Win: Wayne Sanders (11-9) Loss: John Kemmler (2-6)
Save: Earle Munoz (36)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Duff Wessinger pitching. Tom Foulke singles to center field. Jerry Baney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dennis Yan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Wilborn pitching. Andres Haworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasuji Takada singles to left field. Babe Stephenson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Chris Pearson walks. Marty Kiley singles to center field. Chris Pearson advances to third on the hit. Monte Karger strikes out. Buddy Danerdo grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Pearson scores. Marty Kiley advances to second on the play. Dick Siebern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Roy Handley pops out to the catcher. Ed Billings hits a home run. Luis Coughlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Wilborn singles past the shortstop. Tom Foulke flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Baney singles to left field. Dennis Yan singles to left field. Chris Pearson singles to right field. Bob Wilborn scores. Marty Kiley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerry Baney scores. Monte Karger flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Paul Reardon singles to right field. Duff Wessinger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andres Haworth flies out to the center fielder. Yasuji Takada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Buddy Danerdo strikes out. Dick Siebern strikes out. Bob Wilborn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Babe Stephenson pops out to the first baseman. Roy Ostrowski pops out to the third baseman. Roy Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tom Foulke flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Baney flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Yan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Billings triples. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Paul Reardon strikes out. Duff Wessinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chris Pearson lines out to the pitcher. Marty Kiley pops out to the shortstop. Monte Karger lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Andres Haworth singles to left field. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Haworth advances to second on the play. Babe Stephenson singles to center field. Andres Haworth is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Sap Blankenship 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. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Buddy Danerdo flies out to the left fielder. Dick Siebern walks. Frank Stellbauer is pinch hitting for Sap Blankenship. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Stellbauer pops out to the shortstop. Tom Foulke singles to right field. Jerry Baney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland John Kemmler pitching. Roy Handley flies out to the left fielder. Ed Billings flies out to the center fielder. Luis Coughlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dennis Yan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Pearson strikes out. Marty Kiley triples. Wayne Sanders 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. Monte Karger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Reardon singles to center field. Dave Clarke is pinch hitting for Wayne Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Clarke pops out to the shortstop. Andres Haworth flies out to the center fielder. Yasuji Takada singles to left field. Paul Reardon advances to third on the hit. Babe Stephenson singles to right field. Paul Reardon scores. Yasuji Takada advances to third on the hit. Red Ozmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Ostrowski singles to center field. Yasuji Takada scores. Roy Handley hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ed Billings singles to center field. Babe Stephenson scores. Roy Ostrowski scores. Tom Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Coughlin singles to center field. Roy Handley scores. Ed Billings advances to third on the hit. Paul Reardon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Earle Munoz pitching. Buddy Danerdo grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Siebern walks. Marty Morrison is pinch hitting for Tom Adams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marty Morrison strikes out. Tom Foulke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jose Gonzalez improves in arm Jerry Sax did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tex Klopp did not respond to coaching in velocity Mitch Murray improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Phenomenal Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Andy McGraw did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mule Smith improves in arm Johnny Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in range Phenomenal Taylor did not respond to coaching in 3B