Inning: 1 Oakland Rip Wells pitching. Roger Broglio reached on a fielding error by Rip Wells. Tetsuro Sekine singles to right field. Ron Purtell doubles past the first baseman. Roger Broglio scores. Ralph Heimach pops out to the shortstop. Spike Warren strikes out. Ed Szekely hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tetsuro Sekine scores. Rip Mahoney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Alex Groom pitching. John Prokopec walks. Zeke Diaz walks. Les Pettini strikes out. Jim Washburn strikes out. Andy Niehoff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Gus Wilkinson singles to center field. Alex Groom lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Broglio strikes out. Tetsuro Sekine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Earl Wood grounds out to the third baseman. John Katt flies out to the right fielder. Dick Bayless strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Purtell singles to center field. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Ron Purtell steals second. Spike Warren singles to center field. Ron Purtell scores. Ed Szekely grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Spike Warren is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rip Mahoney walks. Gus Wilkinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Rip Wells flies out to the left fielder. John Prokopec grounds out to the third baseman. Zeke Diaz singles to center field. Les Pettini grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Zeke Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Alex Groom strikes out. Roger Broglio flies out to the left fielder. Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Jim Washburn doubles to center field. Andy Niehoff grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Wood grounds out to the third baseman. John Katt hits a home run. Jim Washburn scores. Dick Bayless singles to center field. Rip Wells grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Bayless is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ron Purtell singles to left field. Ralph Heimach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ron Purtell advances to second on the play. Spike Warren flies out to the left fielder. Ed Szekely singles to left field. Ron Purtell scores. Rip Mahoney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Szekely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago John Prokopec grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Diaz strikes out. Les Pettini singles past the third baseman. Jim Washburn lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Gus Wilkinson walks. Alex Groom pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Roger Broglio strikes out. Tetsuro Sekine singles to center field. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Andy Niehoff hits a home run. Earl Wood walks. John Katt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Wood is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Bayless singles to center field. John Katt advances to third on the hit. Dick Bayless steals second. Rip Wells grounds out to the shortstop. John Katt scores. Dick Bayless advances to third on the play. John Prokopec triples. Dick Bayless scores. Don Lambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Zeke Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ralph Heimach grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Spike Warren grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Szekely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Les Pettini grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Washburn strikes out. Andy Niehoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Hideaki Matsuura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Mahoney flies out to the center fielder. Gus Wilkinson singles to center field. Ed Grimes is pinch hitting for Don Lambert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Wilkinson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago John Kelly pitching. Clint Stottlemyre is pinch hitting for Earl Wood. Clint Stottlemyre singles to left field. John Katt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clint Stottlemyre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Bayless grounds out to the pitcher. John Katt advances to second on the play. Hideaki Matsuura hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Prokopec singles to right field. John Katt scores. Zeke Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Al McDonald enters the game as a defensive replacement for Clint Stottlemyre at C. Roger Broglio grounds out to the second baseman. Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Purtell doubles to right field. Ralph Heimach hits an infield single to the shortstop. Spike Warren walks. Ed Szekely flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jim Washburn (26).3B - John Prokopec (4).HR - Andy Niehoff (21), John Katt (3). Baserunning: SB - Dick Bayless (7). Fielding: E - Rip Wells.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Shawn Haney did not respond to coaching in control Floyd Yvars improves in speed Harlin Muncrief improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Mora did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rube Shinners did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ernie Belk improves in control Anthony Cleary improves in speed Bill Granger did not respond to coaching in speed Neil Felske did not respond to coaching in control Fred Schulz did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Granger did not respond to coaching in speed