Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Rich Hurst pitching. Tom Welch flies out to the right fielder. Willard Michalak flies out to the center fielder. Mel Taylor singles to center field. Ed Asadoor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Cap Stein pitching. Charlie Barton grounds out to the second baseman. Tino Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Marlon Fields walks. Jim Roberson hits a home run. Marlon Fields scores. Dmitri Hearn walks. Les Moren hits a home run. Dmitri Hearn scores. Ike Kilgus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cap Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Willard Michalak grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Hugh Dixon strikes out. Lee Swacina grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mel Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Asadoor flies out to the center fielder. Marlon Fields hits a home run. Jim Roberson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Manuel Saverine strikes out. Jose McCabe walks. Jimmy Prim is pinch hitting for Ike Kilgus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Prim singles to left field. Charlie Barton pops out to the catcher. Tino Sanchez walks. Eddie Marshall walks. Jose McCabe scores. Hugh Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Ramon Mazeroski pitching. Dmitri Hearn flies out to the left fielder. Les Moren doubles to center field. Cap Stein flies out to the right fielder. Tom Welch singles to center field. Les Moren uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eiji Ishimine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willard Michalak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Swacina grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Smith strikes out. Manuel Saverine walks. Jose McCabe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Manuel Saverine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Mel Taylor strikes out. Ed Asadoor walks. Marlon Fields walks. Jim Roberson pops out to the first baseman. Dmitri Hearn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Eiji Ishimine grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Barton singles to right field. Tino Sanchez doubles to left field. Charlie Barton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tino Sanchez advances to third on the play. Hugh Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Les Moren strikes out. Cap Stein flies out to the right fielder. Tom Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lee Swacina strikes out. Fred Smith flies out to the center fielder. Manuel Saverine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Willard Michalak grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Taylor singles to center field. Ed Asadoor triples. Mel Taylor scores. Chick Pappas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marlon Fields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jim Roberson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jose McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Karchner 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. Chick Pappas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Dmitri Hearn hits an infield single to the pitcher. Les Moren strikes out. Offa Hughes is pinch hitting for Mark Karchner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Offa Hughes pops out to the first baseman. Tom Welch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Herb Tuero pitching. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Marshall pops out to the first baseman. Hugh Dixon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Willard Michalak singles to center field. Willard Michalak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mel Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Ed Asadoor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Lee Swacina pops out to the second baseman. Fred Smith strikes out. Phil Leonard is pinch hitting for Manuel Saverine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Spider Easler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Elmer Frobel improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Page improves in power_vs_lefty George Riggs improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Blake did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Barranca improves in power_vs_righty Wes Nixon improves in velocity Gary Blake did not respond to coaching in control