Win: Ed Gonzalez (2-1) Loss: Ernie Thompson (9-15)
Inning: 1 Boston Chet Farmer pitching. Pat Stone flies out to the right fielder. Tim Inks singles to center field. Fritz Shannabrook grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Inks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ernie Thompson pitching. Bill Vidro pops out to the first baseman. Ed Milligan flies out to the left fielder. Gus Wilkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston John Kealey hits a home run. Bill Lutzke flies out to the center fielder. Justin Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Roy Pearson walks. Ernie Thompson is hit by a pitch. Pat Stone singles to center field. Roy Pearson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Inks grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pat Stone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Szekely singles to center field. Ron Purtell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Szekely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Elam Mingori singles to right field. Ron Purtell advances to third on the hit. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Chief Mendoza singles to left field. Ron Purtell scores. Elam Mingori advances to third on the hit. Chet Farmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Fritz Shannabrook strikes out. Whitey Moran lines out to the third baseman. John Kealey singles to right field. Bill Lutzke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Vidro singles to left field. Ed Milligan singles to center field. Bill Vidro advances to third on the hit. Gus Wilkinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Vidro scores. Ed Szekely grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Justin Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Pearson grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Thompson singles to right field. Pat Stone singles past the shortstop. Ernie Thompson advances to third on the hit. Tim Inks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Elam Mingori hits a home run. Ralph Heimach grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Fritz Shannabrook walks. Whitey Moran walks. John Kealey singles to left field. Fritz Shannabrook scores. Whitey Moran advances to third on the hit. Bill Lutzke hits a home run. Whitey Moran scores. John Kealey scores. Ed Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Justin Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Roy Pearson flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Gonzalez strikes out. Bill Vidro singles to left field. Ed Milligan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vidro gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Pat Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Inks strikes out. Fritz Shannabrook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gus Wilkinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Szekely singles past the second baseman. Ron Purtell walks. Elam Mingori walks. Ralph Heimach hits a home run. Ed Szekely scores. Ron Purtell scores. Elam Mingori scores. Lee Henriksen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chief Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Whitey Moran grounds out to the shortstop. John Kealey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lutzke walks. Justin Gardner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Elam Mingori. Roy Pearson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Vidro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Milligan grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Wilkinson walks. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Gus Wilkinson advances to third on the hit. Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Greg Colliflower is pinch hitting for Lee Henriksen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Colliflower strikes out. Pat Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Lynn pitching. Elam Mingori singles to center field. Ralph Heimach strikes out. Chief Mendoza flies out to the right fielder. Emil Burtt is pinch hitting for Ed Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Emil Burtt walks. Bill Vidro walks. Ed Milligan singles to right field. Elam Mingori scores. Emil Burtt scores. Bill Vidro advances to third on the hit. Steve Marnie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Wilkinson walks. Ed Szekely walks. Bill Vidro scores. Ron Purtell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Shawn Haney pitching. Morrie Dotson is pinch hitting for Fritz Shannabrook. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Morrie Dotson lines out to the shortstop. Whitey Moran hits a home run. John Kealey grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lutzke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Gill did not respond to coaching in control Patsy Maisel improves in velocity Eric Alou improves in arm Ken Gill did not respond to coaching in control Fran Griffin improves in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pinky Andrus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ham Corey improves in power_vs_lefty Don Figueroa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Figueroa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roger Broglio did not respond to coaching in speed Pinky Andrus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty