Win: Tim Gumbert (15-4) Loss: Charlie Shaughnessy (4-15)
Save: Butch Tessmer (33)
Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Shaughnessy pitching. Roger Broglio walks. Bill Vidro strikes out. Roger Broglio steals second. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Szekely pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Tim Gumbert pitching. Justin Gardner singles to left field. Tim Inks strikes out. Bill Bella walks. Whitey Moran strikes out. John Kealey walks. Mark Kinney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Ron Purtell strikes out. Ed Milligan hits a home run. Rip Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Heimach lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Bronson Tyler grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Gould strikes out. Charlie Shaughnessy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tim Gumbert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Broglio flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vidro reached on a 2-base fielding error by Justin Gardner. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Justin Gardner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Inks flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bella walks. Whitey Moran singles to right field. John Kealey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Szekely strikes out. Ron Purtell singles to right field. Ed Milligan walks. Rip Mahoney flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Heimach singles to right field. Ron Purtell scores. Tim Gumbert reached on a fielding error by Bronson Tyler. Roger Broglio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Boston Mark Kinney strikes out. Bronson Tyler strikes out. Scott Gould grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Vidro walks. Gus Wilkinson pops out to the first baseman. Ed Szekely lines out to the shortstop. Ron Purtell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Vidro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Charlie Shaughnessy singles to center field. Justin Gardner strikes out. Tim Inks grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Mahoney doubles past the left fielder. Adam Smith 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. Ralph Heimach singles to center field. Rip Mahoney scores. Ralph Heimach steals second. Tim Gumbert pops out to the shortstop. Roger Broglio doubles to left field. Ralph Heimach scores. John Barnowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Vidro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Bella strikes out. Whitey Moran hits a home run. John Kealey grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Kinney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Ed Szekely strikes out. Ron Purtell triples. Ed Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Bronson Tyler grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Gould flies out to the left fielder. Greg Colliflower is pinch hitting for John Barnowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Colliflower grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ernie Thompson pitching. Rip Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Heimach singles to center field. Tim Gumbert lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Broglio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Gus Mathews enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Heimach at 3B. Justin Gardner singles to right field. Tim Inks grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Bella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Vidro singles to right field. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Ed Szekely strikes out. Ron Purtell lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Butch Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Whitey Moran flies out to the center fielder. John Kealey doubles to left field. Mark Kinney flies out to the right fielder. Bronson Tyler doubles to right field. John Kealey scores. Scott Gould strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Ernie Thompson is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rex McFadden improves in range Rex McFadden improves in arm Natsuo Takahashi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Emil Burtt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ray Ford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Lea did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Ring improves in arm Pat Stone did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Taylor improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Teachout did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Len Ens improves in speed Pat Stone improves in speed