Win: Steve Colson (10-6) Loss: Darryl Thurmond (10-6)
Save: Herschel Scott (10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Jethroe pitching. Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Pinky Javier walks. Buck Benedict grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Javier advances to second on the play. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Hall pitching. Jessie White flies out to the left fielder. Joey Latham singles to center field. Kenta Maedomari pops out to the shortstop. Jesse James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Damian Marak grounds out to the second baseman. Erv Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Earl Hosey walks. Shigeo Yoshitoshi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Elmer Reilley hits a home run. Glenn Mays flies out to the left fielder. Stan Esser strikes out. Fred Chitren pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Hall pops out to the shortstop. Jay Dalrymple flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Javier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Jethroe grounds out to the second baseman. Jessie White grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Latham walks. Kenta Maedomari grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joey Latham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Lewis pops out to the first baseman. Damian Marak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jesse James walks. Elmer Reilley strikes out. Glenn Mays hits a home run. Jesse James scores. Stan Esser grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Chitren grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Erv Morgan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Earl Hosey flies out to the center fielder. Shigeo Yoshitoshi pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Jethroe flies out to the left fielder. Jessie White flies out to the center fielder. Joey Latham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Dalrymple pops out to the first baseman. Pinky Javier doubles to left field. Buck Benedict doubles to center field. Pinky Javier scores. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Kenta Maedomari walks. Jesse James walks. Elmer Reilley pops out to the shortstop. Glenn Mays singles to center field. Kenta Maedomari scores. Jesse James advances to third on the hit. Stan Esser strikes out. Fred Chitren flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Damian Marak singles to center field. Erv Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Earl Hosey walks. Shigeo Yoshitoshi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Hosey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Poffenberger is pinch hitting for Bill Hall. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Fred Poffenberger singles to center field. Damian Marak scores. Shigeo Yoshitoshi advances to third on the hit. Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Steve Colson pitching. Bob Jethroe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jessie White flies out to the center fielder. Joey Latham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pinky Javier strikes out. Buck Benedict hits a home run. Charley Lewis hits a home run. Darryl Thurmond comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damian Marak walks. Gene Ingersoll is pinch hitting for Erv Morgan. Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Earl Hosey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Kazuhisa Hida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Ingersoll at SS. Kenta Maedomari grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse James grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Elmer Reilley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Shigeo Yoshitoshi flies out to the right fielder. John Kelly is pinch hitting for Steve Colson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Kelly singles to right field. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the second baseman. John Kelly advances to second on the play. Pinky Javier hits a home run. John Kelly scores. Arnie Iorg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Benedict walks. Charley Lewis singles to right field. Buck Benedict advances to third on the hit. Damian Marak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Herschel Scott pitching. Glenn Mays grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Esser strikes out. Fred Chitren grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Gene Ingersoll is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernie Addy did not respond to coaching in control Albert Sanchez improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Ardoin improves in arm Ronnie York improves in contact_vs_righty Tomas Vogelsong improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Ardoin did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: X. Eric Vario did not respond to coaching in arm X. Eric Vario did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Fallon did not respond to coaching in control Mike Willis did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Johnson improves in range John Fallon did not respond to coaching in control Klondike Walkup improves in C