Win: Akihito Tsuru (13-14) Loss: George Durham (12-13)
Inning: 1 Boston Akihito Tsuru pitching. Russ Collins lines out to the second baseman. Butch Peterman strikes out. Rube Berg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland George Durham pitching. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Calvin Dill singles to right field. Ed Knepper walks. Ed Bellarino hits an infield single to the pitcher. Willie Phelan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Jack Micelotta doubles to right field. Boog Mack flies out to the center fielder. Phil Swanson grounds out to the shortstop. John Peitz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Beecher strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to center field. Ellis Barry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston March Sembera walks. George Durham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Durham strikes out. Russ Collins flies out to the center fielder. Butch Peterman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Akihito Tsuru strikes out. Kevin Faeth walks. Kevin Faeth steals second. Calvin Dill singles to center field. Kevin Faeth scores. Ed Knepper lines out to the shortstop. Ed Bellarino hits an infield single to the pitcher. Willie Phelan singles to left field. Calvin Dill scores. Dave Beecher pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Rube Berg singles to right field. Jack Micelotta flies out to the center fielder. Boog Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Berg advances to second on the play. Phil Swanson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to center field. Ellis Barry reached on a 2-base throwing error by March Sembera. Akihito Tsuru grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Faeth singles to center field. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Calvin Dill flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ellis Barry scores. Kevin Faeth steals second. Ed Knepper pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston John Peitz grounds out to the shortstop. March Sembera flies out to the center fielder. George Durham grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Bellarino strikes out. Willie Phelan singles to left field. Dave Beecher doubles to center field. Willie Phelan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the right fielder. Ellis Barry singles past the second baseman. Dave Beecher scores. Akihito Tsuru strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Russ Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Peterman grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Berg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Kevin Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Dill pops out to the catcher. Al Theodore 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. Ed Knepper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Blix Mimbs is pinch hitting for Jack Micelotta. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Blix Mimbs singles to left field. Boog Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Blix Mimbs advances to second on the play. Josh Byrnes is pinch hitting for Phil Swanson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Josh Byrnes flies out to the center fielder. John Peitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Bellarino hits a home run. Willie Phelan flies out to the left fielder. Dave Beecher strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston March Sembera flies out to the left fielder. Babe Whitney is pinch hitting for Al Theodore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Babe Whitney strikes out. Russ Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Randy Enwright pitching. Ned Matteson is pinch hitting for Ellis Barry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ned Matteson grounds out to the third baseman. Akihito Tsuru grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Steven St. John enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Knepper at 1B. German Crawford is pinch hitting for Butch Peterman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. German Crawford singles to right field. Rube Berg pops out to the third baseman. Blix Mimbs grounds into a force play to the second baseman. German Crawford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Boog Mack singles to center field. Josh Byrnes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Boog Mack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bruce Stablein did not respond to coaching in control Honey Files did not respond to coaching in arm Al Ciardi did not respond to coaching in control Chito Torrez did not respond to coaching in arm Honey Files improves in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Chuck Ward did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Travis Faust did not respond to coaching in control Harry Ramirez did not respond to coaching in speed Darrell Garcia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C