Win: Mickey Johnson (4-3) Loss: Herman Kores (1-1)
Save: Yuset Gorguet (29)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Aragon pitching. Footer Allen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Footer Allen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Jacoby walks. Jim Jacoby is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). King Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Tommy Mauney pitching. Mike Skalski pops out to the third baseman. George Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Gabriel Sojo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Butch Bithorn flies out to the right fielder. Ricardo Orlando singles to right field. Ricardo Orlando is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ad LaCock singles to left field. Ray Wolfe strikes out. Gary Morton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland So Inoue strikes out. Eddie Frisella singles to right field. Tommy Mauney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Footer Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Roy Dobbek doubles to left field. Bill Heath singles to left field. Roy Dobbek scores. George Aragon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Skalski flies out to the center fielder. George Spencer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Jacoby strikes out. King Collins singles to right field. Butch Bithorn strikes out. Ricardo Orlando grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Gabriel Sojo pops out to the second baseman. Ad LaCock doubles to right field. Ray Wolfe flies out to the left fielder. Gary Morton lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Hoak reached on a 2-base fielding error by Roy Dobbek. So Inoue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hoak advances to third on the play. Eddie Frisella singles to right field. Bob Hoak scores. Eddie Frisella steals second. Tommy Mauney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Frisella advances to third on the play. Footer Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Roy Dobbek flies out to the center fielder. Bill Heath grounds out to the shortstop. George Aragon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Jacoby strikes out. King Collins flies out to the right fielder. Butch Bithorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Mike Skalski flies out to the right fielder. George Spencer triples. Gabriel Sojo singles to right field. George Spencer scores. Ad LaCock flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ray Wolfe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ricardo Orlando strikes out. Bob Hoak flies out to the center fielder. So Inoue flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Gary Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Dobbek singles to center field. Bill Heath flies out to the center fielder. George Aragon singles to center field. Mark Moseby 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. Mike Skalski walks. George Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Frisella grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Kokos is pinch hitting for Mark Moseby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Kokos flies out to the center fielder. Footer Allen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Paul Mussina pitching. Gabriel Sojo doubles to right field. Ad LaCock singles to center field. Gabriel Sojo scores. Ray Wolfe flies out to the left fielder. Gary Morton strikes out. Roy Dobbek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Calvin Sanders enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Morton at C. Jim Jacoby flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! King Collins singles to center field. Bob McMath 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 1st. Butch Bithorn singles to left field. King Collins advances to third on the hit. Butch Bithorn steals second. Ricardo Orlando strikes out. Bob Hoak singles to left field. King Collins scores. So Inoue singles to left field. Butch Bithorn scores. Bob Hoak advances to third on the hit. Eddie Frisella strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Mickey Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Heath grounds out to the third baseman. Freddie Camp is pinch hitting for Bob McMath. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Freddie Camp singles to right field. Mike Skalski pops out to the shortstop. George Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Herman Kores pitching. Jim Fitzgerald is pinch hitting for Mickey Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Fitzgerald walks. Fred Pieh is pinch running for Jim Fitzgerald on 1st base. Footer Allen strikes out. Jim Jacoby hits a home run. Fred Pieh scores. Willis Huff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. King Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Yuset Gorguet pitching. Gabriel Sojo strikes out. Ad LaCock flies out to the left fielder. Ray Wolfe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Boston total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bill Pick improves in range Herb Gibbs did not respond to coaching in range Neal Brubaker improves in contact_vs_righty John Posedel improves in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Clancy Wilhelm improves in power_vs_righty Clancy Wilhelm improves in contact_vs_righty Yoshimichi Kawasaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Milt Mitchell did not respond to coaching in range Lutz Pofahl did not respond to coaching in 2B