Inning: 1 Oakland Greg Myers pitching. Ron Kroner walks. Babe Stephenson hits a home run. Ron Kroner scores. Joe Murch strikes out. Orville Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Billings pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Bill Wieghaus pitching. Gus Tavino strikes out. Osamu Ohta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norlis Varona flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rocky Brooks grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Clarke singles to left field. Birdie Hill flies out to the right fielder. Bill Wieghaus grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Steve Pape strikes out. Jerry Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Mattis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Kroner strikes out. Babe Stephenson singles past the shortstop. Babe Stephenson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Murch lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Mike Tavener grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Kearns strikes out. Greg Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Orville Lind singles to left field. Ed Billings flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Brooks hits a home run. Orville Lind scores. Dave Clarke singles to right field. Birdie Hill strikes out. Bill Wieghaus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Gus Tavino strikes out. Osamu Ohta strikes out. Norlis Varona singles to center field. Steve Pape flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ron Kroner flies out to the center fielder. Babe Stephenson pops out to the second baseman. Joe Murch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jerry Cox strikes out. Ron Mattis pops out to the first baseman. Mike Tavener grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Orville Lind walks. Ed Billings strikes out. Rocky Brooks strikes out. Dave Clarke grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Orville Lind is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Roy Kearns grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Myers pops out to the first baseman. Gus Tavino singles to left field. Osamu Ohta grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gus Tavino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Birdie Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Wieghaus walks. Ron Kroner flies out to the right fielder. Babe Stephenson singles to center field. Joe Murch singles to left field. Orville Lind hits a home run. Bill Wieghaus scores. Babe Stephenson scores. Joe Murch scores. Ed Billings hits a home run. Eric Wigington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Rocky Brooks singles to right field. Dave Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Norlis Varona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Pape singles to left field. Jerry Cox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Birdie Hill singles to center field. Birdie Hill is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Wieghaus grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Kroner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Ron Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Tavener strikes out. Roy Kearns grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Babe Stephenson walks. Joe Murch singles to right field. Babe Stephenson advances to third on the hit. Orville Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Stephenson scores. Joe Murch advances to second on the play. Ed Billings hits a home run. Joe Murch scores. Rocky Brooks strikes out. Dave Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Arky Metkovich is pinch hitting for Eric Wigington. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Arky Metkovich strikes out. Gus Tavino singles past the shortstop. Osamu Ohta walks. Norlis Varona walks. Steve Pape strikes out. Jerry Cox hits a home run. Gus Tavino scores. Osamu Ohta scores. Norlis Varona scores. Ron Mattis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Chicago total runners LOB: 2
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Whitney did not respond to coaching in control Jack Beebe did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Schmidt improves in range Wayne Matthews improves in power_vs_lefty Phenomenal Taylor did not respond to coaching in LF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Thomas improves in power_vs_lefty Hank Gilmore improves in power_vs_righty Masao Chiozza did not respond to coaching in speed Ichiro Sasaki improves in contact_vs_lefty