Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Solters pitching. Gunnar Henderson flies out to the right fielder. Gene Miles singles to right field. Yorelvis Scull strikes out. Bobby Coffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Oscar McCall pitching. Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Sammy Perticia strikes out. Carlton Renfer flies out to the center fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Lou Brock singles to right field. Mike Sukeforth grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gene Mason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Shun Ohnuki strikes out. Pryor Addis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rudy Tucker grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar McCall pops out to the shortstop. Gunnar Henderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lefty Houtteman walks. Bob Solters lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Perticia walks. Carlton Renfer singles to center field. Lefty Houtteman scores. Sammy Perticia advances to third on the hit. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Gene Miles flies out to the right fielder. Yorelvis Scull singles to left field. Bobby Coffman hits a home run. Yorelvis Scull scores. Lou Brock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Sukeforth walks. Gene Mason grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Sukeforth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Shun Ohnuki flies out to the right fielder. Pryor Addis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rudy Tucker grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar McCall pops out to the catcher. Gunnar Henderson walks. Gunnar Henderson steals second. Gunnar Henderson steals third. Gene Miles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lefty Houtteman grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Solters strikes out. Fred Blackwell doubles to left field. Sammy Perticia singles past the second baseman. Fred Blackwell scores. Sammy Perticia is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Yorelvis Scull pops out to the catcher. Bobby Coffman singles to center field. Lou Brock strikes out. Bobby Coffman steals second. Mike Sukeforth singles to center field. Bobby Coffman scores. Gene Mason singles to center field. Rudy Tucker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carlton Renfer singles to center field. Mike Barrett strikes out. Jim Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Shun Ohnuki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Oscar McCall pops out to the first baseman. Gunnar Henderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gene Miles doubles to center field. Yorelvis Scull strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pryor Addis strikes out. Lefty Houtteman doubles to center field. Larry Pratt is pinch hitting for Bob Solters. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lefty Houtteman steals third. Larry Pratt grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Houtteman scores. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Lee Neagle pitching. Bobby Coffman strikes out. Lou Brock strikes out. Mike Sukeforth singles to right field. Mike Sukeforth steals second. Gene Mason singles past the first baseman. Mike Sukeforth scores. Bob Schultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Tucker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Sammy Perticia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Sukeforth. Carlton Renfer strikes out. Mike Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Tim Trevino 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 1st. Jim Martinez singles to left field. Sammy Perticia scores. Jim Martinez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Beals Bolling is pinch hitting for Tim Trevino. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Beals Bolling strikes out. Gunnar Henderson grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Lip May pitching. Shun Ohnuki flies out to the right fielder. Pryor Addis strikes out. Lefty Houtteman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Yorelvis Scull flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Coffman pops out to the third baseman. Lou Brock singles past the third baseman. Lou Brock steals second. Mike Sukeforth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Wes Purdin is pinch hitting for Bob Schultz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wes Purdin singles to center field. Wes Purdin steals second. Fred Blackwell doubles to center field. Wes Purdin scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Gene Miles (7).HR - Bobby Coffman (11).GIDP - Mike Sukeforth. Baserunning: SB - Gunnar Henderson 2 (19), Bobby Coffman (24), Lou Brock (24), Mike Sukeforth (12). Fielding: E - Mike Sukeforth.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in arm Ron Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in range Chili Lovelace improves in control George Leiter did not respond to coaching in range George Leiter did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Shirley did not respond to coaching in control Barney Martinez did not respond to coaching in range Milt Bradford did not respond to coaching in control Sam Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sam Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in 1B