Win: Rob Brookens (4-12) Loss: Allen Cardenal (4-4)
Save: Wayne Sanders (30)
Inning: 1 Oakland Allen Cardenal pitching. Andres Haworth singles to right field. Babe Stephenson singles to right field. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the left fielder. Paul Reardon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Rob Brookens pitching. Ted Deal walks. Rip Lira hits a home run. Ted Deal scores. Steve Maloney flies out to the left fielder. Fausto Warhop strikes out. Lou Bejma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Clarke grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Neill strikes out. Orville Lind flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Tom Ritter singles to right field. Dan Duryea walks. Marty Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Ritter advances to third on the play. Allen Cardenal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Birdie Hill reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lou Bejma. Birdie Hill steals third. Rob Brookens pops out to the shortstop. Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Birdie Hill scores. Babe Stephenson walks. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ted Deal strikes out. Rip Lira grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Maloney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Paul Reardon doubles to left field. Dave Clarke singles to center field. Paul Reardon scores. Dave Clarke steals second. Jim Neill walks. Orville Lind grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Clarke advances to third on the play. Birdie Hill singles to right field. Dave Clarke scores. Rob Brookens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Fausto Warhop singles to left field. Lou Bejma flies out to the left fielder. Fausto Warhop steals second. Tom Ritter walks. Dan Duryea singles to left field. Fausto Warhop scores. Tom Ritter is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Marty Jones singles to right field. Dan Duryea advances to third on the hit. Allen Cardenal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Andres Haworth singles to left field. Babe Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Roy Ostrowski singles past the third baseman. Paul Reardon flies out to the right fielder. Dave Clarke singles past the shortstop. Andres Haworth scores. Roy Ostrowski aggressively advances to third on the hit. Cliff Medeiros comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Neill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ted Deal grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Lira grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Maloney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Orville Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Birdie Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Brookens grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Fausto Warhop grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Bejma triples. Red York 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. Tom Ritter strikes out. Dan Duryea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Stephenson walks. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Paul Reardon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Babe Stephenson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Marty Jones singles to right field. Yasuo Takiuchi is pinch hitting for Cliff Medeiros. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Yasuo Takiuchi flies out to the center fielder. Ted Deal strikes out. Rip Lira strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Terry Goodall pitching. Dave Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Neill flies out to the right fielder. Ron Kroner is pinch hitting for Orville Lind. Ron Kroner walks. Birdie Hill walks. Will Silber is pinch hitting for Red York. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Will Silber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit James Castillo pitching. Tim Bogar enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Kroner at SS. Steve Maloney grounds out to the shortstop. Fausto Warhop strikes out. Lou Bejma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Andres Haworth grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Babe Stephenson pops out to the shortstop. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Wayne Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Ritter strikes out. Dan Duryea strikes out. Marty Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Whitney did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Kane improves in velocity Ron Kane did not respond to coaching in control Tom Sebra improves in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Joyce did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chuck Biemiller did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Yeager did not respond to coaching in control Bob Traffley did not respond to coaching in arm