Win: Lee Strange (7-6) Loss: Pete Carden (6-3)
Save: Tom Rambert (18)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Pete Carden pitching. Rob Daugherty triples. Billy Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Daugherty scores. Jose Bobb grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Tuttle lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Strange pitching. Luis Loftus strikes out. Buddy Lyden pops out to the third baseman. Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Billy Consolo grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Mitchell strikes out. Bill Roper singles to right field. Jake Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Charley Lewis strikes out. Earl Hosey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Tuttle. Steve Potts pops out to the third baseman. Erv Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lee Strange singles to left field. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Billy Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Jose Bobb doubles to left field. Bill Tuttle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Pinky Javier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Carden grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Loftus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Billy Consolo flies out to the center fielder. Matt Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Roper walks. Jake Jacobs doubles to center field. Bill Roper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lee Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Buddy Lyden grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Buck Benedict singles past the shortstop. Charley Lewis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rob Daugherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Jose Bobb hits a home run. Bill Tuttle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Earl Hosey singles to right field. Steve Potts grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Erv Morgan singles to right field. Pinky Javier walks. Passed ball. Erv Morgan advances to third. Pinky Javier advances to second. Pete Carden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Billy Consolo strikes out. Matt Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Roper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Luis Loftus walks. Buddy Lyden strikes out. Buck Benedict flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Charley Lewis hits a home run. Luis Loftus scores. Earl Hosey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jake Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Lee Strange strikes out. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Potts grounds out to the third baseman. Erv Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Javier pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Billy Gardner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Bobb flies out to the center fielder. Bill Tuttle singles to right field. David Whitted 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 1st. Billy Consolo grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Tuttle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Fred Poffenberger is pinch hitting for David Whitted. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Poffenberger grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Loftus flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Lyden singles to left field. Buck Benedict singles to left field. Tommy Lobert 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. Charley Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Hall pitching. Matt Mitchell walks. Matt Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Roper grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Jacobs singles to right field. Lou Davison is pinch hitting for Tommy Lobert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Davison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tom Rambert pitching. Earl Hosey grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Walker is pinch hitting for Steve Potts. Bruce Walker singles to left field. Erv Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Walker steals second. Pinky Javier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Jose Bobb (8), Jake Jacobs (7).3B - Rob Daugherty (3).HR - Jose Bobb (8). Baserunning: CS - Matt Mitchell (4). Fielding: E - Bill Tuttle.PB - Rob Daugherty.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny John improves in contact_vs_righty Verdo McDaniel did not respond to coaching in endurance Clem Wooten improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Strickland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny John did not respond to coaching in arm Luis Fluhrer improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernie Addy did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Gilbert did not respond to coaching in range Dick Andrews did not respond to coaching in range Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in velocity Tomas Vogelsong improves in power_vs_righty Albert Sanchez improves in power_vs_lefty Damian Marak improves in RF