Win: Raul Burnette (1-0) Loss: Eddie Gillespie (1-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rip Wells pitching. Roger Broglio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vidro flies out to the left fielder. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Alex Groom pitching. John Prokopec flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Diaz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roger Broglio. Les Pettini grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Washburn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ralph Heimach grounds out to the shortstop. Tetsuro Sekine singles to center field. Spike Warren pops out to the first baseman. Ed Szekely doubles past the third baseman. Rip Mahoney singles to left field. Tetsuro Sekine scores. Ed Szekely scores. Alex Groom grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rip Mahoney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Rebel Bubser walks. Andy Niehoff grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rebel Bubser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Earl Wood lines out to the first baseman. Shorty Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Roger Broglio triples. Bill Vidro grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Purtell doubles to center field. Roger Broglio scores. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Rip Wells flies out to the right fielder. John Prokopec doubles to left field. Zeke Diaz pops out to the shortstop. Les Pettini singles to right field. Jim Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Spike Warren pops out to the second baseman. Ed Szekely strikes out. Rip Mahoney walks. Alex Groom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Rebel Bubser singles to left field. Andy Niehoff walks. Earl Wood grounds out to the pitcher. Rebel Bubser advances to third on the play. Andy Niehoff advances to second on the play. Shorty Donovan hits a home run. Rebel Bubser scores. Andy Niehoff scores. Rip Wells strikes out. John Prokopec grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Roger Broglio strikes out. Bill Vidro walks. Bill Vidro steals second. Ron Purtell hits a home run. Bill Vidro scores. Dick Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Tetsuro Sekine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Zeke Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Les Pettini strikes out. Jim Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Spike Warren grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Szekely grounds out to the pitcher. Rip Mahoney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Rebel Bubser flies out to the center fielder. Andy Niehoff strikes out. Earl Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Alex Groom strikes out. Roger Broglio grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Vidro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Shorty Donovan singles in front of the center fielder. Clint Stottlemyre is pinch hitting for Dick Ricci. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clint Stottlemyre pops out to the second baseman. John Prokopec strikes out. Zeke Diaz walks. Les Pettini doubles to left field. Shorty Donovan scores. Zeke Diaz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Gillespie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Washburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Raul Burnette pitching. Ron Purtell strikes out. Ralph Heimach pops out to the shortstop. Tetsuro Sekine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Rebel Bubser grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Niehoff hits a home run. Shigetoshi Perlman is pinch hitting for Earl Wood. Shigetoshi Perlman walks. Shorty Donovan flies out to the center fielder. John Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Raul Burnette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Spike Warren reached on a fielding error by Shigetoshi Perlman. Ed Szekely grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rip Mahoney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Ron Purtell (6), Ed Szekely (5).3B - Roger Broglio (3).HR - Ron Purtell (5).GIDP - Ed Szekely. Baserunning: SB - Bill Vidro (2). Fielding: E - Roger Broglio.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Reis did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Fisher did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Lea did not respond to coaching in velocity Shawn Haney did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Durham improves in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Elliott did not respond to coaching in control Bill Elliott did not respond to coaching in control Buck Giebel improves in velocity Ben Terry did not respond to coaching in control Zeke Kohlmeier did not respond to coaching in control Fred Schulz did not respond to coaching in control