Win: Chet Farmer (17-11) Loss: Ramon Olivera (8-6)
Save: Butch Tessmer (38)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Chet Farmer pitching. Doug Schaeffer flies out to the left fielder. Hubie Zachary singles to left field. Hubie Zachary is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Cunningham bunts for a base hit. Mike Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Rucker pitching. Pop Lipetri singles to right field. Ed Szekely singles to center field. Ed Milligan grounds out to the pitcher. Pop Lipetri advances to third on the play. Ed Szekely advances to second on the play. Ron Purtell strikes out. Ray Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jack Olson strikes out. Willie Quinlan strikes out. Charlie Witmeyer singles to right field. Charlie Witmeyer steals second. Eric Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Elam Mingori grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harlin Muncrief singles to right field. Chief Mendoza strikes out. Chet Farmer singles to left field. Harlin Muncrief advances to third on the hit. Pop Lipetri flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Frank Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Doug Schaeffer flies out to the center fielder. Hubie Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Szekely grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Milligan lines out to the shortstop. Ron Purtell walks. Ray Ford singles to left field. Ron Purtell advances to third on the hit. Elam Mingori grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles John Cunningham strikes out. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Mike Gibson steals second. Jack Olson strikes out. Willie Quinlan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Harlin Muncrief lines out to the second baseman. Chief Mendoza pops out to the third baseman. Chet Farmer singles to right field. Pop Lipetri grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chet Farmer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Charlie Witmeyer pops out to the first baseman. Eric Bailey strikes out. Frank Rucker singles to center field. Passed ball. Frank Rucker advances to second. Doug Schaeffer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Szekely doubles to left field. Ed Milligan singles to center field. Ed Szekely scores. Ed Milligan steals second. Ron Purtell strikes out. Ray Ford flies out to the left fielder. Elam Mingori flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Hubie Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. John Cunningham singles to left field. Mike Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Jack Olson singles to left field. John Cunningham advances to third on the hit. Willie Quinlan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Harlin Muncrief singles to right field. Chief Mendoza grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harlin Muncrief is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chet Farmer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pop Lipetri flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Charlie Witmeyer pops out to the catcher. Eric Bailey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chet Farmer. Fred Estelle is pinch hitting for Frank Rucker. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fred Estelle singles to center field. Eric Bailey scores. Doug Schaeffer strikes out. Hubie Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ramon Olivera pitching. Ed Szekely flies out to the center fielder. Ed Milligan pops out to the shortstop. Ron Purtell walks. Ray Ford hits a home run. Ron Purtell scores. Red Konuszewski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elam Mingori doubles to right field. Harlin Muncrief strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles John Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gibson singles to center field. Mike Gibson steals second. Jack Olson walks. Willie Quinlan flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Witmeyer singles to right field. Mike Gibson scores. Eric Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Gus Wilkinson is pinch hitting for Chief Mendoza. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Vidro is pinch hitting for Chet Farmer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Vidro walks. Pop Lipetri lines out to the first baseman. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Ed Milligan walks. Passed ball. Bill Vidro scores. Ed Szekely advances to third. Ed Milligan advances to second. George Puig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Purtell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Butch Tessmer pitching. Mike Hernandez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gus Wilkinson at C. Frank Horne is pinch hitting for George Puig. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Horne pops out to the third baseman. Doug Schaeffer walks. Hubie Zachary flies out to the right fielder. John Cunningham triples. Doug Schaeffer scores. Mike Gibson walks. Jack Olson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 12
Game Notes Willie Quinlan is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Elmer Monchak improves in arm Mike Maynard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elmer Monchak improves in arm Jackie Murchison did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Boyd did not respond to coaching in control Domingo McBride did not respond to coaching in velocity Arnold Collins did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Lawson did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Lawson did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Rowland did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Figueroa improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Suter did not respond to coaching in velocity George Klugmann improves in endurance