Win: Frank Hargan (2-0) Loss: Butch Tessmer (0-1)
Save: Cal Killebrew (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Alex Groom pitching. George Torrez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Toshio Horiuchi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Torrez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bernie Salkeld grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Toshio Horiuchi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bernie Salkeld is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Troy Kazak pitching. Roger Broglio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vidro doubles to center field. Ron Purtell strikes out. Ralph Heimach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the center fielder. Ariel Proenza grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Kasko flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Szekely grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Mahoney singles to center field. Tetsuro Sekine hits a home run. Rip Mahoney scores. Butch Ginsberg grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Alex Groom reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ariel Proenza. Roger Broglio singles to center field. Bill Vidro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Ren Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takeshi Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Troy Kazak singles to right field. George Torrez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Purtell doubles to left field. Ralph Heimach singles to center field. Ron Purtell scores. Ed Szekely grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Rip Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Toshio Horiuchi flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Ginsberg singles past the first baseman. Alex Groom lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Roger Broglio grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Groom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Ariel Proenza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Kasko flies out to the left fielder. Ren Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Vidro walks. Ron Purtell flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Heimach walks. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Vidro advances to third on the play. Ralph Heimach advances to second on the play. Rip Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi strikes out. Troy Kazak strikes out. George Torrez walks. George Torrez steals second. Toshio Horiuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tetsuro Sekine grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Ginsberg flies out to the left fielder. Alex Groom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuyuki Higasa walks. Ariel Proenza grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Roger Broglio flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vidro singles to center field. Ron Purtell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Vidro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph Heimach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Clint Stottlemyre enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tetsuro Sekine at LF. Ed Kasko strikes out. Ren Johnson walks. Takeshi Takahashi singles to left field. Raikel Gurriel is pinch hitting for Troy Kazak. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Raikel Gurriel hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Torrez singles to right field. Ren Johnson scores. Toshio Horiuchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Hargan pitching. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Mahoney walks. Clint Stottlemyre flies out to the left fielder. Rip Mahoney is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Butch Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bernie Salkeld hits a home run. Katsuyuki Higasa singles to center field. Ariel Proenza doubles to center field. Katsuyuki Higasa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Lowery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Kasko grounds out to the third baseman. Ren Johnson singles to left field. Ariel Proenza scores. Takeshi Takahashi hits a home run. Ren Johnson scores. Eddie Gillespie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Pujols is pinch hitting for Frank Hargan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Pujols grounds out to the second baseman. George Torrez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Cal Killebrew pitching. Butch Ginsberg strikes out. Happy Conzelman is pinch hitting for Eddie Gillespie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Happy Conzelman strikes out. Roger Broglio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Denny Zuber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Denny Zuber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Natsuo Takahashi did not respond to coaching in range Cal Parkinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Ernaga did not respond to coaching in control Natsuo Takahashi did not respond to coaching in range Ben Dees did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Lambert did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Ken Hacker did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Durham did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Hacker did not respond to coaching in control Shawn Haney did not respond to coaching in velocity