Win: Dave Wilkerson (8-14) Loss: Henry Cox (14-7)
Save: George Ross (4)
Inning: 1 Washington Henry Cox pitching. Don Sheerin singles to right field. Harry Bongiovanni doubles to center field. Sherman Mercer singles past the second baseman. Don Sheerin scores. Pat Saucier walks. Claude Veach flies out to the left fielder. Bill Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Wilkerson pitching. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Wilkerson strikes out. Don Sheerin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt lines out to the second baseman. John Hamilton hits a home run. Takeo Hayashi walks. Eddie Crane doubles to right field. Takeo Hayashi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Kell strikes out. Henry Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Sherman Mercer hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pat Saucier strikes out. Claude Veach hits a home run. Sherman Mercer scores. Bill Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Deacon Shipley walks. Tom Shelley strikes out. Reggie Buckley singles to left field. Deacon Shipley advances to third on the hit. Reggie Buckley steals second. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. John Hamilton walks. Deacon Shipley scores. Takeo Hayashi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Tom Nixon pops out to the shortstop. Kazuhiro Perez flies out to the center fielder. Dave Wilkerson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Crane walks. Bill Kell flies out to the left fielder. 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 strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Don Sheerin pops out to the shortstop. Harry Bongiovanni walks. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Pat Saucier singles past the first baseman. Claude Veach hits a home run. Harry Bongiovanni scores. Pat Saucier scores. Billy McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Buckley pops out to the first baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to left field. John Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Tom Nixon strikes out. Kazuhiro Perez singles to center field. Dave Wilkerson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Sheerin singles to right field. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Eddie Crane grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Kell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Sherman Mercer strikes out. Pat Saucier flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Runnells 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. Claude Veach singles to center field. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Runnells grounds out to the pitcher. Deacon Shipley flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shelley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Tom Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Biff Ownbey is pinch hitting for Dave Wilkerson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Biff Ownbey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rick Bridges pitching. Damon Corcoran enters the game as a defensive replacement for Claude Veach at 3B. Pete Harper enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kazuhiro Perez at SS. Reggie Buckley walks. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the pitcher. Reggie Buckley advances to second on the play. John Hamilton strikes out. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Don Sheerin flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Eddie Crane singles to right field. Bill Kell pops out to the first baseman. Tom Sorrell is pinch hitting for Charlie Runnells. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Sorrell walks. Deacon Shipley singles to center field. Eddie Crane scores. Tom Sorrell advances to third on the hit. George Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Shelley strikes out. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jason Agbayani improves in power_vs_lefty Cuckoo Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in speed Cuckoo Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cuckoo Rodriguez improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Damon Gleason did not respond to coaching in velocity Dane Hemphill did not respond to coaching in control Dann Bergman improves in velocity Jake Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in speed