Win: Dink Palmeiro (15-6) Loss: Jack Page (6-13)
Save: Red Smith (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dink Palmeiro pitching. Marcell Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Zeke Wright lines out to the shortstop. Carleton Fort doubles to left field. Del Crowder hits a home run. Carleton Fort scores. Charlie Travers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Page pitching. Matt Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Hector McGuire hits a home run. Juan Vasquez walks. Hughie Wright singles to center field. Juan Vasquez advances to third on the hit. Alex Miller doubles to right field. Juan Vasquez scores. Hughie Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Earl Shinall doubles to center field. Alex Miller scores. Angel Whitaker grounds out to the third baseman. Bunty Simba singles to center field. Earl Shinall scores. Dink Palmeiro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Rodney Rowland strikes out. Bill Lajeskie pops out to the second baseman. Rick Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Harper flies out to the center fielder. Hector McGuire strikes out. Juan Vasquez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Page strikes out. Marcell Reese singles to center field. Zeke Wright singles to left field. Marcell Reese advances to third on the hit. Carleton Fort singles to center field. Marcell Reese scores. Zeke Wright advances to third on the hit. Del Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Zeke Wright scores. Carleton Fort is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Hughie Wright hits an infield single to the shortstop. Alex Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Earl Shinall doubles to left field. Angel Whitaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Charlie Travers flies out to the center fielder. Rodney Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lajeskie lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bunty Simba strikes out. Dink Palmeiro flies out to the left fielder. Matt Harper lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rick Hundley strikes out. Jack Page strikes out. Marcell Reese pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Hector McGuire strikes out. Juan Vasquez singles to right field. Hughie Wright hits a home run. Juan Vasquez scores. Alex Miller walks. Earl Shinall flies out to the center fielder. Angel Whitaker grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Zeke Wright pops out to the second baseman. Carleton Fort singles to right field. Del Crowder singles to right field. Carleton Fort advances to third on the hit. Charlie Travers strikes out. Rodney Rowland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Fern Cora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunty Simba grounds out to the second baseman. Ab Espinoza is pinch hitting for Dink Palmeiro. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ab Espinoza strikes out. Matt Harper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland George Sutcliffe pitching. Bill Lajeskie doubles to center field. Rick Hundley strikes out. Brian Priest is pinch hitting for Fern Cora. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Priest strikes out. Marcell Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Hank Paddock pitching. Hector McGuire pops out to the first baseman. Juan Vasquez strikes out. Hughie Wright singles to right field. Rube Clinton is pinch hitting for Alex Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hughie Wright is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Zeke Wright strikes out. Carleton Fort grounds out to the third baseman. Del Crowder doubles to right field. Charlie Travers singles to center field. Del Crowder scores. Red Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rodney Rowland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Travers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Rube Clinton grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Shinall reached on a fielding error by Zeke Wright. Angel Whitaker walks. Curt Branca is pinch hitting for Bunty Simba. Curt Branca strikes out. Red Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Peterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Curt Branca at CF. Bill Lajeskie pops out to the third baseman. Rick Hundley pops out to the first baseman. Cidi Schlei is pinch hitting for Hank Paddock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cidi Schlei strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Carleton Fort (29), Del Crowder (24), Bill Lajeskie (20).HR - Del Crowder (10).SF - Del Crowder. Baserunning: CS - Carleton Fort (9). Fielding: E - Zeke Wright.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cesar Beckett improves in contact_vs_righty Cesar Beckett improves in range Charlie Thomson did not respond to coaching in endurance Charlie Thomson did not respond to coaching in velocity David Bako did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Kutyna improves in control Hoyt Kubiak did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Junie Atkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Ludukee Hawkins did not respond to coaching in control Tom Sample did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.