Inning: 1 Washington Earle Madden pitching. Jerry Habyan reached on a fielding error by Woodie Steinfeldt. Jerry Habyan steals second. Curtis Poulsen grounds out to the shortstop. Watty Wright reached on a fielding error by Eddie Crane. Claude Veach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Mellie Benton pitching. Takeo Hayashi pops out to the pitcher. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Crane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Ryan Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Nixon strikes out. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Stew LaManna triples. John Hamilton singles past the shortstop. Stew LaManna scores. Ernie Pick singles to right field. Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the third baseman. John Hamilton advances to third on the play. Ernie Pick advances to second on the play. Earle Madden grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Hal Lopata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mellie Benton flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Habyan triples. Curtis Poulsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Takeo Hayashi flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Crane grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Watty Wright reached on a fielding error by Ernie Pick. Watty Wright steals second. Claude Veach hits a home run. Watty Wright scores. Ryan Anderson singles to left field. Ryan Anderson steals second. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Sherman Mercer walks. Hal Lopata strikes out. Mellie Benton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sherman Mercer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Stew LaManna strikes out. John Hamilton singles to right field. Ernie Pick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Jerry Habyan pops out to the third baseman. Curtis Poulsen flies out to the center fielder. Watty Wright singles to right field. Claude Veach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jake Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. Earle Madden grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Ryan Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Tom Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Sherman Mercer singles to center field. Hal Lopata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Shelley singles to right field. Eddie Crane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Shelley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Stew LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Mellie Benton singles to right field. Jerry Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Mellie Benton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Curtis Poulsen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Hamilton strikes out. Ernie Pick walks. Jake Mahaffey strikes out. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Earle Madden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Buckley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Jeff Cardenas pitching. Watty Wright pops out to the third baseman. Claude Veach grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Takeo Hayashi singles to right field. Steve Wright 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 1st. Tom Shelley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Crane grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley advances to second on the play. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Tom Nixon lines out to the shortstop. Sherman Mercer walks. Hal Lopata singles past the third baseman. Sherman Mercer advances to third on the hit. Steve Wright singles to left field. Sherman Mercer scores. Hal Lopata advances to third on the hit. Jerry Habyan walks. Bill Parker 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. Urbane Jackson is pinch hitting for Curtis Poulsen. Urbane Jackson walks. Hal Lopata scores. Watty Wright triples. Steve Wright scores. Jerry Habyan scores. Urbane Jackson scores. Claude Veach strikes out. Ryan Anderson singles to left field. Watty Wright scores. Jack Dodson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Stew LaManna flies out to the left fielder. John Hamilton singles to center field. Ernie Pick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Hamilton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jake Mahaffey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Pick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Surhoff improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Wilkerson did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Les Rodriguez improves in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro May did not respond to coaching in range Duke Ayrault improves in arm Pedro May did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ollie Pesky improves in control Silver Ray did not respond to coaching in 1B