Inning: 1 Oakland Bert Rogell pitching. D Cook walks. Gene Easterly strikes out. Dusty Allen grounds out to the pitcher. D Cook advances to second on the play. Laurie Hamilton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bert Decatur pitching. Rich Vargas walks. BobMo Vaughan doubles to left field. Rich Vargas scores. Jose Dustal hits a home run. BobMo Vaughan scores. Nick Yazzo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Stoneham walks. Bill Kaiserling pops out to the first baseman. Don Foulke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Silly Ponce singles to left field. GG SiSi hits a home run. Silly Ponce scores. Felix Fletcher strikes out. CB Gally grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Decatur grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Joseph Stumpf singles to right field. Bert Rogell lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joseph Stumpf forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rich Vargas flies out to the left fielder. BobMo Vaughan walks. Jose Dustal pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland D Cook strikes out. Gene Easterly flies out to the center fielder. Dusty Allen singles to right field. Laurie Hamilton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dusty Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Nick Yazzo singles to center field. Mike Stoneham grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Kaiserling singles to right field. Don Foulke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Silly Ponce strikes out. GG SiSi grounds out to the pitcher. Felix Fletcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joseph Stumpf grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bert Rogell grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Vargas walks. Rich Vargas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland CB Gally strikes out. Bert Decatur lines out to the shortstop. D Cook singles to center field. Gene Easterly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Dustal strikes out. Nick Yazzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dusty Allen walks. Laurie Hamilton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dusty Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Silly Ponce doubles to right field. Laurie Hamilton uses his aggressiveness and scores. GG SiSi triples. Silly Ponce scores. Felix Fletcher singles to left field. GG SiSi scores. Ben Linke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. CB Gally grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mike Stoneham flies out to the left fielder. Bill Kaiserling pops out to the shortstop. Don Foulke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bert Decatur grounds out to the pitcher. D Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Easterly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Joseph Stumpf flies out to the center fielder. Romello Warren is pinch hitting for Ben Linke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Romello Warren singles to center field. Rich Vargas walks. Bill Davanon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Romello Warren advances to third on the play. Rich Vargas advances to second on the play. Jose Dustal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Dutch Barron pitching. Ducky Quinn is pinch hitting for Dusty Allen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ducky Quinn grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Kinnunen is pinch hitting for Laurie Hamilton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Kinnunen walks. Eric Hobbie is pinch hitting for Silly Ponce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Hobbie lines out to the first baseman. GG SiSi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Nick Yazzo grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Stoneham strikes out. Bill Kaiserling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Felix Fletcher flies out to the left fielder. CB Gally singles to left field. Bill Davanon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. D Cook pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Don Foulke flies out to the right fielder. Joseph Stumpf flies out to the center fielder. Turk Wolfe is pinch hitting for Dutch Barron. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Turk Wolfe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rube Christopher did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. GD Smite did not respond to coaching in arm Rube Christopher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jo Kink did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Lindeman improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Zaske improves in power_vs_righty Tom Lindeman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Pierce did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty