Win: Bobby Bowen (1-0) Loss: Zippy Zuber (0-1)
Save: Ken McAleer (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Zippy Zuber pitching. Barney Kahl doubles to center field. Babe Lombardi flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bream flies out to the right fielder. Howie Washburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Bobby Bowen pitching. Red Bradford walks. Jim Scott strikes out. Sweet Flowers strikes out. Clay Radlosky singles to right field. Lance Riggert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Larry Holmes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Lowery grounds out to the pitcher. John Darwin singles past the shortstop. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Frank Metzger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Adrian Cordero flies out to the center fielder. William Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobby Bowen singles to right field. Barney Kahl grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Bowen advances to second on the play. Babe Lombardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Bowen advances to third on the play. Bob Bream singles to left field. Bobby Bowen scores. Howie Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Zippy Zuber strikes out. Red Bradford walks. Jim Scott singles to center field. Red Bradford advances to third on the hit. Sweet Flowers pops out to the shortstop. Clay Radlosky grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Larry Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Lowery singles to center field. John Darwin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Lance Riggert strikes out. Adrian Cordero grounds out to the shortstop. William Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Metzger strikes out. Bobby Bowen grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Kahl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Henry Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Zippy Zuber singles to center field. Red Bradford walks. Jim Scott flies out to the left fielder. Sweet Flowers hits a home run. Zippy Zuber scores. Red Bradford scores. Clay Radlosky flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Babe Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bream strikes out. Howie Washburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Lance Riggert singles to center field. Adrian Cordero strikes out. William Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Henry Greene grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lance Riggert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Larry Holmes flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Lowery hits a home run. John Darwin hits a home run. Frank Metzger reached on a fielding error by Zippy Zuber. Benny Chiles is pinch hitting for Bobby Bowen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Benny Chiles triples. Frank Metzger scores. Paul Powell 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. Barney Kahl reached on a fielding error by William Mitchell. Benny Chiles scores. Barney Kahl is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Babe Lombardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Chico Raudman pitching. Jim Hughes is pinch hitting for Paul Powell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Red Bradford singles to center field. Jim Scott singles to right field. Sweet Flowers pops out to the catcher. Clay Radlosky pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Takaya Horimoto pitching. Bob Bream strikes out. Howie Washburn singles to left field. Larry Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Washburn advances to second on the play. Heinie Lowery singles to right field. Howie Washburn scores. John Darwin singles to center field. Heinie Lowery advances to third on the hit. Frank Metzger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Lance Riggert walks. Adrian Cordero grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. William Mitchell walks. Henry Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Les Lillis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lenny Haney is pinch hitting for Chico Raudman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lenny Haney doubles to center field. Barney Kahl grounds out to the catcher. Babe Lombardi strikes out. Bob Bream flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ken McAleer pitching. Luke Felix is pinch hitting for Les Lillis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luke Felix singles to right field. Red Bradford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Toby Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Tim Weston did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Thobe did not respond to coaching in arm Harvey Burda improves in speed Rick Colliflower improves in power_vs_lefty Bud Moren improves in velocity Joe Wade did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jack Adams did not respond to coaching in range Jack Adams improves in contact_vs_righty Lou Montgomery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Barnhart improves in power_vs_righty Andy Moriarty did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Burwell did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Adams did not respond to coaching in 2B