Inning: 1 Oakland Donal Mendez pitching. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. John Acosta singles to center field. Ron Hanebrink singles to right field. Isao Niihari pops out to the shortstop. Frank Lenhardt singles past the first baseman. John Acosta scores. Fred Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Con Conigliaro pitching. Wes Purdin walks. Fred Walker strikes out. Sammy Perticia doubles to right field. Wes Purdin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Barrett singles to center field. Sammy Perticia scores. Pryor Addis strikes out. Jim Bond grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jason Tyson strikes out. Tatsuo Wong grounds out to the shortstop. Con Conigliaro pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Matt Helfrich flies out to the center fielder. Gene Himes grounds out to the second baseman. Donal Mendez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Walsh walks. John Acosta walks. Ron Hanebrink strikes out. Isao Niihari flies out to the center fielder. Frank Lenhardt singles to right field. Eddie Walsh uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Acosta advances to third on the hit. Fred Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wes Purdin grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Walker pops out to the shortstop. Sammy Perticia walks. Mike Barrett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sammy Perticia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jason Tyson grounds out to the third baseman. Tatsuo Wong singles to center field. Con Conigliaro fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Con Conigliaro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pryor Addis strikes out. Jim Bond walks. Matt Helfrich singles to center field. Jim Bond is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Gene Himes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Walsh flies out to the left fielder. John Acosta lines out to the shortstop. Ron Hanebrink walks. Isao Niihari walks. Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Donal Mendez strikes out. Wes Purdin flies out to the right fielder. Fred Walker doubles to center field. Sammy Perticia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Reynolds strikes out. Jason Tyson singles past the shortstop. Tatsuo Wong strikes out. Con Conigliaro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jason Tyson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Pryor Addis doubles to center field. Jim Bond grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Helfrich walks. Gene Himes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Walsh walks. John Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Ron Hanebrink grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Donal Mendez flies out to the right fielder. Wes Purdin flies out to the left fielder. Dave Brett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Isao Niihari grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Fred Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Sammy Perticia strikes out. Mike Barrett singles to right field. Pryor Addis pops out to the second baseman. Mike Barrett steals second. Jim Bond strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Clem Murcer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ollie Meh is pinch hitting for Jason Tyson. Ollie Meh reached on a 2-base fielding error by Matt Helfrich. Tatsuo Wong singles to right field. Ollie Meh scores. Bobby Ford is pinch hitting for Dave Brett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bobby Ford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tatsuo Wong is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Walsh singles to right field. John Acosta grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Alexander Gomez pitching. Orlando Rodgers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ollie Meh at SS. Matt Helfrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Himes grounds out to the pitcher. Yorelvis Scull is pinch hitting for Clem Murcer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yorelvis Scull hits a home run. Wes Purdin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Oscar McCall pitching. Ron Hanebrink singles to left field. Isao Niihari flies out to the right fielder. Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Fred Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Allan Holtz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sammy Perticia flies out to the center fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Orlando Rodgers strikes out. Tatsuo Wong reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Barrett. Tricky Kalahan is pinch hitting for Allan Holtz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Floyd Hathaway pitching. Pryor Addis flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bond strikes out. Matt Helfrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland John Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Ron Hanebrink grounds out to the shortstop. Isao Niihari strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Gene Himes walks. Dale Thacker is pinch hitting for Oscar McCall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dale Thacker flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Gene Himes advances to second. Wes Purdin strikes out. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Mike McLeland pitching. Frank Lenhardt pops out to the shortstop. Fred Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Rodgers singles to center field. Tatsuo Wong strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Minnesota Sammy Perticia grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Pryor Addis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Oakland Rusty Kennedy is pinch hitting for Floyd Hathaway. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rusty Kennedy singles to right field. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rusty Kennedy advances to second on the play. John Acosta walks. Ron Hanebrink grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Minnesota Arturo Ramirez pitching. Jim Bond strikes out. Matt Helfrich grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Himes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Oakland Isao Niihari strikes out. Frank Lenhardt singles to center field. Johnnie Mattox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Lenhardt steals second. Fred Reynolds strikes out. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Minnesota Lefty Houtteman is pinch hitting for Johnnie Mattox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lefty Houtteman grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Purdin grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Walker hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 13 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Kokos did not respond to coaching in velocity Ellis Lucas did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Rison did not respond to coaching in speed Vida Shokes improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Watkins improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Kirby did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Shirley did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Shirley did not respond to coaching in control Curt Andrews improves in RF