Win: Billy Murnane (11-13) Loss: Nellie Dixon (8-20)
Inning: 1 Oakland Nellie Dixon pitching. Harry Beville singles to left field. Gordie Raudman doubles to center field. Harry Beville uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Buckels strikes out. Bob Parker triples. Gordie Raudman scores. Jason Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Parker scores. Craig Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Billy Murnane pitching. Gerald Castillo strikes out. Ed Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Cy Hoover grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Toshihide Aoki grounds out to the shortstop. Al Eagan strikes out. Billy Murnane singles to left field. Harry Beville flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dave Miller strikes out. Jeff Cisco singles to center field. Ray Bolen is hit by a pitch. Jim Mensor grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Gordie Raudman singles to center field. Bill Buckels singles to left field. Gordie Raudman advances to third on the hit. Bob Parker triples. Gordie Raudman scores. Bill Buckels scores. Jason Roberts grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Parker scores. Craig Corey walks. Toshihide Aoki strikes out. Al Eagan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jay Worthington is hit by a pitch. Nellie Dixon lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jay Worthington forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gerald Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Ed Clarke singles to left field. Cy Hoover strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Billy Murnane grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Beville strikes out. Gordie Raudman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dave Miller walks. Jeff Cisco strikes out. Ray Bolen pops out to the second baseman. Jim Mensor singles to right field. Jay Worthington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Buckels doubles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bob Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Buckels scores. Jason Roberts strikes out. Craig Corey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Nellie Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Gerald Castillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Clarke walks. Ed Clarke steals second. Cy Hoover singles to right field. Ed Clarke scores. Dave Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cy Hoover is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Toshihide Aoki flies out to the center fielder. Al Eagan flies out to the center fielder. Billy Murnane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Jeff Cisco walks. Ray Bolen singles to right field. Jim Mensor strikes out. Jay Worthington flies out to the right fielder. Nellie Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Beville pops out to the shortstop. Gordie Raudman hits an infield single to the catcher. Bill Buckels grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gerald Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Ed Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Maldonado is pinch hitting for Cy Hoover. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tracy Maldonado grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Parker walks. Jason Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Craig Corey flies out to the center fielder. Jack Schulze is pinch hitting for Toshihide Aoki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Schulze flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dave Miller flies out to the left fielder. Birdie Mumphrey is pinch hitting for Jeff Cisco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Birdie Mumphrey strikes out. Ray Bolen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Jones is pinch hitting for Al Eagan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Murnane pops out to the first baseman. Harry Beville grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Fin Cuccinello is pinch hitting for Jim Mensor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fin Cuccinello triples. Jay Worthington strikes out. Ed Diaz is pinch hitting for Harry Schmidt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Fin Cuccinello scores. Gerald Castillo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Jones. Armando Carter 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. Ed Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Turk Siemer improves in power_vs_lefty Amado Vail improves in range Lindsay Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Heltzel improves in contact_vs_lefty Calvin Peterson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Nealon improves in range Mike Nealon improves in contact_vs_righty Pete Heffernan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Otto Wise improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Peckinpaugh did not respond to coaching in CF