Win: Bill Stephenson (1-0) Loss: Jim Roland Raymore (4-3)
Inning: 1 Boston Bill Abernathy pitching. Wes Gleich singles to center field. Barney Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Wes Gleich advances to second on the play. Stu Ork reached on a fielding error by Bill Abernathy. Zeke Schell strikes out. Rick O Shea doubles to center field. Wes Gleich scores. Petie Bonner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Russ Bettencourt pitching. Cookie White grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rob Harris flies out to the right fielder. Garland Quinn hits a home run. Jack Hicks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ken Murray flies out to the center fielder. Rick Rudderham walks. Russ Bettencourt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wes Gleich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Eichrodt grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Hume flies out to the center fielder. Frank Beard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Barney Hunter walks. Stu Ork grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Hunter advances to second on the play. Zeke Schell reached on a fielding error by Cookie White. Rick O Shea flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Barney Hunter scores. Petie Bonner hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ken Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Leo Ens singles to center field. Bill Abernathy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cookie White doubles to left field. Leo Ens scores. Rob Harris singles to center field. Cookie White scores. Garland Quinn strikes out. Jack Hicks singles to right field. Rob Harris advances to third on the hit. Dave Eichrodt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Rick Rudderham grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Bettencourt grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Gleich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Herb Hume walks. Frank Beard walks. Leo Ens hits a home run. Herb Hume scores. Frank Beard scores. Fred Valera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Abernathy singles to right field. Cookie White grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rob Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Barney Hunter triples. Stu Ork strikes out. Zeke Schell grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Hunter scores. Rick O Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Garland Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Jack Hicks flies out to the center fielder. Dave Eichrodt hits a home run. Lew Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Hume strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Petie Bonner grounds out to the catcher. Ken Murray flies out to the right fielder. Rick Rudderham singles to center field. Lew Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Beard strikes out. Leo Ens strikes out. John Paciorek is pinch hitting for Bill Abernathy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Paciorek grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Darrell Lynch pitching. Wes Gleich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stu Ork flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Cookie White pops out to the third baseman. Rob Harris grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Garland Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Zeke Schell strikes out. Rick O Shea strikes out. Petie Bonner doubles to center field. Ken Murray singles to right field. Petie Bonner scores. Rick Rudderham singles to left field. Sergio Merena is pinch hitting for Lew Wells. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sergio Merena doubles to right field. Ken Murray scores. Bill Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wes Gleich triples. Rick Rudderham scores. Sergio Merena scores. Barney Hunter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Roland Raymore pitching. Jack Hicks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Eichrodt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herb Hume strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Stu Ork grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Zeke Schell grounds out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Beard singles to right field. Leo Ens singles to center field. Frank Beard advances to third on the hit. Joe Smith is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Smith hits a ground ball to the shortstop. The shortstop throws home. Frank Beard scores. Boston total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 2
Game Notes Rob Harris is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jesus Cox improves in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Perez improves in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Louden improves in arm Doug Eufemia improves in power_vs_lefty Elijah Parsons did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Orme improves in range Ron Coombs improves in velocity Aaron Lauzerique did not respond to coaching in velocity Neal Kline improves in range