Win: Lance Richardson (4-1) Loss: Walter Langkowski (1-9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Friel pitching. Joel Heinkel singles to right field. Alex Severson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joel Heinkel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Milt Roof grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Severson advances to second on the play. Paul Distaso walks. Happy Iott singles to left field. Alex Severson scores. Nick Johnston hits a home run. Paul Distaso scores. Happy Iott scores. Art Rosso grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Walter Langkowski pitching. Clyde Meador walks. Harry Brown singles to right field. Rollie Angley grounds out to the third baseman. Clyde Meador advances to third on the play. Harry Brown advances to second on the play. Larry Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Meador scores. Harry Brown advances to third on the play. Al Granger walks. Palmer Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Red Jones pops out to the shortstop. Walter Langkowski flies out to the left fielder. Joel Heinkel singles to center field. Joel Heinkel steals second. Alex Severson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ryne Hawkes singles to right field. Tommie Crockett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Friel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Milt Roof strikes out. Paul Distaso flies out to the left fielder. Happy Iott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Clyde Meador grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Brown singles to right field. Rollie Angley singles to center field. Harry Brown advances to third on the hit. Larry Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Rollie Angley steals second. Al Granger walks. Palmer Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Nick Johnston singles to center field. Art Rosso singles to center field. Nick Johnston advances to third on the hit. Red Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Art Rosso advances to second on the play. Walter Langkowski strikes out. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ryne Hawkes singles to right field. Tommie Crockett singles to center field. Ryne Hawkes advances to third on the hit. Bill Fitzsimmons is pinch hitting for Joe Friel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bill Fitzsimmons singles to center field. Ryne Hawkes scores. Clyde Meador flies out to the center fielder. Harry Brown singles to center field. Rollie Angley hits a home run. Tommie Crockett scores. Bill Fitzsimmons scores. Harry Brown scores. Larry Thompson singles to left field. Al Granger singles to right field. Larry Thompson advances to third on the hit. Palmer Pena walks. Ryne Hawkes strikes out. Tommie Crockett reached on a fielding error by Milt Roof. Larry Thompson scores. Bill Fitzsimmons walks. Al Granger scores. Clyde Meador walks. Palmer Pena scores. Harry Brown hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tommie Crockett scores. Rollie Angley walks. Bill Fitzsimmons scores. Larry Thompson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Lance Richardson pitching. Alex Severson hits a home run. Milt Roof strikes out. Paul Distaso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Happy Iott walks. Nick Johnston singles to right field. Art Rosso singles to right field. Red Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mike Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Granger reached on a fielding error by Milt Roof. Palmer Pena triples. Al Granger scores. Ryne Hawkes doubles to center field. Palmer Pena scores. Tommie Crockett flies out to the right fielder. Lance Richardson singles to center field. Ryne Hawkes scores. Clyde Meador strikes out. Harry Brown lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Heinkel singles to right field. Joel Heinkel steals second. Alex Severson lines out to the second baseman. Milt Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rollie Angley grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Thompson strikes out. Al Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Distaso pops out to the third baseman. Happy Iott singles to left field. Nick Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Art Rosso flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Palmer Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Ryne Hawkes flies out to the right fielder. Tommie Crockett singles to right field. William Nieves is pinch hitting for Lance Richardson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. William Nieves walks. Clyde Meador walks. Harry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Porter Posada pitching. Red Jones pops out to the first baseman. Damon Marquez is pinch hitting for Mike Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Damon Marquez grounds out to the pitcher. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Yankowski pitching. Rollie Angley doubles to left field. Larry Thompson strikes out. Al Granger flies out to the center fielder. Palmer Pena singles to left field. Rollie Angley scores. Ryne Hawkes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Alex Severson doubles to left field. Milt Roof strikes out. Paul Distaso strikes out. Happy Iott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 13
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ben Henderson did not respond to coaching in speed Bill McAnally did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Corbett improves in velocity Rube George improves in contact_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Barnes improves in velocity George Cassidy did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Smith improves in arm Andy Burgess improves in power_vs_righty Bucky Batista improves in LF