Win: Jerry Pless (1-0) Loss: Rip Taylor (1-6)
Save: Jeff Parnham (30)
Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Taurus pitching. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley singles past the second baseman. Denny Bankhead flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jerry Pless pitching. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Thunderbird doubles to left field. Butch Mustang grounds out to the pitcher. Trace Bronco doubles to right field. Dick Thunderbird scores. John Ranchero reached on a fielding error by John Hamilton. Frank Fairlane hits a home run. Trace Bronco scores. John Ranchero scores. Monte Escort walks. Clarence Edge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Reggie Buckley walks. Eddie Crane singles to center field. Reggie Buckley advances to third on the hit. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. Reggie Buckley scores. Eddie Crane advances to third on the hit. John Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Crane scores. Woodie Steinfeldt advances to second on the play. Jerry Pless singles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Deacon Shipley doubles past the third baseman. Takeo Hayashi doubles to right field. Jerry Pless scores. Deacon Shipley scores. Juan Tankersley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeo Hayashi is out trying to steal third. Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Juan Tankersley strikes out. Sammy Corsair singles to left field. Dick Thunderbird strikes out. Butch Mustang singles to right field. Sammy Corsair advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Sammy Corsair scores. Butch Mustang advances to second. Butch Mustang is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Denny Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Eddie Crane walks. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Trace Bronco strikes out. John Ranchero strikes out. Frank Fairlane singles to left field. Monte Escort walks. Clarence Edge grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland John Hamilton pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Pless grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Deacon Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Juan Tankersley grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Corsair flies out to the right fielder. Dick Thunderbird pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Denny Bankhead hits a home run. Rip Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco singles to left field. John Ranchero flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Trace Bronco steals second. Frank Fairlane singles to left field. Trace Bronco scores. Monte Escort grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Crane flies out to the right fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. John Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Clarence Edge grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Taylor strikes out. Sammy Corsair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Kell is pinch hitting for Jerry Pless. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Kell grounds out to the third baseman. Deacon Shipley singles to left field. Deacon Shipley steals second. Takeo Hayashi singles to right field. Deacon Shipley scores. Zephyr Zodiac comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Shelley singles to left field. Takeo Hayashi aggressively advances to third on the hit. Denny Bankhead singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Reggie Buckley hits an infield single to the first baseman. Eddie Crane grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley scores. Denny Bankhead advances to third on the play. Reggie Buckley advances to second on the play. John Falcon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Jeff Cardenas pitching. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Mustang flies out to the center fielder. Trace Bronco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Cardenas flies out to the left fielder. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Ranchero flies out to the center fielder. Frank Fairlane flies out to the center fielder. Monte Escort singles to right field. Clarence Edge strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Takeo Hayashi singles to left field. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Denny Bankhead doubles to center field. Takeo Hayashi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Von Pfiester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Buckley flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Crane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Marty Hunter is pinch hitting for Von Pfiester. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marty Hunter walks. Tommy Peterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sammy Corsair singles to right field. Jeff Parnham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Hunter advances to third on the play. Sammy Corsair advances to second on the play. Butch Mustang singles past the third baseman. Marty Hunter scores. Sammy Corsair scores. Trace Bronco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Mustang advances to second on the play. John Ranchero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Jeff Cardenas is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. Dick Thunderbird is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in velocity Silver Ray improves in power_vs_righty Ernie Pick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ruben Milnar did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D- Improvements: Lu Fiesta did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Cougar did not respond to coaching in endurance Lu Fiesta did not respond to coaching in velocity Jesse Focus did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in 3B