Win: Dave Gload (5-6) Loss: Marty Gainey (0-7)
Save: George Ripley (58)
Inning: 1 Texas Wes Williams pitching. Larry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Corbin strikes out. Art Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Carlos Ruberto pitching. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the second baseman. Del Crowder singles to center field. Rodney Rowland singles to left field. Del Crowder advances to third on the hit. Bill Lajeskie strikes out. Vulcan Vollmer doubles to right field. Del Crowder scores. Dave Hairston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Art Huelsman flies out to the left fielder. Earle Sasser pops out to the second baseman. Leon Ross flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Harrell singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Scheib walks. Wes Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cidi Schlei strikes out. Del Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Harley Miller strikes out. George Veigel grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Ruberto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rodney Rowland walks. Bill Lajeskie pops out to the second baseman. Vulcan Vollmer flies out to the left fielder. Dave Hairston walks. Jim Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Larry Brown singles to center field. Larry Brown steals second. Bert Corbin pops out to the second baseman. Art Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Art Huelsman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Scheib walks. Wes Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cidi Schlei singles to left field. Mike Scheib scores. Del Crowder walks. Rodney Rowland strikes out. Bill Lajeskie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Earle Sasser flies out to the right fielder. Leon Ross reached on a 2-base throwing error by Vulcan Vollmer. Harley Miller singles past the shortstop. Leon Ross scores. George Veigel singles to left field. Harley Miller advances to third on the hit. Carlos Ruberto grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Vulcan Vollmer strikes out. Dave Hairston grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Harrell singles to left field. Mike Scheib strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Larry Brown strikes out. Bert Corbin flies out to the center fielder. Art Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Wes Williams pops out to the first baseman. Cidi Schlei strikes out. Del Crowder lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Art Huelsman strikes out. Earle Sasser pops out to the second baseman. Leon Ross doubles to right field. Harley Miller singles to center field. Leon Ross is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rodney Rowland walks. Rodney Rowland steals second. Bill Lajeskie pops out to the shortstop. Vulcan Vollmer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Hairston singles to left field. Rodney Rowland scores. Jim Harrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas George Veigel grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Ruberto flies out to the center fielder. Larry Brown singles to right field. Bert Corbin hits a home run. Larry Brown scores. Bruce Plummer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Scheib strikes out. Charlie Travers is pinch hitting for Bruce Plummer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Travers doubles to right field. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Travers advances to third on the play. Dave Gload 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. Del Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Marty Gainey pitching. Art Huelsman pops out to the second baseman. Earle Sasser flies out to the center fielder. Leon Ross singles past the third baseman. Harley Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leon Ross is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rodney Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lajeskie grounds out to the shortstop. Vulcan Vollmer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas George Veigel doubles to center field. Dave Gload lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Brown singles to left field. George Veigel scores. Ozzie Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bert Corbin flies out to the left fielder. Art Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland George Ripley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Hairston strikes out. Jim Harrell singles to left field. Mike Scheib strikes out. Jack Parrett is pinch hitting for Ozzie Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Parrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Del Crowder is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Alexander improves in speed Dick Reilley did not respond to coaching in range Bombo Kenworthy improves in power_vs_righty Bill Harper improves in range Ed Clark improves in arm Dick Reilley improves in power_vs_righty Ed Clark did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Chiozza did not respond to coaching in velocity Al McGraw improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Lindsey improves in velocity Cesar Beckett improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Daniels did not respond to coaching in velocity Geoff Walker did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Hemming did not respond to coaching in RF