Win: Jeff Parnham (4-1) Loss: George Ross (3-4)
Save: Tommy Peterson (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Gross pitching. Deacon Shipley flies out to the right fielder. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Peter Pittsley pitching. Jerry Habyan singles past the shortstop. Harry Bongiovanni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Habyan advances to second on the play. Claude Veach strikes out. Sherman Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Denny Bankhead strikes out. Eddie Crane grounds out to the third baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bill Grissom walks. Tom Nixon reached on a fielding error by Eddie Crane. Pat Saucier reached on a fielding error by Peter Pittsley. Joe Cloude strikes out. Mike Gross strikes out. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Reggie Buckley singles to right field. John Hamilton is hit by a pitch. Peter Pittsley lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Reggie Buckley is thrown out at third. John Hamilton advances to second on the play. John Hamilton advances to second on the play. Deacon Shipley pops out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Peter Pittsley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Harry Bongiovanni singles to left field. Claude Veach strikes out. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Bongiovanni advances to second on the play. Bill Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Shelley walks. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Tom Shelley steals second. Eddie Crane grounds out to the shortstop. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cloude strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Reggie Buckley walks. John Hamilton walks. Peter Pittsley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Shipley doubles to right field. Reggie Buckley scores. John Hamilton scores. Takeo Hayashi singles to left field. Deacon Shipley scores. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher. Takeo Hayashi steals third. Denny Bankhead grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Gross strikes out. Jerry Habyan singles to left field. Harry Bongiovanni grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Habyan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Claude Veach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Crane strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Reggie Buckley flies out to the center fielder. John Hamilton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Woodie Steinfeldt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Sherman Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Bill Grissom strikes out. Tom Nixon walks. Tom Nixon steals second. Pat Saucier singles to center field. Tom Nixon scores. Joe Cloude singles to left field. Mike Gross singles to left field. Pat Saucier scores. Jerry Habyan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Peter Pittsley flies out to the left fielder. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Claude Veach walks. Sherman Mercer walks. Bill Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Tom Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Shelley strikes out. Denny Bankhead lines out to the pitcher. Eddie Crane singles to left field. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Crane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Urbane Jackson is pinch hitting for Joe Cloude. Urbane Jackson strikes out. Ryan Anderson is pinch hitting for Steve Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Anderson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jerry Habyan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rick Bridges pitching. Reggie Buckley strikes out. John Hamilton singles to left field. Bill Kell is pinch hitting for Peter Pittsley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Kell walks. Deacon Shipley singles to center field. John Hamilton is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bill Kell advances to third on the play. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Jeff Parnham pitching. Harry Bongiovanni hits a home run. Claude Veach singles to center field. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Bill Grissom strikes out. Tom Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Tom Shelley strikes out. Denny Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Crane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Pat Saucier flies out to the center fielder. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Lopata is pinch hitting for Rick Bridges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Lopata singles to center field. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland George Ross pitching. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Buckley walks. John Hamilton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Washington Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Claude Veach strikes out. Sherman Mercer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Pat Ray is pinch hitting for Jeff Parnham. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pat Ray singles to left field. Deacon Shipley singles to left field. Pat Ray advances to third on the hit. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shelley singles to center field. Pat Ray scores. Deacon Shipley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Tom Sharpe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Shelley steals second. Denny Bankhead lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Washington Tommy Peterson pitching. Bill Grissom strikes out. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Saucier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Washington total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - Deacon Shipley (5).GIDP - John Hamilton.HBP - John Hamilton (2). Baserunning: SB - Takeo Hayashi 2 (7), Tom Shelley 2 (10). Fielding: E - Eddie Crane, Peter Pittsley.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ernie Pick did not respond to coaching in range Joe Thomas did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Pless did not respond to coaching in control Pedro May improves in range
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jason Agbayani improves in speed Mellie Benton did not respond to coaching in control Cuckoo Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Surhoff improves in power_vs_righty