Win: Chris Clingman (18-5) Loss: John Gillis (6-14)
Inning: 1 Texas John Gillis pitching. Fred Hastings strikes out. Todd Hannifin strikes out. Jimmy Watson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Chris Clingman pitching. Cliff Cocreham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Lawrence flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pickett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Spencer Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bourgeois flies out to the center fielder. Mike Edenfield singles to center field. Pete Hobbs singles to right field. Jim Gharrity grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Kvasnak lines out to the first baseman. Jack LaManna strikes out. Tommy Hagen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Chris Clingman grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Hastings walks. Todd Hannifin flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Root walks. Dean Fertita grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Root is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Gillis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cliff Cocreham lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Spencer Collins strikes out. Bill Bourgeois grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Edenfield lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack Lawrence singles to right field. Jack Lawrence steals second. Joe Pickett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Kvasnak strikes out. Jack LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Pete Hobbs walks. Pete Hobbs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Gharrity singles to right field. Chris Clingman pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Fred Hastings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Tommy Hagen grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Root grounds out to the shortstop. Dean Fertita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Todd Hannifin doubles to right field. Jimmy Watson singles to center field. Todd Hannifin scores. Spencer Collins singles to center field. Jimmy Watson advances to third on the hit. Bill Bourgeois reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Pickett. Jimmy Watson scores. Mike Edenfield grounds out to the second baseman. Spencer Collins scores. Bill Bourgeois advances to third on the play. Pete Hobbs reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cliff Cocreham. Bill Bourgeois scores. Jim Gharrity flies out to the center fielder. Chris Clingman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Gillis grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Cocreham grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Lawrence walks. Jack Lawrence is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Fred Hastings walks. Fred Hastings steals second. Todd Hannifin walks. Jimmy Watson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Todd Hannifin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Spencer Collins flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Hastings scores. Jack McMakin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Bourgeois flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Pickett doubles to right field. Bill Kvasnak strikes out. Jack LaManna pops out to the first baseman. Tommy Hagen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Mike Edenfield walks. Pete Hobbs strikes out. Jim Gharrity strikes out. Chris Clingman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Root walks. Dean Fertita flies out to the center fielder. Stephen Richards is pinch hitting for Jack McMakin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stephen Richards flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Cocreham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Robert Ritchie pitching. Fred Hastings triples. Todd Hannifin grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Hastings scores. Jimmy Watson walks. Spencer Collins flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bourgeois walks. Mike Edenfield walks. Pete Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Pablo Southworth 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. Jack Lawrence doubles to left field. Joe Pickett strikes out. Bill Kvasnak grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Lawrence advances to third on the play. Jack LaManna grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Jack Lawrence (22), Joe Pickett (25). Baserunning: SB - Jack Lawrence (23).CS - Jack Lawrence (12). Fielding: E - Cliff Cocreham, Joe Pickett.
Game Notes Jack McMakin is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bill Stelmaszek did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Smith improves in speed Ramon James improves in range John Anderson did not respond to coaching in arm Geoff Donovan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Randy Molina improves in velocity Del Morgan improves in arm Carl Corcoran did not respond to coaching in velocity Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in endurance Floyd Pawelek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Julio Ray did not respond to coaching in range Alvaro Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Julio Ray improves in speed Tommy Ford did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Kohlman did not respond to coaching in arm Mark Young improves in arm Norm Matias did not respond to coaching in range Gordon Lelivelt did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Young improves in arm James Osterberg improves in arm Mark Young did not respond to coaching in CF