Win: Hal Porter (15-8) Loss: Takehiko Takeuchi (4-13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Hal Porter pitching. Turkey McCrea reached on a 2-base fielding error by Danny Alcantara. Bud Yvars flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Grahe strikes out. Dave Riggs walks. Koji Kubo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Takehiko Takeuchi pitching. Whitey Lansing grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Casey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rip Merullo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Luis Young grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio strikes out. Jim Critz triples. Takehiko Takeuchi reached on a fielding error by Claude Martin. Jim Critz scores. Turkey McCrea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Frank Bogart walks. Fred Unglaub walks. Danny Alcantara singles to left field. Frank Bogart scores. Fred Unglaub advances to third on the hit. Jesus Harris strikes out. Claude Martin strikes out. Hal Porter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bud Yvars walks. Ramon Grahe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bud Yvars is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Riggs grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Whitey Lansing singles to right field. Butch Casey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rip Merullo triples. Frank Bogart singles to left field. Rip Merullo scores. Fred Unglaub lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Koji Kubo flies out to the right fielder. Luis Young strikes out. Bubba Loviglio singles to right field. Jim Critz grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bubba Loviglio is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Danny Alcantara walks. Jesus Harris strikes out. Claude Martin flies out to the center fielder. Hal Porter singles to center field. Whitey Lansing flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Takehiko Takeuchi flies out to the left fielder. Turkey McCrea singles to right field. Bud Yvars strikes out. Ramon Grahe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Butch Casey strikes out. Rip Merullo doubles to left field. Frank Bogart singles to left field. Rip Merullo scores. Claude Cox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Unglaub doubles to center field. Frank Bogart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Alcantara pops out to the second baseman. Jesus Harris singles to right field. Fred Unglaub scores. Cloy Tollberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Riggs doubles to right field. Koji Kubo grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Young strikes out. Bubba Loviglio flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Hal Porter strikes out. Whitey Lansing walks. Butch Casey pops out to the shortstop. Whitey Lansing steals second. Rip Merullo hits a home run. Whitey Lansing scores. Frank Bogart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Critz grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Irwin is pinch hitting for Cloy Tollberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Irwin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Turkey McCrea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Shawn Stahl pitching. Fred Unglaub grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Alcantara flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Harris singles to right field. Jesus Harris steals second. Claude Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bud Yvars strikes out. Ramon Grahe flies out to the left fielder. Dave Riggs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Hal Porter pops out to the shortstop. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Chick Rusch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Butch Casey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Koji Kubo pops out to the third baseman. Luis Young singles to center field. Bubba Loviglio walks. Jim Critz strikes out. Van Baines is pinch hitting for Chick Rusch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Van Baines grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chet Lown improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Chapman improves in control Tom Weaver improves in power_vs_righty Cecil Aitchison did not respond to coaching in speed Chet Lown did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Bando improves in velocity Sam Capel improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Colpaert improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Gore did not respond to coaching in velocity Rod Dyer did not respond to coaching in 3B