Win: Bill Stephenson (3-0) Loss: Jim Eaton (5-6)
Save: Yoshinari Inoue (20)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Eaton pitching. Cookie White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). L.L. Kappel walks. Rob Harris singles to center field. L.L. Kappel advances to third on the hit. Dave Eichrodt grounds out to the shortstop. L.L. Kappel scores. Rob Harris advances to second on the play. Garland Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Abernathy pitching. Sal Werts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Ferrara walks. Isamu Murata strikes out. Craig Molina grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ken Huenke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lady Post pops out to the shortstop. Cyrus Daniels singles in front of the center fielder. Bill Abernathy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Alan Irwin singles to center field. Jack Fox grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Frank Myers singles to left field. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Cookie White singles to left field. L.L. Kappel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cookie White advances to second on the play. Rob Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Eichrodt singles to right field. Cookie White scores. Garland Quinn singles to center field. Dave Eichrodt advances to third on the hit. Ken Huenke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Eaton singles to right field. Sal Werts flies out to the right fielder. Don Ferrara singles to right field. Isamu Murata grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Eaton is out at third base. Don Ferrara steals third. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Don Ferrara scores. Craig Molina strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lady Post grounds out to the shortstop. Cyrus Daniels singles to center field. Bill Abernathy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cookie White singles past the shortstop. Cyrus Daniels scores. L.L. Kappel doubles to left field. Cookie White is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Alan Irwin singles past the second baseman. Jack Fox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Frank Myers singles to center field. Billy Fletcher doubles to right field. Jim Eaton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Rob Harris flies out to the right fielder. Dave Eichrodt grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Sal Werts flies out to the center fielder. Don Ferrara grounds out to the shortstop. Isamu Murata singles to center field. Isamu Murata is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ken Huenke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lady Post strikes out. Cyrus Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Craig Molina walks. Alan Irwin walks. Jack Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Molina advances to third on the play. Alan Irwin advances to second on the play. Frank Myers singles to left field. Craig Molina scores. Alan Irwin scores. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Jim Eaton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Hicks is pinch hitting for Bill Abernathy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Hicks grounds out to the shortstop. Cookie White singles to left field. L.L. Kappel flies out to the right fielder. Rob Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cookie White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Stephenson pitching. Sal Werts flies out to the right fielder. Don Ferrara strikes out. Isamu Murata singles to center field. Craig Molina flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Eichrodt strikes out. Garland Quinn singles to center field. Ken Huenke singles to left field. Garland Quinn advances to third on the hit. Aryn Conda 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 2nd. Lady Post lines out to the first baseman. Cyrus Daniels singles to center field. Garland Quinn scores. Ken Huenke advances to third on the hit. Bill Tolar is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Tolar walks. Cookie White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Charlie Merena pitching. Alan Irwin strikes out. Jack Fox lines out to the first baseman. Frank Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland L.L. Kappel bunts for a base hit. Rob Harris hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Eichrodt hits a home run. L.L. Kappel scores. Rob Harris scores. Mike Tillman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garland Quinn strikes out. Ken Huenke pops out to the shortstop. Lady Post strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Billy Fletcher walks. Jason Farmer is pinch hitting for Mike Tillman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jason Farmer hits a home run. Billy Fletcher scores. Yoshinari Inoue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sal Werts pops out to the second baseman. Don Ferrara grounds out to the third baseman. Isamu Murata grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dike Bradley did not respond to coaching in control Al Carpenter did not respond to coaching in control Alan Haeffner did not respond to coaching in speed Bert Speraw did not respond to coaching in velocity John Zisk did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Finley did not respond to coaching in endurance John Alicea improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Dingman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Small did not respond to coaching in velocity