Inning: 1 Chicago Pryor McMillan pitching. John Prokopec grounds out to the second baseman. Les Spindel flies out to the right fielder. Zeke Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Roof pitching. Bill Vidro pops out to the third baseman. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gus Wilkinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Rebel Bubser singles to left field. Rebel Bubser steals second. Harry Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Les Pettini strikes out. Lee Grover lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Milligan singles to right field. Ron Purtell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Milligan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph Heimach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jim Washburn flies out to the right fielder. Jack Roof flies out to the center fielder. John Prokopec grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Hernandez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Gus Mathews strikes out. Pryor McMillan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Vidro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Les Spindel flies out to the right fielder. Zeke Diaz strikes out. Rebel Bubser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Szekely grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Harry Alvarez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Les Pettini grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lee Grover walks. Jim Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ron Purtell singles to left field. Ralph Heimach pops out to the third baseman. Mike Hernandez singles to center field. Ron Purtell advances to third on the hit. Gus Mathews singles to right field. Ron Purtell scores. Pryor McMillan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Vidro walks. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Mike Hernandez scores. Gus Wilkinson walks. Gus Mathews scores. Ed Milligan walks. Bill Vidro scores. Neil Felske comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Neil Felske flies out to the right fielder. John Prokopec singles to right field. John Prokopec is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Les Spindel walks. Zeke Diaz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Les Spindel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ralph Heimach flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Mathews singles past the second baseman. Pryor McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Rebel Bubser grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Les Pettini pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Vidro pops out to the first baseman. Ed Szekely grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Wilkinson singles to right field. Ed Milligan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Lee Grover grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Washburn walks. Butch Ginsberg is pinch hitting for Neil Felske. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Ginsberg strikes out. John Prokopec flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Cusick pitching. Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Heimach flies out to the center fielder. Mike Hernandez singles to center field. Gus Mathews singles to left field. Pryor McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago John Katt is pinch hitting for Les Spindel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Katt triples. Jim Fisher 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. Zeke Diaz triples. John Katt scores. Butch Tessmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rebel Bubser grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Zeke Diaz scores. Harry Alvarez strikes out. Les Pettini strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Butch Ginsberg is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Peterson did not respond to coaching in control Ed Bradford did not respond to coaching in velocity Zeke Kohlmeier improves in velocity Owen Legg did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Kostal improves in speed Ed Bradford did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wally Hennessey did not respond to coaching in endurance Floyd Yvars did not respond to coaching in arm Denny Mullins improves in arm Amby Jahn did not respond to coaching in range Amby Jahn improves in contact_vs_righty Ham Corey improves in arm