Win: Chet Farmer (14-12) Loss: Tom Vidro (5-10)
Save: Eddie Gillespie (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Chet Farmer pitching. George Torrez bunts for a base hit. Bernie Salkeld grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Creepy Crider singles to right field. Art Robles singles to center field. Creepy Crider advances to third on the hit. Eddie Brown singles to right field. Creepy Crider scores. Katsuyuki Higasa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Tom Vidro pitching. Pinky Andrus strikes out. Ron Purtell grounds out to the third baseman. Spike Warren grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Rod Johnson walks. Ed Kasko flies out to the left fielder. Tom Vidro pops up a bunt to the pitcher. George Torrez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rod Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ralph Heimach flies out to the right fielder. Ed Szekely singles to left field. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Gus Wilkinson doubles to center field. Ed Szekely scores. Rip Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Chet Farmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Bernie Salkeld singles to right field. Creepy Crider strikes out. Bernie Salkeld steals second. Art Robles flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Brown lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Pinky Andrus flies out to the center fielder. Ron Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Spike Warren hits a home run. Ralph Heimach pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Katsuyuki Higasa singles to center field. Rod Johnson singles past the second baseman. Ed Kasko flies out to the right fielder. Tom Vidro fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Vidro strikes out. George Torrez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Szekely reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Kasko. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Ed Szekely scores. Gus Wilkinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rip Mahoney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Creepy Crider strikes out. Art Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Chet Farmer strikes out. Pinky Andrus grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ron Purtell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bernie Salkeld. Spike Warren walks. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Eddie Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuyuki Higasa pops out to the first baseman. Rod Johnson singles to left field. Ed Kasko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Szekely walks. Trenidad Beeler grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Szekely advances to second on the play. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Rip Mahoney hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chet Farmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi is pinch hitting for Herb Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Takeshi Takahashi walks. George Torrez strikes out. Takeshi Takahashi steals second. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the third baseman. Creepy Crider strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Hargan pitching. Pinky Andrus reached on a fielding error by Ed Kasko. Ron Purtell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Eddie Brown. Spike Warren singles to right field. Pinky Andrus scores. Ron Purtell scores. Ralph Heimach pops out to the first baseman. Ed Szekely singles to center field. Spike Warren is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Gus Wilkinson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Art Robles strikes out. Eddie Brown singles to left field. Katsuyuki Higasa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Eddie Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rod Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Rip Mahoney pops out to the shortstop. Chet Farmer strikes out. Pinky Andrus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed Kasko doubles to center field. Don Lowery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Raikel Gurriel is pinch hitting for Frank Hargan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Raikel Gurriel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Kasko advances to third on the play. George Torrez pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Salkeld singles to center field. Ed Kasko scores. Eddie Gillespie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Creepy Crider grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bernie Salkeld is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Suero did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Parkinson did not respond to coaching in control Denny Zuber did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Ernaga did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Page improves in contact_vs_lefty Ben Dees did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Page did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Elam Mingori improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Ford improves in power_vs_lefty Shawn Haney did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Lea did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Hennessey did not respond to coaching in endurance