Win: Shanty Gregg (3-0) Loss: Ray Meier (2-2)
Save: Howard Schacht (12)
Inning: 1 New York Frank Cather pitching. A. B. Seedy singles past the second baseman. Joe Jones singles past the shortstop. Burgess Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! A. B. Seedy advances to third on the play. Joe Jones advances to second on the play. Bob Debeers grounds out to the second baseman. A. B. Seedy scores. Joe Jones advances to third on the play. Sammy Kolb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ron Guidry pitching. Johnny Parrott walks. Joe Gordon hits a home run. Johnny Parrott scores. Lynn Leard hits a home run. Hank Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Scharein strikes out. Chief Kauff grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Sentell singles to right field. Dennis Hinds singles to right field. Todd Sentell advances to third on the hit. Kevin Crisp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Hank Womack flies out to the right fielder. Ginger Hitchcock strikes out. Del Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Parrott strikes out. Joe Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Shooty Babbitt is pinch hitting for Hank Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Shooty Babbitt doubles to center field. A. B. Seedy walks. Joe Jones walks. Burgess Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Shooty Babbitt scores. Bob Debeers flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Kolb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Mickey Daviault pitching. Lynn Leard flies out to the right fielder. Tony Scharein strikes out. Chief Kauff singles to center field. Todd Sentell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ginger Hitchcock. Dennis Hinds pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Hank Womack flies out to the right fielder. Ginger Hitchcock flies out to the left fielder. Del Rice walks. Mickey Daviault flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kevin Crisp grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Cather lines out to the second baseman. Johnny Parrott singles to right field. Joe Gordon reached on a fielding error by Hank Womack. Lynn Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York A. B. Seedy walks. A. B. Seedy steals second. Joe Jones singles to left field. A. B. Seedy scores. Joe Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Burgess Anderson singles to center field. Bob Debeers singles to left field. Sammy Kolb hits a home run. Burgess Anderson scores. Bob Debeers scores. Shanty Gregg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Womack strikes out. Ginger Hitchcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tony Scharein grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Kauff strikes out. Todd Sentell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Del Rice grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hargraves is pinch hitting for Mickey Daviault. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Hargraves hits a home run. A. B. Seedy singles to right field. Joe Jones strikes out. A. B. Seedy steals second. Burgess Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Ackerman pitching. Dennis Hinds grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Crisp strikes out. Shanty Gregg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Bob Debeers pops out to the shortstop. Sammy Kolb grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Womack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnny Parrott walks. Joe Gordon singles to center field. Johnny Parrott aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lynn Leard walks. Tony Scharein walks. Johnny Parrott scores. Chief Kauff pops out to the second baseman. Todd Sentell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Gordon scores. Giovanni Carrera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hinds walks. Kevin Crisp hits a home run. Lynn Leard scores. Tony Scharein scores. Dennis Hinds scores. Dickie Blackwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Meier is pinch hitting for Shanty Gregg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Meier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Hal Carew pitching. Ginger Hitchcock grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Mills is pinch hitting for Del Rice. Gene Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Spinks is pinch hitting for Dickie Blackwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Oscar Spinks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ali Burnett pitching. Abe Twineham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Mills at C. Johnny Parrott grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gordon strikes out. Lynn Leard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Howard Schacht comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. A. B. Seedy doubles to left field. Joe Jones lines out to the second baseman. Burgess Anderson grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Debeers singles to center field. A. B. Seedy scores. Sammy Kolb lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - A. B. Seedy (14), Shooty Babbitt (3).HR - Sammy Kolb (4), Mike Hargraves (1).SF - Burgess Anderson. Baserunning: SB - A. B. Seedy 2 (7).CS - Joe Jones (1). Fielding: E - Hank Womack, Ginger Hitchcock.
Game Notes Ron Guidry is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Les Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Rob Appleton improves in velocity Rickey Bottalico did not respond to coaching in velocity Sherman Obando did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sherman Obando did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Goat Whitfield improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Porter did not respond to coaching in arm Chris Harrell did not respond to coaching in range Omar Alberts did not respond to coaching in velocity Goat Whitfield did not respond to coaching in 1B