Win: Steve Ramirez (7-3) Loss: Frank Palmquist (3-4)
Save: Larry Stafford (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Frank Palmquist pitching. Harry Maisel singles to center field. Harry Maisel steals second. Rich Fischer bunts for a base hit. John Duffy singles to right field. Harry Maisel scores. Rich Fischer advances to third on the hit. Elemeno Pea flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rich Fischer scores. Sky Bishop grounds out to the third baseman. John Duffy advances to second on the play. Rider Dye singles to right field. John Duffy scores. Joe Damaska hits a home run. Rider Dye scores. Stephen Valdes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buzz Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jeff Handley pitching. George Helf singles to center field. Tom Woodling flies out to the right fielder. Frank Grubb strikes out. Bill Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jeff Handley strikes out. Harry Maisel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Hasson. Rich Fischer grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Maisel advances to third on the play. John Duffy singles to center field. Harry Maisel scores. Elemeno Pea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Hasson singles to left field. Eli Ferguson singles to center field. Shaun Walsh singles to right field. Jim Richardson hits a home run. Joe Hasson scores. Eli Ferguson scores. Shaun Walsh scores. Steve Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stephen Valdes singles to center field. George Helf singles to center field. Stephen Valdes is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Tom Woodling strikes out. Frank Grubb singles to left field. Bill Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Sky Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Rider Dye reached on a fielding error by Frank Grubb. Joe Damaska strikes out. Buzz Hunt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rider Dye is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Hasson strikes out. Eli Ferguson singles to right field. Shaun Walsh lines out to the second baseman. Jim Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Steve Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Maisel flies out to the right fielder. Rich Fischer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Stephen Valdes strikes out. George Helf grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Woodling walks. Frank Grubb lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas John Duffy grounds out to the second baseman. Elemeno Pea flies out to the right fielder. Sky Bishop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Wheeler grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Stafford 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. Joe Hasson grounds out to the shortstop. Eli Ferguson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rider Dye walks. Joe Damaska singles to center field. Buzz Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Larry Stafford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Maisel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Shaun Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Simpson is pinch hitting for Stephen Valdes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Concepcion pitching. Rich Fischer strikes out. John Duffy is hit by a pitch. Elemeno Pea reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Concepcion. Sky Bishop flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Duffy scores. Rider Dye flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Helf flies out to the center fielder. Tom Woodling grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Damaska strikes out. Buzz Hunt hits a home run. Larry Stafford grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Maisel flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Wheeler walks. Joe Hasson pops out to the second baseman. Maury Hartnett is pinch hitting for Eli Ferguson. Maury Hartnett pops out to the shortstop. Shaun Walsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Wheeler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Paul Ellis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Maury Hartnett at LF. Rich Fischer flies out to the left fielder. John Duffy hits a home run. Mickey Bishop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elemeno Pea singles to right field. Sky Bishop flies out to the left fielder. Rider Dye singles to center field. Elemeno Pea is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Richardson pops out to the shortstop. Jim Woodson is pinch hitting for Mickey Bishop. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Woodson bunts for a base hit. Henry Rich is pinch hitting for George Helf. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Henry Rich grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Woodson advances to second on the play. Tom Woodling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Stephen Valdes is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Willie Field improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Mickelson improves in speed Leroy Cazzman did not respond to coaching in control Chet Hyzdu improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Donell Aguirre did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Geis did not respond to coaching in control Sal Echevarria did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Pfund did not respond to coaching in control