Inning: 1 Minnesota Abner Tidrow pitching. George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Polivka reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lynn Pennyfeather. Carroll Diaz strikes out. Herm Schalk singles to left field. Frank Polivka scores. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Walter Curry pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the center fielder. Bob Henke pops out to the second baseman. Bumpus Gehring pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shawn Doheny strikes out. Tim Lyons singles to center field. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the right fielder. Walter Curry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Dexter singles to left field. Harry Wendell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Dexter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph Terry flies out to the center fielder. Jim Beatty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polivka strikes out. Carroll Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Orie Hunter singles to center field. Abner Tidrow fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Abner Tidrow lines out to the third baseman. Lynn Pennyfeather strikes out. Bob Henke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Herm Schalk flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Flannery grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Doheny grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bumpus Gehring flies out to the right fielder. Dave Dexter singles to right field. Harry Wendell strikes out. Dave Dexter steals second. Ralph Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tim Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Moonlight Blyzka. Joe Kinslow walks. Walter Curry lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Kilduff singles to center field. Joe Kinslow scores. Frank Polivka singles to center field. George Kilduff advances to third on the hit. Frank Polivka steals second. Carroll Diaz singles to left field. George Kilduff scores. Frank Polivka scores. Herm Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Larry Knoblauch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Kinslow at C. Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Orie Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Abner Tidrow singles to left field. Lynn Pennyfeather singles past the shortstop. Abner Tidrow is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Reggie Flannery singles past the second baseman. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Tim Lyons strikes out. Bill Jonnard is pinch hitting for Larry Knoblauch. Bill Jonnard reached on a fielding error by Bob Henke. Ted Peitz 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. Walter Curry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Jonnard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Sal MacCormack enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Jonnard at C. Bob Henke flies out to the left fielder. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Dexter singles to center field. Dave Dexter steals second. Harry Wendell singles to center field. Dave Dexter scores. Harry Wendell steals second. Ralph Terry walks. Jim Beatty singles to left field. Harry Wendell scores. Orie Hunter singles to center field. Ralph Terry is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota George Kilduff walks. Frank Polivka doubles to right field. Carroll Diaz singles past the shortstop. George Kilduff scores. Frank Polivka scores. Erubiel Serna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herm Schalk strikes out. Reggie Flannery singles to center field. Carroll Diaz advances to third on the hit. Shawn Doheny flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Carroll Diaz scores. Tim Lyons walks. Sal MacCormack pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Woody Kirby is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Woody Kirby strikes out. Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the right fielder. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Duane Gillenwater pitching. Walter Curry strikes out. Dave Sheridan is pinch hitting for George Kilduff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Polivka walks. Carroll Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Patterson is pinch hitting for Bumpus Gehring. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Patterson singles to center field. Dave Dexter strikes out. Harry Wendell flies out to the left fielder. Chris Johnson is pinch hitting for Ralph Terry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Herm Schalk singles to center field. Rickey McCloskey is pinch hitting for Reggie Flannery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Tim Lyons singles to center field. Herm Schalk advances to third on the hit. Sal MacCormack strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Burt Clinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jim Beatty singles to center field. Orie Hunter doubles to center field. Jim Beatty is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Duane Gillenwater. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Minshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orie Hunter advances to third on the play. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Ralph Terry is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Felderman improves in velocity Phil Baez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Aaron improves in velocity Lefty Hoak did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Gleason improves in contact_vs_righty Marty Anderson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in endurance Manuel Rockenfield improves in power_vs_righty Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in control Scott Upchurch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in range Scott Upchurch did not respond to coaching in CF