Inning: 1 Oakland Howie Brown pitching. Luis Coscarart singles to right field. Hawk Ludwick strikes out. Dave Hansen flies out to the left fielder. Luis Coscarart steals second. Mike Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas John Chaney pitching. Jim Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Vern Harrist singles to center field. Ernest Wingo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Terry Cosman grounds out to the shortstop. Hooks Medich singles to right field. Hooks Medich steals second. Pickles Office strikes out. Butch Sweetland pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Les Barr strikes out. Rich Fischer flies out to the center fielder. Al Edmondson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Chaney strikes out. Luis Coscarart doubles to left field. Hawk Ludwick hits a home run. Luis Coscarart scores. Dave Hansen singles to left field. Mike Wilson walks. Terry Cosman singles to right field. Hooks Medich flies out to the left fielder. Pickles Office walks. Dave Hansen scores. Butch Sweetland hits a home run. Mike Wilson scores. Terry Cosman scores. Pickles Office scores. Jeff Handley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Chaney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Danny Frey doubles to center field. Mike Vogel singles to center field. Danny Frey scores. Jeff Handley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Vern Harrist singles to right field. Mike Vogel is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. Hawk Ludwick strikes out. Dave Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Ernest Wingo grounds out to the third baseman. Les Barr walks. Rich Fischer singles to left field. Al Edmondson flies out to the right fielder. Danny Frey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Wilson singles to left field. Terry Cosman pops out to the pitcher. Hooks Medich singles past the second baseman. Mike Wilson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Hooks Medich steals second. Pickles Office flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Mike Vogel grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Handley strikes out. Jim Williamson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Butch Sweetland singles to left field. John Chaney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Chaney singles to right field. Butch Sweetland aggressively advances to third on the hit. Luis Coscarart strikes out. Hawk Ludwick singles to center field. Butch Sweetland scores. Steve Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Hansen flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Vern Harrist flies out to the left fielder. Ernest Wingo singles to right field. Les Barr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Terry Cosman singles to center field. Hooks Medich flies out to the left fielder. Pickles Office strikes out. Butch Sweetland pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Rich Fischer flies out to the center fielder. Al Edmondson pops out to the first baseman. Hughie Welch is pinch hitting for Danny Frey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hughie Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland George Puig is pinch hitting for John Chaney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Puig is hit by a pitch. Luis Coscarart singles to left field. George Puig advances to third on the hit. Hawk Ludwick grounds out to the shortstop. George Puig scores. Luis Coscarart advances to second on the play. Ed King is pinch hitting for Dave Hansen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed King grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Coscarart advances to third on the play. Bucky Davis is pinch hitting for Mike Wilson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bucky Davis singles to left field. Luis Coscarart scores. Terry Cosman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ben Bailey pitching. John Duffy is pinch hitting for Mike Vogel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Duffy singles to right field. Ernie Mesner is pinch hitting for Steve Ramirez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Mesner strikes out. Jim Williamson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Duffy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vern Harrist lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Larry Stafford pitching. Hooks Medich strikes out. Cesar Rasmussen is pinch hitting for Pickles Office. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cesar Rasmussen strikes out. Butch Sweetland singles to center field. Butch Burk is pinch hitting for Ben Bailey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Burk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Hal Jelks pitching. Ernest Wingo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cesar Rasmussen. Les Barr strikes out. Rich Fischer grounds out to the second baseman. Ernest Wingo advances to third on the play. Al Edmondson walks. Hughie Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Texas total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Fern Collins improves in arm Mark Fosse did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Foy did not respond to coaching in control John McCullough improves in arm
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Mickey McConnell improves in contact_vs_righty Rider Dye improves in speed Sky Bishop did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George York improves in velocity