Win: Pete Carden (10-4) Loss: Al Drew (2-1)
Save: Freddy Maier (13)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Colson pitching. Jose Bobb flies out to the right fielder. Jake Jacobs strikes out. Rob Daugherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Drew pitching. Buddy Lyden flies out to the left fielder. John Kelly hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Kelly is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pinky Javier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Roper walks. Billy Consolo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Roper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lou Davison flies out to the right fielder. Bill Tuttle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Buck Benedict flies out to the center fielder. Charley Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Ingersoll walks. Jay Dalrymple singles to right field. Gene Ingersoll advances to third on the hit. Johnny Hearn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Billy Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Al Drew flies out to the left fielder. Jose Bobb is hit by a pitch. Jake Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Colson flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Lyden singles to left field. John Kelly singles to left field. Buddy Lyden advances to third on the hit. Pinky Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Lyden scores. John Kelly advances to second on the play. Buck Benedict singles to right field. John Kelly scores. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rob Daugherty strikes out. Bill Roper singles to center field. Billy Consolo grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Roper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lou Davison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Gene Ingersoll walks. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the catcher. Gene Ingersoll advances to second on the play. Johnny Hearn is hit by a pitch. Steve Colson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buddy Lyden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Tuttle singles to center field. Bill Tuttle steals second. Billy Gardner walks. Al Drew lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Bobb doubles to right field. Bill Tuttle scores. Billy Gardner scores. Jake Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Rob Daugherty walks. Bill Roper walks. Billy Consolo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland John Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Javier singles to center field. Buck Benedict strikes out. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lou Davison singles to right field. Bill Tuttle strikes out. Billy Gardner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Davison advances to second on the play. Al Drew reached on a fielding error by Jay Dalrymple. Jose Bobb pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hearn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jake Jacobs singles past the shortstop. Rob Daugherty grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Roper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bruce Walker is pinch hitting for Steve Colson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bruce Walker walks. Buddy Lyden flies out to the center fielder. John Kelly flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Pinky Javier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pete Carden pitching. Billy Consolo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jay Dalrymple. Lou Davison strikes out. Bill Tuttle strikes out. Billy Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Buck Benedict singles past the first baseman. Charley Lewis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buck Benedict is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charley Lewis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Ingersoll hits a home run. Jay Dalrymple doubles to right field. Ed Palmquist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Hearn walks. Shigeo Yoshitoshi is pinch hitting for Pete Carden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to center field. Jay Dalrymple is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Freddy Maier pitching. Danny Birtsas is pinch hitting for Ed Palmquist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Birtsas singles in front of the left fielder. Jose Bobb strikes out. Jake Jacobs strikes out. Rob Daugherty pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Jay Dalrymple (29).HR - Gene Ingersoll (16).HBP - Johnny Hearn (1). Baserunning: CS - John Kelly (8), Charley Lewis (9). Fielding: E - Jay Dalrymple 2.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sid Aspromonte improves in velocity Wynn Tatis improves in arm Bobby Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Wynn Tatis improves in range Otis Garcia did not respond to coaching in range Sammy Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Figueroa improves in control Ron Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Graham improves in contact_vs_lefty Tomas Vogelsong improves in contact_vs_righty John Christenson improves in arm Ron Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Ardoin improves in RF