Inning: 1 Oakland Abie McKay pitching. Willie Brusstar grounds out to the second baseman. Cordy Cordova grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Dropo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Lathrop pitching. Dan Hildebrand flies out to the center fielder. Frank Potter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Butcher walks. Jake Marley singles to left field. Tarrik Kalin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Royce Lewis strikes out. Alan Wertz grounds out to the pitcher. Harmon Killebrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Don Thomas singles to right field. Terry Clark flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Simmons singles to center field. Don Thomas advances to third on the hit. Abie McKay grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Simmons advances to second on the play. Dan Hildebrand doubles to left field. Don Thomas scores. Chuck Simmons scores. Frank Potter singles to left field. Dan Hildebrand scores. Ernie Pippen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Butcher singles past the shortstop. Frank Potter advances to third on the hit. Jake Marley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Turkey Whitehill pops out to the first baseman. Bob Perry is hit by a pitch. Ernie Pippen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Brusstar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Don Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Cordy Cordova walks. Jackie Dropo strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Cordy Cordova is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Chuck Simmons flies out to the center fielder. John Joost 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. Abie McKay grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dan Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Alan Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the third baseman. Turkey Whitehill triples. Bob Perry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Frank Potter hits a home run. Hank Sand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Butcher walks. Jake Marley flies out to the right fielder. Tarrik Kalin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Turkey Whitehill. Don Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Terry Clark singles to center field. Ken Butcher scores. Tarrik Kalin scores. Al Barnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Simmons reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harmon Killebrew. Abie McKay grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Sadayuki Miura is pinch hitting for Al Barnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Sadayuki Miura singles to left field. Willie Brusstar walks. Cordy Cordova strikes out. Jackie Dropo strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Pellagrini pitching. Dan Hildebrand singles to right field. Dan Hildebrand steals second. Frank Potter walks. Ken Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Hildebrand advances to third on the play. Frank Potter advances to second on the play. Jake Marley reached on a fielding error by Bob Perry. Dan Hildebrand scores. Tarrik Kalin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Potter scores. Don Thomas singles to left field. Jake Marley advances to third on the hit. Terry Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Glen Mathews is pinch hitting for Alan Wertz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Mathews grounds out to the third baseman. Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Fowlkes is pinch hitting for Turkey Whitehill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Fowlkes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Chuck Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Abie McKay grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Perry flies out to the center fielder. Rich Petralli is pinch hitting for Jim Pellagrini. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rich Petralli singles to center field. Willie Brusstar walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Cordy Cordova strikes out. Jackie Dropo lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ruben Sweeney pitching. Frank Potter flies out to the right fielder. Chris Mullen is pinch hitting for Ken Butcher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Mullen hits a home run. Osamu Tokaji is pinch hitting for Jake Marley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Osamu Tokaji grounds out to the third baseman. Tarrik Kalin walks. Don Thomas singles past the second baseman. Tarrik Kalin advances to third on the hit. Terry Clark pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Billingsley is pinch hitting for Royce Lewis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Billingsley grounds out to the pitcher. Glen Mathews strikes out. Harmon Killebrew walks. Dave Fowlkes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Nordbrook did not respond to coaching in speed Don Trosky improves in arm Roy Capilla did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dennys Ripple did not respond to coaching in control Paul Nordbrook did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tex Avrea did not respond to coaching in velocity Kirby McRae did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vance Lomon did not respond to coaching in control Pete Shipley did not respond to coaching in control