Win: Otto Henry (5-4) Loss: Johnny Sheldon (5-5)
Save: Andy Slaton (20)
Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Sheldon pitching. Jose Lynn grounds out to the pitcher. Del Devlin flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Stewart pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Otto Henry pitching. Frank Frazetta singles to right field. Frank Frazetta steals second. Willie Dingman walks. Alan Johnson pops out to the third baseman. B.J. Neibauer flies out to the center fielder. Clete Radford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Art Gardella doubles to left field. Billy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Wally Poat walks. Keiji Shiozaki strikes out. Deacon Newman walks. Otto Henry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Detroit Greg Estes walks. Tracy Aase strikes out. Lou Doyle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Estes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Sheldon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jose Lynn singles to center field. Del Devlin doubles past the right fielder. Jose Lynn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Art Gardella strikes out. Billy Johnson doubles to right field. Del Devlin scores. Wally Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Frazetta strikes out. Willie Dingman grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Newman flies out to the center fielder. Otto Henry pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit B.J. Neibauer grounds out to the shortstop. Clete Radford hits a home run. Greg Estes strikes out. Tracy Aase strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jose Lynn flies out to the center fielder. Del Devlin flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Lou Doyle strikes out. Johnny Sheldon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Frazetta singles to left field. Willie Dingman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Art Gardella grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Johnson strikes out. Wally Poat singles to right field. Keiji Shiozaki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wally Poat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Alan Johnson strikes out. B.J. Neibauer singles to right field. B.J. Neibauer steals second. Clete Radford grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Estes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Deacon Newman flies out to the right fielder. Otto Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Lynn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Tracy Aase singles to center field. Tracy Aase steals second. Lou Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Sheldon grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Frazetta singles to right field. Tracy Aase scores. Willie Dingman singles to center field. Frank Frazetta advances to third on the hit. Alan Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Del Devlin walks. Charlie Stewart singles to right field. Del Devlin advances to third on the hit. Art Gardella grounds out to the third baseman. Del Devlin scores. Charlie Stewart advances to second on the play. Billy Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Poat flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit B.J. Neibauer flies out to the center fielder. Clete Radford singles in front of the center fielder. Jimmy Powell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Greg Estes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki flies out to the right fielder. Papa Burkam is pinch hitting for Deacon Newman. Papa Burkam grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Koestner is pinch hitting for Jimmy Powell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Koestner doubles to center field. Jose Lynn pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Andy Slaton pitching. Craig Willis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Papa Burkam at C. Tracy Aase walks. Lou Doyle walks. Carlos Grilli is pinch hitting for Johnny Sheldon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Grilli flies out to the left fielder. Frank Frazetta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Tracy Aase advances to third on the play. Lou Doyle advances to second on the play. Willie Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Whitey Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Rob Teed did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Fahrer did not respond to coaching in control Rip McCormick did not respond to coaching in control Del Bailey improves in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Bert Damon improves in velocity Bert Damon improves in velocity Brian Carey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dutch Rhodes did not respond to coaching in endurance Leo Robertson did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Gooden did not respond to coaching in 1B