Win: Paul Tobin (15-6) Loss: Ed Rocco (12-12)
Save: Slim Hudson (24)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Ed Rocco pitching. Ed Granger flies out to the left fielder. Wes Coast singles to center field. Otto Graf grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Tobin pitching. Zeke Wright flies out to the center fielder. Carleton Fort flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Travers pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bo Johnson strikes out. George Grove singles to right field. Steve Holt singles in front of the center fielder. George Grove aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mark Haas pops out to the first baseman. Ken Granger singles to right field. George Grove scores. Steve Holt advances to third on the hit. Paul Tobin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Cidi Schlei grounds out to the shortstop. Del Crowder flies out to the right fielder. Jack Parrett singles to right field. Bill Lajeskie walks. Rodney Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ed Granger singles to center field. Wes Coast flies out to the right fielder. Otto Graf flies out to the left fielder. Bo Johnson singles to right field. Ed Granger advances to third on the hit. George Grove singles to center field. Ed Granger scores. Steve Holt singles to right field. Bo Johnson scores. Mark Haas walks. Ken Granger singles to center field. George Grove scores. Steve Holt scores. Paul Tobin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Rocco strikes out. Zeke Wright singles to right field. Carleton Fort walks. Charlie Travers reached on a 2-base fielding error by Otto Graf. Zeke Wright scores. Cidi Schlei hits a home run. Carleton Fort scores. Charlie Travers scores. Del Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Jack Parrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ed Granger walks. Wes Coast pops out to the catcher. Otto Graf singles to center field. Ed Granger advances to third on the hit. Bo Johnson singles to left field. Ed Granger scores. Otto Graf advances to third on the hit. George Grove strikes out. Steve Holt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Lajeskie doubles to center field. Rodney Rowland walks. Ed Rocco lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Zeke Wright flies out to the left fielder. Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Mark Haas singles to left field. Ken Granger grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mark Haas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Tobin lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Travers lines out to the second baseman. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the second baseman. Del Crowder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Fern Cora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Granger strikes out. Wes Coast grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Graf pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jack Parrett strikes out. Bill Lajeskie hits a home run. Rodney Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Fern Cora grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Bo Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Grove flies out to the center fielder. Steve Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Zeke Wright walks. Gracie Luuloa 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. Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Travers singles to left field. Cidi Schlei flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Roger Scheffler is pinch hitting for Mark Haas. Roger Scheffler flies out to the left fielder. Ken Granger singles to center field. Al Upchurch is pinch hitting for Gracie Luuloa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Upchurch doubles to left field. Ken Granger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Granger singles to left field. Al Upchurch scores. Wes Coast grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Granger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Otto Graf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Slim Hudson pitching. Johnny Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roger Scheffler at C. Del Crowder grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Parrett strikes out. Bill Lajeskie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bo Johnson lines out to the shortstop. George Grove singles to right field. Steve Holt strikes out. Johnny Nelson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rodney Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Baker is pinch hitting for Fern Cora. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Baker lines out to the third baseman. Zeke Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mel Pierson did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Hearn did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou McKinney did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Pierson did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Prince did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou McKinney did not respond to coaching in control Rufino Happenny did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Baldschun improves in range Hoyt Kubiak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Baldschun improves in power_vs_righty Marty Gainey did not respond to coaching in control Hoyt Kubiak improves in contact_vs_righty Geoff Walker improves in velocity Hoyt Kubiak did not respond to coaching in CF