Win: Bama McLaughlin (13-12) Loss: Guy Reach (6-12)
Inning: 1 Washington Guy Reach pitching. Mike Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop. Hersh Kreitz hits a home run. John Goodwin doubles to right field. George Culp flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bama McLaughlin pitching. Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Henke doubles to left field. Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Denney Perdue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Matt McWilliams pops out to the second baseman. Wenty Nyman flies out to the right fielder. Rabbit Comellas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ralph Terry flies out to the center fielder. Franklin Redmon singles to right field. Dave Dexter flies out to the left fielder. Bumpus Gehring hits a home run. Franklin Redmon scores. Guy Reach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bama McLaughlin pops out to the first baseman. Mike Paxton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dave Dexter. Mike Gehrig strikes out. Hersh Kreitz walks. John Goodwin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Henke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington George Culp pops out to the first baseman. Matt McWilliams doubles past the left fielder. Wenty Nyman walks. Rabbit Comellas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Denney Perdue lines out to the third baseman. Ralph Terry flies out to the center fielder. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bama McLaughlin singles to center field. Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Paxton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hersh Kreitz singles to right field. Bama McLaughlin scores. Mike Gehrig advances to third on the hit. Hersh Kreitz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Goodwin singles to right field. Mike Gehrig scores. George Culp singles to right field. John Goodwin advances to third on the hit. Matt McWilliams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Dexter singles to center field. Dave Dexter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Guy Reach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Wenty Nyman singles to center field. Rabbit Comellas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bama McLaughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Henke doubles to center field. Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Denney Perdue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig singles to right field. Hersh Kreitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Gehrig advances to second on the play. Stew Just 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. John Goodwin doubles to center field. Mike Gehrig scores. George Culp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ralph Terry flies out to the center fielder. Franklin Redmon strikes out. Dave Dexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Matt McWilliams hits a home run. Wenty Nyman walks. Passed ball. Wenty Nyman advances to second. Rabbit Comellas walks. Bama McLaughlin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bama McLaughlin walks. Duane Gillenwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Paxton flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Wenty Nyman scores. Mike Gehrig grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bumpus Gehring walks. Duane Gillenwater lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bumpus Gehring forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Beatty singles past the first baseman. Bob Henke strikes out. Dave Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Hersh Kreitz grounds out to the shortstop. John Goodwin singles to center field. George Culp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Goodwin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt McWilliams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Denney Perdue strikes out. Ralph Terry singles to left field. Franklin Redmon flies out to the left fielder. Dave Dexter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Armando Spilman improves in speed Eddie Swanson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Aleno improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe King improves in arm Eddie Swanson improves in power_vs_lefty Ernie LaChance improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Bowlin improves in control Mark Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Casey Hanford improves in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Upchurch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Manuel Rockenfield did not respond to coaching in LF