Win: Lee Strange (8-10) Loss: Don Shokes (5-6)
Save: Tommy Lobert (11)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Don Shokes pitching. Bill Roper strikes out. Lou Davison singles to center field. Lou Davison steals second. Barry Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Thomas Pfister singles to right field. Lou Davison scores. Jim Borbon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Strange pitching. Jay Dalrymple flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Javier strikes out. Buck Benedict pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Matt Mitchell singles to right field. Hugh Dent grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Mitchell advances to second on the play. Jake Jacobs singles to center field. Matt Mitchell scores. Lee Strange lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Roper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Damian Marak doubles to center field. Erv Morgan strikes out. Earl Hosey doubles to center field. Damian Marak scores. Shigeo Yoshitoshi grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Hosey advances to third on the play. Steve Potts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lou Davison grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Barry Rogers walks. Thomas Pfister walks. Jim Borbon singles to left field. Barry Rogers scores. Thomas Pfister advances to third on the hit. Matt Mitchell hits a home run. Thomas Pfister scores. Jim Borbon scores. Hugh Dent strikes out. Jake Jacobs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Don Shokes flies out to the center fielder. Jay Dalrymple singles to center field. Pinky Javier strikes out. Jay Dalrymple steals second. Buck Benedict singles to left field. Jay Dalrymple scores. Damian Marak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lee Strange strikes out. Bill Roper singles to center field. Lou Davison singles to center field. Bill Roper advances to third on the hit. Barry Rogers strikes out. Thomas Pfister grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Erv Morgan singles to center field. Earl Hosey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Shigeo Yoshitoshi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Borbon grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Dent grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Potts hits a home run. Pete Carden grounds out to the pitcher. Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Pinky Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jake Jacobs walks. Lee Strange lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Roper walks. Lou Davison singles to center field. Jake Jacobs is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bill Roper advances to third on the play. Barry Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Buck Benedict walks. Damian Marak hits an infield single to the pitcher. Erv Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Benedict advances to third on the play. Damian Marak advances to second on the play. Earl Hosey strikes out. John Beard 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. Shigeo Yoshitoshi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Thomas Pfister grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Borbon grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Potts grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Ingersoll is pinch hitting for Pete Carden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Ingersoll grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota David Whitted pitching. Hugh Dent singles to right field. Jake Jacobs walks. Danny Birtsas is pinch hitting for John Beard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Birtsas strikes out. Bill Roper strikes out. Lou Davison doubles to left field. Hugh Dent scores. Jake Jacobs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Freddy Maier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Andy Splittorff pitching. Pinky Javier walks. Buck Benedict hits a home run. Pinky Javier scores. Ed Palmquist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damian Marak doubles to left field. Erv Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Hosey grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to right field. Damian Marak scores. Steve Potts doubles to center field. Shigeo Yoshitoshi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Rambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kelly is pinch hitting for Freddy Maier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Herschel Scott pitching. Thomas Pfister singles past the third baseman. Jim Borbon grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Matt Mitchell singles to center field. Hugh Dent strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tommy Lobert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the pitcher. Pinky Javier singles to left field. Buck Benedict grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Verdo McDaniel did not respond to coaching in velocity Otis Garcia did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Howard improves in control Elmer Walton improves in arm Ed Howard did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ronnie York improves in contact_vs_lefty Art Phillips improves in velocity Dick Andrews did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Gilbert improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Andrews did not respond to coaching in arm Gracie Valdez did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Ardoin improves in RF