Frank Hamilton (21)
Inning: 1 Detroit Greg Perkovich pitching. George Torrez grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Horiuchi pops out to the shortstop. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Troy Kazak pitching. Roger Broglio singles to right field. Bill Vidro lines out to the third baseman. Roger Broglio is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Purtell walks. Happy Conzelman walks. Ralph Heimach singles to center field. Ron Purtell scores. Tetsuro Sekine singles to center field. Happy Conzelman scores. Spike Warren singles to left field. Rip Mahoney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Eddie Brown singles to center field. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rod Johnson singles to left field. Ariel Proenza walks. Ren Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Greg Perkovich flies out to the center fielder. Roger Broglio singles to left field. Roger Broglio steals second. Bill Vidro walks. Ron Purtell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Vidro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Happy Conzelman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Troy Kazak singles to center field. George Torrez singles to center field. Toshio Horiuchi grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Torrez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toshio Horiuchi steals second. Passed ball. Troy Kazak scores. Toshio Horiuchi advances to third. Bernie Salkeld walks. Bernie Salkeld is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eddie Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ralph Heimach doubles to center field. Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Heimach advances to third on the play. Spike Warren strikes out. Rip Mahoney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Katsuyuki Higasa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rod Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Ariel Proenza singles past the shortstop. Ren Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Greg Perkovich lines out to the second baseman. Roger Broglio singles to right field. Roger Broglio is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Vidro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Troy Kazak grounds out to the second baseman. George Torrez pops out to the second baseman. Toshio Horiuchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Happy Conzelman flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuyuki Higasa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tetsuro Sekine flies out to the left fielder. Spike Warren grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rip Mahoney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rod Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ariel Proenza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ren Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Greg Perkovich reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernie Salkeld. Roger Broglio grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Vidro strikes out. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi is pinch hitting for Troy Kazak. 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. Takeshi Takahashi strikes out. George Torrez singles past the third baseman. Toshio Horiuchi singles past the shortstop. George Torrez advances to third on the hit. Bernie Salkeld hits a home run. George Torrez scores. Toshio Horiuchi scores. Ken Hacker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Brown singles to right field. Katsuyuki Higasa strikes out. Eddie Brown steals second. Rod Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Herb Jackson pitching. Happy Conzelman singles to left field. Ralph Heimach flies out to the left fielder. Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Happy Conzelman advances to second on the play. Spike Warren grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ariel Proenza strikes out. Ren Johnson singles to center field. Raikel Gurriel is pinch hitting for Herb Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Raikel Gurriel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ren Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Torrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Hamilton pitching. Rip Mahoney pops out to the first baseman. Ed Grimes is pinch hitting for Ken Hacker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Grimes strikes out. Roger Broglio flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Johnson improves in control Frank Hargan did not respond to coaching in control Denny Zuber improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Kimble improves in velocity Dale Mueller did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Parkinson improves 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: Pryor McMillan did not respond to coaching in velocity Howie Stanek did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Durham did not respond to coaching in control Lance Bostick did not respond to coaching in control Gus Wilkinson did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity