Inning: 1 Chicago Garry Aparicio pitching. Johnny Starr grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Mattis flies out to the right fielder. Norlis Varona strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bruce Jansen pitching. Andres Haworth strikes out. Yasuji Takada pops out to the shortstop. Babe Stephenson doubles to right field. Roy Ostrowski walks. Ed Billings walks. Paul Reardon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Chicago Doug Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arky Metkovich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Luis Coughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Orville Lind strikes out. Garry Aparicio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Larry Hartsock strikes out. Mike Tavener reached on a fielding error by Garry Aparicio. Bruce Jansen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Starr reached on a fielding error by Orville Lind. Ron Mattis singles to right field. Mike Tavener scores. Norlis Varona strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuji Takada flies out to the center fielder. Babe Stephenson doubles to right field. Roy Ostrowski singles to left field. Babe Stephenson scores. Ed Billings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Doug Thomas walks. Luis Clarke walks. Arky Metkovich pops out to the third baseman. Larry Hartsock hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Tavener grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Thomas scores. Luis Clarke advances to third on the play. Larry Hartsock advances to second on the play. Bruce Jansen singles to center field. Luis Clarke scores. Larry Hartsock scores. Johnny Starr singles to center field. Ron Mattis walks. Norlis Varona grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Paul Reardon singles past the shortstop. Luis Coughlin singles to left field. Paul Reardon advances to third on the hit. Orville Lind strikes out. Garry Aparicio strikes out. Andres Haworth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Doug Thomas hits an infield single to the third baseman. Luis Clarke singles to center field. Doug Thomas is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Arky Metkovich pops out to the first baseman. Larry Hartsock singles to left field. Luis Clarke aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Tavener singles past the shortstop. Luis Clarke scores. Larry Hartsock advances to third on the hit. Bruce Jansen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Yasuji Takada grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Ostrowski singles to left field. Ed Billings flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Buddy Magoon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Johnny Starr grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Mattis pops out to the second baseman. Norlis Varona flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Reardon hits a home run. Luis Coughlin singles to left field. Roy Owchinko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Coughlin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Orville Lind strikes out. Buddy Magoon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Doug Thomas singles in front of the right fielder. Luis Clarke strikes out. Arky Metkovich flies out to the center fielder. Doug Thomas steals second. Larry Hartsock grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuji Takada walks. Babe Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Roy Ostrowski singles to left field. Yasuji Takada advances to third on the hit. Ed Billings walks. Paul Reardon strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Chicago Mike Tavener strikes out. Marcel Compton is pinch hitting for Roy Owchinko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Marcel Compton grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Starr singles to center field. Ron Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alan Hathaway pitching. Luis Coughlin reached on a fielding error by Mike Tavener. Dave Clarke is pinch hitting for Orville Lind. Dave Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Brooks is pinch hitting for Buddy Magoon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rocky Brooks doubles to center field. Luis Coughlin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andres Haworth walks. Yasuji Takada singles to center field. Rocky Brooks scores. Andres Haworth advances to third on the hit. Keenan Sandoval comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Wayne Sanders pitching. Birdie Hill enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Clarke at 3B. Norlis Varona flies out to the left fielder. Doug Thomas strikes out. Luis Clarke singles to left field. Arky Metkovich singles to left field. Larry Hartsock singles to right field. Mike Tavener flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Kazuhisa Yamaguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Billings hits a home run. Paul Reardon walks. Ed McLean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Coughlin lines out to the first baseman. Birdie Hill grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Chicago Ed McLean strikes out. Johnny Starr flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ron Mattis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Will Silber is pinch hitting for Wayne Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Will Silber walks. Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Will Silber advances to second on the play. Yasuji Takada singles to center field. Will Silber scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 12
Game Notes Roy Ostrowski is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Flint did not respond to coaching in control Les Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Coluccio did not respond to coaching in velocity Ichiro Sasaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phenomenal Taylor did not respond to coaching in range Dick Sulik improves in speed Bob Hudson improves in power_vs_righty Dennis Schmidt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mule Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B