Win: John Kelly (2-1) Loss: Hideaki Matsuura (1-2)
Save: Butch Tessmer (15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Whitey Goetz pitching. Ed Szekely grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Milligan flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Adams walks. Johnny Adams steals second. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Alex Groom pitching. John Katt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Zeke Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Wood singles to center field. Jim Washburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ralph Heimach hits a home run. Doc Mele strikes out. Pop Lipetri singles to center field. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the center fielder. Alex Groom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago John Prokopec strikes out. Andy Niehoff flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Hawkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Szekely flies out to the right fielder. Ed Milligan strikes out. Johnny Adams walks. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Dick Bayless strikes out. Whitey Goetz strikes out. John Katt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ralph Heimach grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Mele singles to right field. Pop Lipetri flies out to the center fielder. Harlin Muncrief strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Zeke Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Wood grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Alex Groom grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Szekely strikes out. Ed Milligan singles to right field. Johnny Adams lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago John Prokopec flies out to the right fielder. Andy Niehoff singles to left field. Charlie Hawkins strikes out. Dick Bayless grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ron Purtell grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Heimach grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Mele flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Whitey Goetz strikes out. John Katt grounds out to the shortstop. Zeke Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Pop Lipetri singles to center field. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the right fielder. Alex Groom fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Groom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pop Lipetri is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Szekely pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Earl Wood strikes out. Jim Washburn hits a home run. John Prokopec grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Niehoff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Milligan grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Purtell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Charlie Hawkins grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Bayless doubles to right field. Lee Grover is pinch hitting for Whitey Goetz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lee Grover grounds out to the pitcher. John Katt is hit by a pitch. John Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Zeke Diaz hits an infield single to the shortstop. Earl Wood flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Hideaki Matsuura pitching. Ralph Heimach singles past the shortstop. Doc Mele grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Heimach advances to second on the play. Gus Wilkinson is pinch hitting for Pop Lipetri. Passed ball. Ralph Heimach advances to third. The defense is playing the infield in. Gus Wilkinson singles to center field. Ralph Heimach scores. Rip Wells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the right fielder. Trenidad Beeler is pinch hitting for John Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Ed Szekely singles to center field. Gus Wilkinson scores. Trenidad Beeler advances to third on the hit. Ed Milligan singles to right field. Trenidad Beeler scores. Fred Schulz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Butch Tessmer pitching. Bill Vidro enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gus Wilkinson at RF. Jim Washburn strikes out. John Prokopec strikes out. Andy Niehoff singles to left field. Charlie Hawkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Stairs did not respond to coaching in control Bernardo Pfeffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Floyd Yvars improves in arm George Stairs did not respond to coaching in control Red Shirey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vicente Wehrmeister did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Freeman improves in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Owen Legg did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mike Heffernan improves in control Ed Bradford did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Kostal did not respond to coaching in 3B