Win: Herb Jackson (7-3) Loss: Johnny Rowland (2-1)
Save: Jim Speed (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Harry Kimble pitching. Bill Vidro singles to left field. Ed Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Vidro advances to second on the play. Gus Wilkinson doubles to center field. Bill Vidro scores. Ed Szekely strikes out. Trenidad Beeler hits a home run. Gus Wilkinson scores. Ron Purtell walks. Harlin Muncrief singles to right field. Mike Hernandez singles to center field. Ron Purtell scores. Harlin Muncrief advances to third on the hit. Johnny Rowland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Johnny Rowland pitching. Harry Page doubles to center field. Rip Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Creepy Crider singles to left field. Harry Page scores. Rod Johnson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Creepy Crider is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Vidro singles to left field. Bill Vidro is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Milligan walks. Ed Milligan steals second. Gus Wilkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Milligan advances to third on the play. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ernie Haydel pops out to the second baseman. Toshio Horiuchi walks. Mike Harrell grounds out to the third baseman. Toshio Horiuchi advances to second on the play. Harry Kimble grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Trenidad Beeler strikes out. Ron Purtell singles to right field. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Purtell advances to second on the play. Mike Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Harry Page flies out to the left fielder. Rip Schmidt hits a home run. Bernie Salkeld singles to right field. Creepy Crider doubles to center field. Bernie Salkeld scores. Rod Johnson singles to center field. Creepy Crider scores. Ernie Haydel triples. Rod Johnson scores. Toshio Horiuchi singles past the second baseman. Ernie Haydel scores. Ed Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Harrell walks. Harry Kimble lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Mike Harrell advances to second on the play. Mike Harrell advances to second on the play. Harry Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Gonzalez pops out to the third baseman. Bill Vidro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Milligan walks. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rip Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bernie Salkeld walks. Bernie Salkeld steals second. Creepy Crider strikes out. Rod Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Szekely triples. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Ed Szekely scores. Herb Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Purtell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ernie Haydel walks. Ernie Haydel steals second. Toshio Horiuchi grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Haydel advances to third on the play. Mike Harrell singles to center field. Ernie Haydel scores. Jack Suter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Jackson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Harry Page pops out to the shortstop. Rip Schmidt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Harrell is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Suter strikes out. Bill Vidro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bernie Salkeld walks. Creepy Crider flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Salkeld is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rod Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Ed Szekely walks. Trenidad Beeler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Szekely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ernie Haydel pops out to the first baseman. Toshio Horiuchi grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Purtell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harlin Muncrief strikes out. Ralph Heimach is pinch hitting for Mike Hernandez. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ben Dees is pinch hitting for Herb Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Dees walks. Ben Dees steals second. Harry Page singles to center field. Ben Dees scores. John Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Page steals second. Rip Schmidt singles to right field. Harry Page scores. Bernie Salkeld singles to center field. Rip Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Creepy Crider grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Salkeld advances to second on the play. Rod Johnson walks. Ernie Haydel grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Hargan pitching. Pop Lipetri is pinch hitting for John Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pop Lipetri singles to left field. Bill Vidro hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Milligan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Gus Wilkinson flies out to the right fielder. Ed Szekely hits a home run. Pop Lipetri scores. Bill Vidro scores. Jim Speed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trenidad Beeler singles to center field. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Jim Speed is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Stairs did not respond to coaching in control Pete Cook improves in range Don Figueroa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Brown improves in speed Bernardo Pfeffer improves in arm Roger Broglio did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernesto Castro did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hal Wallis did not respond to coaching in control Mark Hopp improves in speed Rudy Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in range Ernesto Castro did not respond to coaching in control Mark Hopp did not respond to coaching in CF