Inning: 1 Oakland Doc Goodwin pitching. Andres Haworth flies out to the left fielder. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Stephenson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jimmy Lorenzen pitching. Jerry Baney walks. Cornelius Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Yan singles to center field. Chris Pearson strikes out. Buddy Danerdo singles to right field. Jerry Baney is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Ed Billings strikes out. Paul Reardon doubles to center field. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Kiley flies out to the center fielder. Dick Siebern grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Karger singles to center field. Doc Goodwin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Monte Karger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Will Silber grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Lorenzen strikes out. Andres Haworth singles to center field. Yasuji Takada walks. Babe Stephenson singles to center field. Andres Haworth scores. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jerry Baney grounds out to the shortstop. Cornelius Marsh walks. Dennis Yan grounds out to the pitcher. Cornelius Marsh advances to second on the play. Chris Pearson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Billings singles past the third baseman. Paul Reardon walks. Luis Coughlin flies out to the center fielder. Will Silber grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Billings advances to third on the play. Paul Reardon advances to second on the play. Jimmy Lorenzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Buddy Danerdo flies out to the center fielder. Marty Kiley grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Siebern strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Andres Haworth singles past the shortstop. Andres Haworth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Yasuji Takada singles to left field. Steve Castillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Monte Karger grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Baney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Billings doubles to center field. Paul Reardon grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Will Silber singles to left field. Ed Billings scores. Jimmy Lorenzen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cornelius Marsh strikes out. Dennis Yan singles to center field. Chris Pearson singles to center field. Buddy Danerdo flies out to the left fielder. Marty Kiley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Andres Haworth singles to center field. John Kemmler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasuji Takada hits a home run. Andres Haworth scores. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Billings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dick Siebern singles to left field. Dick Siebern is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Monte Karger doubles to center field. Frank Stellbauer is pinch hitting for John Kemmler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Stellbauer flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Baney hits an infield single to the shortstop. Cornelius Marsh singles to left field. Monte Karger scores. Mike Aspromonte 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 2nd. Dennis Yan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Baney is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Red Ozmer pitching. Paul Reardon doubles to center field. Luis Coughlin singles to right field. Paul Reardon scores. Will Silber walks. Dave Clarke is pinch hitting for Mike Aspromonte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Clarke walks. Andres Haworth walks. Luis Coughlin scores. Yasuji Takada singles to left field. Will Silber scores. Dave Clarke scores. Andres Haworth advances to third on the hit. Babe Stephenson doubles to right field. Andres Haworth scores. Yasuji Takada uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Roy Ostrowski flies out to the left fielder. Ed Billings doubles to center field. Babe Stephenson scores. Paul Reardon strikes out. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota James Castillo pitching. Chris Pearson grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Danerdo singles to center field. Marty Kiley strikes out. Dick Siebern grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buddy Danerdo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Orville Lind is pinch hitting for Will Silber. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Orville Lind lines out to the second baseman. Rocky Brooks is pinch hitting for James Castillo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rocky Brooks grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Haworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Buddy Magoon pitching. Monte Karger flies out to the left fielder. Marty Morrison is pinch hitting for Tom Adams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marty Morrison hits a home run. Jerry Baney doubles to center field. Cornelius Marsh bunts for a base hit. Dennis Yan flies out to the center fielder. Chris Pearson hits a home run. Jerry Baney scores. Cornelius Marsh scores. Buddy Danerdo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Will Silber is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Sulik did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Kane did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy McGraw improves in speed Mule Smith improves in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brian Guthrie improves in control Al Tuttle improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Turner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Fassero did not respond to coaching in velocity