Win: Harry Kimble (11-14) Loss: Alex Groom (15-11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Alex Groom pitching. Harry Page flies out to the left fielder. Rip Schmidt singles to right field. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Art Dean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Harry Kimble pitching. Bill Vidro flies out to the right fielder. Ed Milligan strikes out. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Creepy Crider singles to right field. Rod Johnson walks. Roy Creeden walks. Ernie Haydel flies out to the right fielder. Harry Kimble grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Trenidad Beeler walks. Ron Purtell walks. Ray Ford flies out to the left fielder. Elam Mingori grounds out to the shortstop. Trenidad Beeler advances to third on the play. Ron Purtell advances to second on the play. Chief Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Harry Page grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Schmidt singles to center field. Rip Schmidt steals second. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the pitcher. Art Dean hits a home run. Rip Schmidt scores. Creepy Crider grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Alex Groom flies out to the right fielder. Bill Vidro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Milligan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Rod Johnson singles past the second baseman. Roy Creeden singles to left field. Ernie Haydel pops out to the first baseman. Harry Kimble lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Harry Page flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rod Johnson scores. Rip Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Szekely strikes out. Trenidad Beeler strikes out. Ron Purtell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Art Dean walks. Art Dean is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Creepy Crider walks. Rod Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Elam Mingori singles past the shortstop. Chief Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Alex Groom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Roy Creeden singles to right field. Ernie Haydel grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Creeden advances to second on the play. Harry Kimble singles past the third baseman. Roy Creeden scores. Ed Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Page lines out to the second baseman. Rip Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Vidro pops out to the shortstop. Ed Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Szekely walks. Trenidad Beeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bernie Salkeld pops out to the second baseman. Art Dean singles to center field. Art Dean is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Creepy Crider singles to left field. Rod Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Ford singles to center field. Ray Ford steals second. Elam Mingori lines out to the second baseman. Chief Mendoza grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Roy Creeden strikes out. Ernie Haydel lines out to the first baseman. Harry Kimble grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland 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 grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Vidro doubles past the center fielder. Ed Milligan flies out to the right fielder. Ed Szekely flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Shawn Haney pitching. Harry Page flies out to the right fielder. Rip Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Salkeld singles to center field. Art Dean pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Trenidad Beeler strikes out. Ron Purtell walks. Ray Ford flies out to the center fielder. Elam Mingori grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Purtell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Fermin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Ribant did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Ribant did not respond to coaching in endurance Ernesto Castro did not respond to coaching in endurance Jeff Ribant did not respond to coaching in velocity Keiji Doi did not respond to coaching in control Steve Wicker did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Cook improves in arm Hiroshi Haraikawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Lawson did not respond to coaching in control Pete Cook did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Brown improves in range Floyd Yvars did not respond to coaching in range