Inning: 1 Detroit Jesus Hill pitching. Tom Stricklett flies out to the left fielder. Duke Sims strikes out. Pep McNabb walks. Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Earl Jones pitching. Jonah Shinault strikes out. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rand advances to second on the play. Scott Fitzgerald singles to left field. Dick Rand scores. Lefty Dixon walks. Bobby Helton singles to left field. Scott Fitzgerald scores. Lefty Dixon advances to third on the hit. Phil Swander singles to center field. Lefty Dixon scores. Bobby Helton advances to third on the hit. Spike Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Bo Pearson strikes out. Dan Kauffman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jesus Hill doubles to right field. Jonah Shinault pops out to the shortstop. Dick Rand strikes out. Mike Sheridan walks. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Len Loftus strikes out. Earl Jones strikes out. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Lefty Dixon singles to right field. Bobby Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Dixon advances to second on the play. Phil Swander triples. Lefty Dixon scores. Spike Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Swander scores. Jesus Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims walks. Pep McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Duke Sims steals second. Phil Swander throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Al Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Sims scores. Bob Kelly pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jonah Shinault flies out to the center fielder. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan singles to left field. Dick Rand advances to third on the hit. Scott Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Rand scores. Mike Sheridan steals second. Lefty Dixon reached on a fielding error by Al Palmer. Lefty Dixon steals second. Duke Sims throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mike Sheridan scores. Bobby Helton walks. Phil Swander reached on a fielding error by Dan Kauffman. Lefty Dixon scores. Spike Malone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Bo Pearson singles to left field. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Len Loftus grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bo Pearson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Earl Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jesus Hill walks. Jonah Shinault grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jesus Hill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Rand hits a home run. Jonah Shinault scores. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Stricklett triples. Duke Sims singles to left field. Tom Stricklett scores. Duke Sims steals second. Pep McNabb grounds out to the third baseman. Al Palmer singles to right field. Duke Sims scores. Bob Kelly strikes out. Bo Pearson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Lefty Dixon walks. Bobby Helton singles to left field. Lefty Dixon advances to third on the hit. Steve Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Phil Swander strikes out. Bobby Helton steals second. Spike Malone pops out to the third baseman. Jesus Hill reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Palmer. Lefty Dixon scores. Bobby Helton scores. Jonah Shinault flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dan Kauffman singles to left field. Len Loftus strikes out. J.R. Robinson is pinch hitting for Steve Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. J.R. Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Stricklett doubles to center field. Duke Sims flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Diego Segui pitching. Dick Rand flies out to the center fielder. Mike Sheridan strikes out. Scott Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Pep McNabb strikes out. Al Palmer strikes out. Max Kaiser is pinch hitting for Bob Kelly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Max Kaiser singles to center field. Bo Pearson singles past the second baseman. Dan Kauffman singles to center field. Max Kaiser scores. Len Loftus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Lefty Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Helton strikes out. Phil Swander singles to left field. Spike Malone pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Coscarart is pinch hitting for Diego Segui. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Coscarart grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Stricklett hits a home run. John Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Sims singles to right field. Pep McNabb pops out to the catcher. Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Tom Stricklett (24).3B - Tom Stricklett (4).HR - Tom Stricklett (6). Baserunning: SB - Duke Sims 2 (9). Fielding: E - Duke Sims, Al Palmer 2, Dan Kauffman.
Batting:2B - Jesus Hill (1).3B - Phil Swander (1).HR - Dick Rand (16).SF - Scott Fitzgerald. Baserunning: SB - Mike Sheridan (37), Lefty Dixon (12), Bobby Helton (13). Fielding: E - Phil Swander.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Cromer did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Johns did not respond to coaching in velocity Milt Keener did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Consolo did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Collins improves in arm Ed Fine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Campbell did not respond to coaching in range Bob Gallagher did not respond to coaching in control