Win: George Johnson (5-8) Loss: Greg Perkovich (5-5)
Save: Cal Killebrew (22)
Inning: 1 Detroit Greg Perkovich pitching. Toshio Horiuchi singles to right field. Bernie Salkeld flies out to the left fielder. Creepy Crider walks. Eddie Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Horiuchi advances to third on the play. Creepy Crider advances to second on the play. Rod Johnson doubles to left field. Toshio Horiuchi scores. Creepy Crider scores. Rip Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Ernaga pitching. Roger Broglio walks. Bill Vidro grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Broglio advances to second on the play. Ron Purtell walks. Gus Wilkinson singles to center field. Roger Broglio scores. Ron Purtell advances to third on the hit. Gus Wilkinson steals second. Ed Szekely strikes out. Ed Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Harry Page strikes out. Ben Dees grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ernaga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Trenidad Beeler flies out to the left fielder. Rip Mahoney singles to right field. Greg Perkovich fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Greg Perkovich doubles to center field. Roger Broglio grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Mahoney scores. Greg Perkovich advances to third on the play. Bill Vidro walks. Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Toshio Horiuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Salkeld walks. Creepy Crider flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Gus Wilkinson singles to left field. Ed Szekely strikes out. Ed Milligan hits a home run. Gus Wilkinson scores. Trenidad Beeler grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Mahoney singles to left field. Greg Perkovich hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roger Broglio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Rod Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Rip Schmidt strikes out. Harry Page singles past the second baseman. Ben Dees grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland George Johnson 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. Bill Vidro strikes out. Ron Purtell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Ron Purtell advances to third on the hit. Ed Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit George Johnson walks. Toshio Horiuchi hits a home run. George Johnson scores. Bernie Salkeld walks. Bernie Salkeld is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Creepy Crider singles to left field. Creepy Crider steals second. Creepy Crider steals third. Eddie Brown singles to center field. Creepy Crider scores. Eddie Gillespie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Brown is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rod Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Trenidad Beeler grounds out to the catcher. Rip Mahoney reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rod Johnson. Eddie Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Broglio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Rip Schmidt strikes out. Harry Page walks. Harry Page steals second. Harry Page gets picked off second (1-4). Ben Dees grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Vidro pops out to the second baseman. Ron Purtell strikes out. Gus Wilkinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Takeshi Takahashi is pinch hitting for George Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Takeshi Takahashi doubles to center field. Toshio Horiuchi lines out to the second baseman. Bernie Salkeld triples. Takeshi Takahashi scores. Brian Reis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Creepy Crider singles to center field. Bernie Salkeld scores. Eddie Brown walks. Rod Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Cal Parkinson pitching. Ed Szekely singles past the shortstop. Ed Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Szekely advances to second on the play. Trenidad Beeler strikes out. Rip Mahoney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rip Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Dees strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ralph Heimach is pinch hitting for Brian Reis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Heimach grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Broglio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Vidro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit John Kelly pitching. Ruben Errickson is pinch hitting for Cal Parkinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruben Errickson strikes out. Toshio Horiuchi flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Salkeld flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Cal Killebrew pitching. Ron Purtell pops out to the second baseman. Gus Wilkinson pops out to the shortstop. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Haydel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Keiji Doi did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Grasso did not respond to coaching in arm Dale Mueller did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Wallis did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernesto Castro did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Haydel did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Amby Jahn improves in range Johnny Durham did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Lea did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Durham did not respond to coaching in control Rex McFadden improves in arm Rex McFadden improves in speed