Win: Walker Pettit (5-7) Loss: Ben Bournigal (7-10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Walker Pettit pitching. Willie Brusstar singles past the first baseman. Royce Lewis singles to center field. Alan Wertz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Willie Brusstar is out at third base. Harmon Killebrew strikes out. Turkey Whitehill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Ben Bournigal pitching. Dan Hildebrand singles to center field. Dan Hildebrand steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Frank Potter flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Hildebrand scores. Ken Butcher doubles to center field. Wilbur Murphy walks. Tony Bosman flies out to the right fielder. Terry Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Perry walks. Sadayuki Miura strikes out. Rich Petralli strikes out. Ben Bournigal grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Shore walks. Don Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Walker Pettit fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Walker Pettit grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Shore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Willie Brusstar flies out to the left fielder. Royce Lewis walks. Alan Wertz flies out to the left fielder. Harmon Killebrew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Potter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alan Wertz. Ken Butcher strikes out. Wilbur Murphy hits a home run. Frank Potter scores. Tony Bosman flies out to the left fielder. Terry Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Turkey Whitehill flies out to the center fielder. Bob Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Sadayuki Miura singles to left field. Sadayuki Miura steals second. Rich Petralli pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Shore strikes out. Don Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Walker Pettit grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ben Bournigal grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Brusstar strikes out. Royce Lewis hits a home run. Alan Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dan Hildebrand triples. Frank Potter doubles to left field. Dan Hildebrand scores. Jim Pellagrini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Wilbur Murphy singles to center field. Frank Potter scores. Tony Bosman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Wilbur Murphy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Terry Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Turkey Whitehill flies out to the right fielder. Bob Perry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Shore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Walker Pettit grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sadayuki Miura singles to right field. Rich Petralli flies out to the center fielder. Joe Billingsley is pinch hitting for Jim Pellagrini. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Joe Billingsley pops out to the second baseman. Willie Brusstar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Al Barnes pitching. Dan Hildebrand singles in front of the right fielder. Frank Potter walks. Ken Butcher pops out to the shortstop. Wilbur Murphy strikes out. Tony Bosman singles in front of the right fielder. Dan Hildebrand scores. Hank Sand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Clark lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Royce Lewis strikes out. Glen Mathews is pinch hitting for Alan Wertz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Harmon Killebrew pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dusty Miller is pinch hitting for Bob Shore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dusty Miller walks. Don Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Walker Pettit lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Santo Schegg is pinch hitting for Turkey Whitehill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Santo Schegg grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Perry singles to center field. Sadayuki Miura grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Perry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rich Petralli pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Frank Potter (11), Ken Butcher (11).3B - Dan Hildebrand (4).HR - Wilbur Murphy (10).SF - Frank Potter. Baserunning: SB - Dan Hildebrand (20).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Capilla improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Denman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Farr improves in range Justin Grabowski did not respond to coaching in arm Henry Walsh did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Larkin did not respond to coaching in control Kirby McRae improves in range Dean Downey improves in speed Doug Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity