Win: Alex Groom (4-3) Loss: Cal Parkinson (0-2)
Save: Bill Jackson (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Troy Kazak pitching. Bill Vidro grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Adams lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Pryor McMillan pitching. Rip Schmidt singles to center field. Harry Page strikes out. Rip Schmidt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Kealey singles to right field. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Milligan grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Mele grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Szekely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Art Dean singles to center field. Ernie Haydel grounds out to the third baseman. Art Dean advances to second on the play. Creepy Crider flies out to the left fielder. Ben Dees flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Trenidad Beeler singles to right field. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the third baseman. Trenidad Beeler advances to second on the play. Pryor McMillan strikes out. Bill Vidro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Troy Kazak walks. Rip Schmidt doubles to center field. Troy Kazak scores. Harry Page strikes out. John Kealey strikes out. Bernie Salkeld grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Gus Wilkinson grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Adams singles to center field. Ed Milligan walks. Doc Mele singles to center field. Johnny Adams scores. Ed Milligan advances to third on the hit. Ed Szekely singles to left field. Ed Milligan scores. Trenidad Beeler strikes out. Harlin Muncrief pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Art Dean flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Haydel strikes out. Creepy Crider walks. Ben Dees singles to right field. Troy Kazak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Pryor McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vidro grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Wilkinson grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Rip Schmidt pops out to the second baseman. Harry Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kealey hits a home run. Bernie Salkeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Johnny Adams singles to right field. Ed Milligan doubles to left field. Johnny Adams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doc Mele flies out to the left fielder. Ed Szekely grounds out to the third baseman. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Ed Milligan scores. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Art Dean singles to center field. Ernie Haydel singles to left field. Art Dean advances to third on the hit. Ernie Haydel steals second. Creepy Crider flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Art Dean scores. Ben Dees grounds out to the shortstop. Troy Kazak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Pryor McMillan strikes out. Bill Vidro strikes out. Gus Wilkinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Rip Schmidt strikes out. Harry Page grounds out to the second baseman. John Kealey singles to left field. John Kealey steals second. John Kealey steals third. Bernie Salkeld hits a home run. John Kealey scores. Jim Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Dean singles in front of the center fielder. Art Dean steals second. Ernie Haydel grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Adams pops out to the shortstop. Ed Milligan hits a home run. Doc Mele flies out to the left fielder. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Trenidad Beeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Creepy Crider strikes out. Ben Dees flies out to the left fielder. Eiji Kato is pinch hitting for Frank Hargan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eiji Kato walks. Rip Schmidt grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eiji Kato is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Speed pitching. Harlin Muncrief singles to center field. Elam Mingori is pinch hitting for Jim Fisher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elam Mingori grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Vidro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Alex Groom pitching. Harry Page strikes out. John Kealey singles to right field. Bernie Salkeld pops out to the second baseman. Art Dean grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Kealey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Johnny Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Ernie Haydel grounds out to the third baseman. Creepy Crider singles to center field. Ben Dees flies out to the left fielder. Mark Hopp is pinch hitting for Jim Speed. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Hopp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Creepy Crider is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Cal Parkinson pitching. Doc Mele grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Trenidad Beeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Rip Schmidt singles to left field. Harry Page grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Kealey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Harlin Muncrief doubles to center field. Ralph Heimach is pinch hitting for Alex Groom. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Heimach singles to center field. Harlin Muncrief scores. Bill Vidro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ralph Heimach is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gus Wilkinson singles to right field. Bill Vidro advances to third on the hit. Johnny Adams walks. Ed Milligan walks. Bill Vidro scores. Jeff Ribant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Mele strikes out. Ed Szekely grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Detroit Bill Jackson pitching. Bernie Salkeld walks. Art Dean flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Haydel flies out to the right fielder. Creepy Crider grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bernie Salkeld is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Ed Milligan is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Stairs did not respond to coaching in control Monk Sparks did not respond to coaching in control Red Shirey did not respond to coaching in range Red Shirey improves in power_vs_righty Ron Purtell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Figueroa improves in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Uhler improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Otto did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ernesto Castro did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hal Suero improves in velocity John Fermin did not respond to coaching in SS