Win: John Rettenmund (10-2) Loss: Bill Proly (4-4)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Bill Wieghaus pitching. King Kong Bushing singles to left field. Billy Mays hits a home run. King Kong Bushing scores. Nick Fermin flies out to the center fielder. Chris Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Don Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Roy Sheridan pitching. Orville Lind flies out to the right fielder. Babe Stephenson doubles to center field. Roy Ostrowski singles to center field. Babe Stephenson scores. Rocky Brooks singles to center field. Roy Ostrowski advances to third on the hit. Ed Billings strikes out. Paul Reardon singles to right field. Roy Ostrowski scores. Dave Clarke walks. Birdie Hill singles to center field. Rocky Brooks scores. Paul Reardon scores. Dave Clarke advances to third on the hit. Bill Wieghaus walks. Orville Lind flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jimmy Wynn flies out to the center fielder. Rob Leius flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Cermak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Babe Stephenson strikes out. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Rocky Brooks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Roy Sheridan pops out to the shortstop. King Kong Bushing strikes out. Billy Mays walks. Nick Fermin singles to center field. Billy Mays advances to third on the hit. Chris Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Billings flies out to the right fielder. Paul Reardon pops out to the shortstop. Dave Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Don Hedlund flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rob Leius grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Birdie Hill singles to right field. Bill Wieghaus lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Orville Lind walks. Babe Stephenson pops out to the catcher. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Elmer Cermak strikes out. Roy Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. King Kong Bushing singles to left field. Billy Mays grounds into a force play to the second baseman. King Kong Bushing is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rocky Brooks grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Billings flies out to the right fielder. Paul Reardon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Nick Fermin grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Oliver grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hedlund singles to right field. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Clarke hits a home run. Birdie Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Wieghaus strikes out. Orville Lind strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Rob Leius triples. Red York 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. Elmer Cermak singles to right field. Rob Leius scores. Luis Howard is pinch hitting for Roy Sheridan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Luis Howard reached on a fielding error by Birdie Hill. King Kong Bushing strikes out. Billy Mays doubles to center field. Elmer Cermak scores. Luis Howard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Nick Fermin grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Mays advances to third on the play. Chris Oliver grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland German Stewart pitching. Babe Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Roy Ostrowski singles past the shortstop. Rocky Brooks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Ostrowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Billings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore James Castillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Hedlund lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Wynn hits a home run. Rob Leius pops out to the shortstop. Elmer Cermak pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Reardon flies out to the right fielder. Dave Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Birdie Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore John Rettenmund comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Wynn is pinch hitting for German Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Wynn flies out to the left fielder. King Kong Bushing singles to left field. Billy Mays grounds out to the shortstop. King Kong Bushing advances to second on the play. Nick Fermin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Proly pitching. Tim Bogar is pinch hitting for John Rettenmund. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Bogar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Orville Lind strikes out. Babe Stephenson singles to center field. Roy Ostrowski walks. Rocky Brooks walks. Ed Billings singles to center field. Babe Stephenson scores. Roy Ostrowski scores. Baltimore total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Newsome did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Miranda improves in contact_vs_righty Mickey Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Lyons did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mule Smith improves in arm Phenomenal Taylor improves in range Wayne Matthews improves in power_vs_righty Ben Biancalana did not respond to coaching in speed Mule Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B