Win: Willy Gibbs (1-1) Loss: Mike Aspromonte (1-1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Mike Aspromonte pitching. Johnny Starr grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. Osamu Ohta bunts for a base hit. Steve Pape grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Osamu Ohta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Willy Gibbs pitching. Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuji Takada walks. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Yasuji Takada steals second. Johnny Starr throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dave Clarke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Luis Clarke singles past the second baseman. Gus Tavino strikes out. Jerry Cox singles to right field. Luis Clarke advances to third on the hit. Mike Tavener hits an infield single to the pitcher. Luis Clarke scores. Willy Gibbs lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Starr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Billings grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Reardon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Mattis. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Orville Lind strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Ron Mattis grounds out to the shortstop. Osamu Ohta singles to center field. Osamu Ohta steals second. Steve Pape singles to center field. Osamu Ohta scores. Luis Clarke hits a home run. Steve Pape scores. Gus Tavino doubles to right field. Jerry Cox singles to center field. Gus Tavino scores. Jerry Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Tavener triples. Willy Gibbs pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Aspromonte grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Haworth is hit by a pitch. Andres Haworth steals second. Yasuji Takada strikes out. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Johnny Starr strikes out. Ron Mattis walks. Osamu Ohta strikes out. Ron Mattis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Clarke triples. Ed Billings grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Reardon strikes out. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Bobby Knox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Pape singles to center field. Steve Pape steals second. Luis Clarke singles to center field. Steve Pape scores. Gus Tavino lines out to the first baseman. Jerry Cox walks. Mike Tavener strikes out. Willy Gibbs walks. Johnny Starr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Orville Lind grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rocky Brooks is pinch hitting for Bobby Knox. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Rocky Brooks singles to right field. Andres Haworth singles to right field. Rocky Brooks advances to third on the hit. Yasuji Takada singles to right field. Rocky Brooks scores. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Dave Clarke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yasuji Takada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago John Rettenmund pitching. Ron Mattis doubles to center field. Osamu Ohta flies out to the left fielder. Steve Pape doubles to right field. Ron Mattis scores. Luis Clarke strikes out. Gus Tavino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Billings walks. Paul Reardon singles past the third baseman. Ed Billings advances to third on the hit. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Orville Lind singles to center field. Ed Billings scores. Paul Reardon aggressively advances to third on the hit. Will Silber is pinch hitting for John Rettenmund. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Will Silber grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Reardon scores. Orville Lind advances to second on the play. Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago James Castillo pitching. Jerry Cox walks. Mike Tavener singles to left field. Jerry Cox advances to third on the hit. Mike Tavener steals second. Willy Gibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Cox scores. Mike Tavener advances to third on the play. Johnny Starr strikes out. Ron Mattis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Yasuji Takada grounds out to the second baseman. Babe Stephenson singles past the shortstop. Dave Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Stephenson advances to second on the play. Ed Billings singles past the second baseman. Babe Stephenson scores. Paul Reardon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Wayne Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Osamu Ohta flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Steve Pape strikes out. Luis Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Alan Hathaway 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. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Orville Lind flies out to the right fielder. Joe Murch is pinch hitting for Wayne Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Murch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Earle Munoz pitching. Gus Tavino strikes out. Jerry Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Tavener singles to right field. Larry Hartsock is pinch hitting for Alan Hathaway. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Larry Hartsock reached on a 2-base fielding error by Yasuji Takada. Passed ball. Mike Tavener scores. Larry Hartsock advances to third. Johnny Starr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Doc Johnson pitching. Andres Haworth walks. Yasuji Takada flies out to the left fielder. Babe Stephenson lines out to the shortstop. Dave Clarke walks. Ed Billings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Ron Mattis (1), Steve Pape (1), Gus Tavino (2).3B - Mike Tavener (2).HR - Luis Clarke (1). Baserunning: SB - Osamu Ohta (5), Steve Pape (3), Mike Tavener (2).CS - Ron Mattis (1), Jerry Cox (1). Fielding: E - Johnny Starr, Ron Mattis.
Game Notes Ron Mattis is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Hairston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Coluccio did not respond to coaching in velocity Masao Chiozza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ichiro Sasaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Whitney did not respond to coaching in control Ron Kane did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Whitney did not respond to coaching in control Ben Biancalana did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mule Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B