Win: Henry Cox (12-6) Loss: Bill Fisher (3-11)
Save: Art Alfonseca (33)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Fisher pitching. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Biff Ownbey lines out to the third baseman. Denny Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Henry Cox pitching. Dave Gabler strikes out. Hilly Heath singles to left field. Art Stallings singles to left field. Hal Dowse singles to center field. Roy Wagner singles to center field. Hilly Heath scores. Art Stallings scores. Hal Dowse is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Lloyd Nielsen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Shelley doubles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley advances to third on the play. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Shelley scores. Jimmy Slayback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Nick Meyers pops out to the third baseman. Jose Monbouquette walks. Bill Fisher lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Gabler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Paul Balaz strikes out. Henry Cox strikes out. Deacon Shipley singles to left field. Biff Ownbey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Hilly Heath singles to right field. Art Stallings grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hilly Heath is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hal Dowse strikes out. Roy Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Denny Bankhead strikes out. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt hits a home run. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Lloyd Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Meyers strikes out. Jose Monbouquette singles to left field. Bill Fisher pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jimmy Slayback grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Balaz walks. Henry Cox lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Dave Gabler grounds out to the second baseman. Hilly Heath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Stallings grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Deacon Shipley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Biff Ownbey singles to right field. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Tom Shelley walks. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Deacon Shipley scores. Biff Ownbey advances to third on the play. Tom Shelley advances to second on the play. Dave Gentry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Hal Dowse flies out to the left fielder. Roy Wagner singles to center field. Lloyd Nielsen strikes out. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jimmy Slayback singles to left field. Paul Balaz pops out to the first baseman. Henry Cox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jose Monbouquette strikes out. Mike Clarke is pinch hitting for Dave Gentry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Clarke walks. Dave Gabler flies out to the right fielder. Hilly Heath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Buster Weingartner pitching. Biff Ownbey strikes out. Denny Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley singles past the second baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Shelley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Art Stallings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Dowse singles to left field. Hal Dowse steals second. Roy Wagner walks. Hal Dowse steals third. The defense is playing the corners in. Lloyd Nielsen lines out to the first baseman. Nick Meyers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Takeo Hayashi walks. Jimmy Slayback singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the hit. Reinier Morejon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Balaz flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Takeo Hayashi scores. Tom Sorrell is pinch hitting for Henry Cox. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Sorrell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jimmy Slayback is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Deacon Shipley singles to center field. Tom Sorrell advances to third on the hit. Biff Ownbey lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Art Alfonseca pitching. Jose Monbouquette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Bigelow is pinch hitting for Reinier Morejon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Bigelow singles past the shortstop. Dave Gabler lines out to the second baseman. Hilly Heath walks. Art Stallings grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Willhite did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Thomas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Herb Walling improves in speed Joe Thomas improves in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Buckeye improves in speed Reggie Lepcio did not respond to coaching in range Craig Willis improves in contact_vs_righty Archer Hill improves in contact_vs_lefty