Win: Fred Shirley (5-5) Loss: Takao Yamazaki (7-17)
Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Shirley pitching. Sugar Ray Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. John Acosta strikes out. Tricky Kalahan singles to center field. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Takao Yamazaki pitching. Sammy Perticia flies out to the right fielder. Wes Purdin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Bond singles to right field. Kiyohito Fujimoto walks. Matt Helfrich singles to right field. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Ford singles to left field. Bobby Ford steals second. Chris Wiseman grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Rodgers singles to left field. Bobby Ford scores. Orlando Rodgers steals second. Charlie Stallings grounds out to the third baseman. Takao Yamazaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dale Thacker singles to left field. Dale Thacker steals second. Pryor Addis grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Sugar Ray Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. John Acosta grounds out to the pitcher. Tricky Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wes Purdin singles to center field. Jim Bond doubles to right field. Wes Purdin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kiyohito Fujimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bond advances to third on the play. Matt Helfrich walks. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Bond scores. Dale Thacker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Ford doubles to left field. Chris Wiseman strikes out. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pryor Addis flies out to the center fielder. Fred Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Stallings strikes out. Takao Yamazaki lines out to the second baseman. Sugar Ray Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Wes Purdin singles to left field. Wes Purdin steals second. Jim Bond flies out to the center fielder. Kiyohito Fujimoto flies out to the right fielder. Matt Helfrich singles to center field. Wes Purdin scores. Fred Walker singles to center field. Matt Helfrich advances to third on the hit. Dale Thacker walks. Pryor Addis hits a home run. Matt Helfrich scores. Fred Walker scores. Dale Thacker scores. Dutch Scarce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland John Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Tricky Kalahan walks. Eddie Walsh grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tricky Kalahan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Walsh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Sammy Perticia reached on a fielding error by Orlando Rodgers. Wes Purdin walks. Jim Bond hits a home run. Sammy Perticia scores. Wes Purdin scores. Ad Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kiyohito Fujimoto walks. Matt Helfrich strikes out. Fred Walker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kiyohito Fujimoto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dale Thacker walks. Pryor Addis walks. Fred Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Ford strikes out. Chris Wiseman flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Rodgers singles to left field. Charlie Stallings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sammy Perticia grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Purdin singles to center field. Jim Bond doubles to right field. Wes Purdin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kiyohito Fujimoto reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Acosta. Jim Bond scores. Matt Helfrich walks. Passed ball. Kiyohito Fujimoto advances to third. Matt Helfrich advances to second. Fred Walker strikes out. Dale Thacker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Marty Redus is pinch hitting for Ad Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Marty Redus triples. Sugar Ray Reynolds triples. Marty Redus scores. John Acosta strikes out. Roy White is pinch hitting for Tricky Kalahan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Sugar Ray Reynolds scores. Roy White grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Walsh singles to right field. Bobby Ford grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Alexander Gomez pitching. Pryor Addis strikes out. Fred Shirley pops out to the second baseman. Andy Sheely is pinch hitting for Sammy Perticia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Sheely is hit by a pitch. Wes Purdin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Chris Wiseman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Orlando Rodgers grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chris Wiseman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Stallings singles to right field. Orlando Rodgers advances to third on the hit. Joe Leonard is pinch hitting for Alexander Gomez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Leonard grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Bobby Ford (18).3B - Sugar Ray Reynolds (5), Marty Redus (6).GIDP - Joe Leonard. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Ford (24), Orlando Rodgers (17).CS - Eddie Walsh (17). Fielding: E - John Acosta, Orlando Rodgers.PB - Chris Wiseman.
Batting:2B - Jim Bond 2 (20).HR - Jim Bond (23), Pryor Addis (16).SF - Fred Walker.HBP - Andy Sheely (1). Baserunning: SB - Wes Purdin (24), Dale Thacker (3).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Guy Aldred improves in velocity Eddie McKee did not respond to coaching in velocity Vida Shokes did not respond to coaching in range Jonah Maynard did not respond to coaching in velocity Gerry Templeton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Herb Britton did not respond to coaching in control Fred Zamloch improves in velocity Ken Douglass improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Ellis improves in power_vs_lefty