Win: Jim Fisher (5-2) Loss: Bob Hofferth (4-3)
Save: Butch Tessmer (34)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Hofferth pitching. Pop Lipetri strikes out. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Jim Fisher pitching. Bill Granger flies out to the left fielder. Masatoshi Sugiuchi walks. Chuck Mitchell grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Masatoshi Sugiuchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hideyuki Satozaki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Mitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ralph Heimach doubles past the left fielder. Gus Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Heimach advances to third on the play. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ralph Heimach scores. Chief Mendoza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Ray West strikes out. Ollie Maynard flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Chambliss grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Trenidad Beeler flies out to the right fielder. Jim Fisher doubles to left field. Pop Lipetri singles to center field. Jim Fisher scores. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Ron Purtell singles past the shortstop. Ralph Heimach singles past the shortstop. Pop Lipetri scores. Ed Szekely scores. Ron Purtell advances to third on the hit. Babe Sax comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Mathews singles to left field. Ron Purtell scores. Ralph Heimach advances to third on the hit. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Chief Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Steve Fischer flies out to the right fielder. Babe Sax grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Trenidad Beeler singles to center field. Jim Fisher lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pop Lipetri pops out to the third baseman. Ed Szekely walks. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Seattle Masatoshi Sugiuchi grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Hideyuki Satozaki singles to left field. Ray West doubles to right field. Hideyuki Satozaki uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ollie Maynard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ralph Heimach hits a home run. Dave Nettles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Chief Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Jeff Chambliss singles to right field. Steve Fischer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Chambliss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Nettles lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Granger triples. Steve Fischer scores. Masatoshi Sugiuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Trenidad Beeler reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Chambliss. Jim Fisher lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Trenidad Beeler is thrown out at third. Pop Lipetri grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Chuck Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Hideyuki Satozaki strikes out. Ray West singles to left field. Ollie Maynard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Szekely flies out to the right fielder. Ron Purtell strikes out. Ralph Heimach singles to center field. Gus Mathews doubles to right field. Ralph Heimach uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Jeff Chambliss strikes out. Steve Fischer walks. Bill Biscan is pinch hitting for Dave Nettles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Biscan doubles to left field. Steve Fischer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Granger singles to right field. Bill Biscan scores. Brian Reis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masatoshi Sugiuchi pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ruben Altman pitching. Chief Mendoza doubles to center field. Trenidad Beeler grounds out to the second baseman. Chief Mendoza advances to third on the play. Bill Vidro is pinch hitting for Brian Reis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Vidro strikes out. Pop Lipetri grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Ed Gonzalez pitching. Rip Mahoney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chief Mendoza at C. Hideyuki Satozaki grounds out to the shortstop. Ray West strikes out. Ollie Maynard pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Heimach pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Butch Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Chambliss singles to center field. Steve Fischer walks. Roberto Kenworthy is pinch hitting for Ruben Altman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roberto Kenworthy flies out to the right fielder. Bill Granger flies out to the center fielder. Masatoshi Sugiuchi grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Seattle total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Ford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bernardo Pfeffer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rex McFadden improves in arm Harlin Muncrief did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Ford did not respond to coaching in arm Wally Hennessey did not respond to coaching in velocity
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Milt Cocanower improves in range Eddie Musselman improves in power_vs_lefty Ryohei Tanabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryohei Tanabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Jones did not respond to coaching in endurance Vic Cage improves in power_vs_righty