Win: Ricardo Hall (12-7) Loss: Rob Brookens (4-13)
Save: Pat Slattery (36)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Rob Brookens pitching. Billy Mays flies out to the center fielder. John Butka hits a home run. Joe Brady pops out to the shortstop. King Kong Bushing singles to center field. Luis Howard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ricardo Hall pitching. Andres Haworth strikes out. Babe Stephenson singles to right field. Dave Clarke singles to center field. Roy Ostrowski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Clarke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Reardon hits an infield single to the pitcher. Babe Stephenson scores. Rocky Brooks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Art Upham strikes out. Don Hedlund flies out to the right fielder. Chris Oliver singles to right field. Ricardo Hall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Luis Coughlin flies out to the left fielder. Tim Bogar singles to center field. Rob Brookens lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Andres Haworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Bogar advances to third on the play. Rob Brookens advances to second on the play. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Billy Mays flies out to the center fielder. John Butka grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Brady singles to center field. King Kong Bushing singles to left field. Joe Brady advances to third on the hit. Luis Howard walks. Art Upham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Clarke strikes out. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Paul Reardon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Don Hedlund reached on a fielding error by Rocky Brooks. Chris Oliver strikes out. Ricardo Hall fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ricardo Hall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rocky Brooks grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Coughlin pops out to the shortstop. Tim Bogar hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rob Brookens grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Bogar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Billy Mays grounds out to the pitcher. John Butka singles to right field. John Butka steals second. Joe Brady grounds out to the shortstop. 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. King Kong Bushing singles past the shortstop. John Butka scores. Luis Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Art Upham strikes out. Don Hedlund hits a home run. Chris Oliver reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rocky Brooks. Ricardo Hall singles to center field. Chris Oliver scores. Billy Mays hits a home run. Ricardo Hall scores. Al Hehl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Butka grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Paul Reardon grounds out to the third baseman. Rocky Brooks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore King Kong Bushing grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Art Upham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Luis Coughlin singles to right field. Tim Bogar flies out to the left fielder. Ron Kroner is pinch hitting for Al Hehl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Kroner strikes out. Andres Haworth singles past the second baseman. Luis Coughlin is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Frank Driscoll pitching. Don Hedlund singles to center field. Don Hedlund is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chris Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Ricardo Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Babe Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Roy Ostrowski singles to right field. Paul Reardon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Ostrowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Roy McDermott is pinch hitting for Billy Mays. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy McDermott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Butka triples. Joe Brady strikes out. King Kong Bushing grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rocky Brooks triples. Tom Knight 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. Orville Lind is pinch hitting for Luis Coughlin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Orville Lind singles to center field. Rocky Brooks scores. Tim Bogar doubles to right field. Orville Lind uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Slattery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Birdie Hill is pinch hitting for Frank Driscoll. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Birdie Hill reached on a fielding error by Don Hedlund. Andres Haworth strikes out. Babe Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Dave Clarke pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:3B - John Butka (12).HR - Billy Mays (17), John Butka (22), Don Hedlund (21).GIDP - Ricardo Hall. Baserunning: SB - John Butka (20).CS - Don Hedlund (6). Fielding: E - Don Hedlund.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pepper Bell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Peterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Kisinger did not respond to coaching in arm Rick Bolen did not respond to coaching in range Samuel Zeller did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ted Sweeney improves in arm Phenomenal Taylor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Whitney did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Matthews improves in contact_vs_lefty