Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Ross pitching. Zoilo Ellison grounds out to the second baseman. B Hizzie walks. Laurie Hamilton triples. B Hizzie scores. B Fredo doubles to center field. Laurie Hamilton scores. Felix Fletcher pops out to the shortstop. GG SiSi singles to left field. B Fredo scores. BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bub Gibson pitching. Dick Brown strikes out. Greg Leonard pops out to the shortstop. Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Darren Lee pops out to the first baseman. Bub Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Zoilo Ellison singles to center field. B Hizzie singles to center field. Zoilo Ellison advances to third on the hit. Laurie Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Scott Block strikes out. Urbane Cummings strikes out. John Cheadle singles to right field. John Cheadle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland B Fredo strikes out. Felix Fletcher walks. Felix Fletcher steals second. GG SiSi singles to left field. Felix Fletcher scores. Yukihiro Ono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. BobMo Vaughan walks. Darren Lee grounds out to the shortstop. GG SiSi advances to third on the play. BobMo Vaughan advances to second on the play. Bub Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Leon Kotke singles to center field. Mel Peacock flies out to the left fielder. Yukihiro Ono lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Zoilo Ellison grounds out to the third baseman. B Hizzie strikes out. Laurie Hamilton singles to right field. B Fredo walks. Felix Fletcher walks. GG SiSi walks. Laurie Hamilton scores. Bryan Brucker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. BobMo Vaughan doubles to left field. B Fredo scores. Felix Fletcher scores. GG SiSi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darren Lee pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Greg Leonard singles to left field. Bob Smith strikes out. Scott Block grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bub Gibson strikes out. Zoilo Ellison flies out to the left fielder. B Hizzie walks. Laurie Hamilton singles to center field. B Fredo hits a home run. B Hizzie scores. Laurie Hamilton scores. Felix Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Urbane Cummings singles to right field. John Cheadle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Leon Kotke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland GG SiSi flies out to the right fielder. BobMo Vaughan singles to right field. BobMo Vaughan steals second. Darren Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Bub Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mel Peacock walks. Bryan Brucker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Peacock advances to third on the play. Greg Leonard pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Zoilo Ellison walks. Drew Randall is pinch hitting for B Hizzie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Zoilo Ellison steals second. Drew Randall grounds out to the shortstop. Harley Schaive 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. Laurie Hamilton doubles to left field. Zoilo Ellison scores. B Fredo grounds out to the second baseman. Laurie Hamilton advances to third on the play. Felix Fletcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bob Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Block flies out to the right fielder. Urbane Cummings walks. John Cheadle walks. Leon Kotke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland GG SiSi doubles to left field. BobMo Vaughan flies out to the right fielder. GG SiSi is out trying to steal third. Darren Lee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Joe Smith is pinch hitting for Mel Peacock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Smith strikes out. Effie Kiser is pinch hitting for Harley Schaive. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Effie Kiser strikes out. Dick Brown singles to center field. Ty Graham is pinch hitting for Greg Leonard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Brown is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hensley Somerlott pitching. Bub Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Zoilo Ellison grounds out to the pitcher. Drew Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Ty Graham flies out to the right fielder. Bob Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Block hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mike Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbane Cummings singles to left field. John Cheadle reached on a fielding error by Laurie Hamilton. Leon Kotke grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Scott Block is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Hensley Somerlott is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rube Christopher improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Basgall improves in range Jim Kinnunen did not respond to coaching in speed Ross Bailey improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Feller improves in range Otis Velez did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Feller did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Feller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Early Stephenson did not respond to coaching in 1B