Win: Eddie Herbert (4-4) Loss: Bobby Klein (9-15)
Save: Dick Clement (19)
Inning: 1 Texas Bobby Klein pitching. Fred Hastings walks. Todd Hannifin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Hastings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmy Watson strikes out. Spencer Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Eddie Herbert pitching. Cliff Cocreham strikes out. Grover Moss pops out to the catcher. Stephen Richards singles to right field. Bill Kvasnak pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Robinson Cornejo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bourgeois grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Edenfield grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland John Oquist grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Hagen grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Altrock doubles to right field. Mike Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Pete Hobbs walks. Pete Hobbs steals second. The catcher fields the ball and Pete Hobbs is thrown out at third. Fred Hastings pops out to the shortstop. Todd Hannifin singles to center field. Eddie Herbert advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobby Klein grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Cocreham grounds out to the second baseman. Grover Moss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Spencer Collins hits a home run. Robinson Cornejo walks. Bill Bourgeois strikes out. Mike Edenfield singles to center field. Robinson Cornejo advances to third on the hit. Pete Hobbs lines out to the third baseman. Eddie Herbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Stephen Richards flies out to the right fielder. Bill Kvasnak flies out to the left fielder. John Oquist singles to right field. Tommy Hagen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Fred Hastings grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Hannifin walks. Jimmy Watson singles to right field. Todd Hannifin advances to third on the hit. Spencer Collins strikes out. Robinson Cornejo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bruce Altrock pops out to the first baseman. Mike Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Klein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Bourgeois singles to right field. Mike Edenfield flies out to the left fielder. Pete Hobbs singles to center field. Bill Bourgeois advances to third on the hit. Pete Hobbs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eddie Herbert lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Cliff Cocreham strikes out. Grover Moss flies out to the left fielder. Stephen Richards grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Hannifin strikes out. Jimmy Watson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Chesnes 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. Bill Kvasnak reached on a fielding error by Mike Edenfield. John Oquist strikes out. Tommy Hagen singles to center field. Bruce Altrock grounds out to the catcher. Bill Kvasnak advances to third on the play. Tommy Hagen advances to second on the play. Mike Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Spencer Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Robinson Cornejo pops out to the catcher. Bill Bourgeois singles to right field. Mike Edenfield grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Scott Asheton is pinch hitting for Bobby Klein. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Scott Asheton singles to right field. Cliff Cocreham strikes out. Grover Moss strikes out. Stephen Richards singles to left field. Bill Kvasnak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Lefty Woodward pitching. Pete Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Staub is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Staub strikes out. Fred Hastings grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Clement pitching. John Oquist walks. Tommy Hagen flies out to the left fielder. John Oquist is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Altrock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ramon James did not respond to coaching in speed Carl Kipp improves in power_vs_righty Stan Baker improves in arm Renie Stephenson did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Geoff Donovan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Martinez did not respond to coaching in velocity Masanori Nabeya did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Sugden did not respond to coaching in velocity John Anderson did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ernie Salmon improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Ray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Arlich did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Salmon did not respond to coaching in speed Norm Matias improves in power_vs_righty Tommy Ford did not respond to coaching in velocity Claude Cavarretta improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Young did not respond to coaching in arm Norm Matias did not respond to coaching in range Amos Lamabe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty James Osterberg did not respond to coaching in 1B