Win: Craig Sullivan (10-4) Loss: Andy Minshall (2-21)
Inning: 1 Texas Andy Minshall pitching. Scott Santo singles to left field. Tom Cather singles to right field. Tom Meloan strikes out. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Santo advances to third on the play. Tom Cather advances to second on the play. Chappy DeVormer singles to center field. Scott Santo scores. Tom Cather scores. Wilbur Ruffin hits a home run. Chappy DeVormer scores. Chick Pappas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elvis Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Robert Pulido pitching. Charlie Barton flies out to the right fielder. Don Silverio flies out to the right fielder. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Johnny Wurm triples. Robert Pulido grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Wurm scores. Scott Santo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Cather walks. Tom Meloan singles to left field. Tom Cather advances to third on the hit. Blondy Spongberg singles to left field. Tom Cather scores. Chappy DeVormer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Terry Boyle strikes out. Hugh Dixon singles to left field. Yoshitaka Nakada grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Dixon advances to second on the play. Lee Swacina flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Wilbur Ruffin hits a home run. Elvis Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Wurm grounds out to the shortstop. Robert Pulido flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jimmy Prim walks. Chick Pappas fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chick Pappas walks. Charlie Barton flies out to the center fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Don Silverio strikes out. Tino Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Scott Santo grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Cather grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Meloan singles past the second baseman. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Boyle flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Dixon singles to right field. Yoshitaka Nakada is hit by a pitch. Lee Swacina hits a home run. Hugh Dixon scores. Yoshitaka Nakada scores. Jimmy Prim singles to center field. Fred Smith is pinch hitting for Chick Pappas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Fred Smith flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Barton walks. Don Silverio flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Ike Kilgus pitching. Chappy DeVormer walks. Wilbur Ruffin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Chappy DeVormer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Elvis Larkin strikes out. Johnny Wurm reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Barton. Robert Pulido pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Tino Sanchez singles to center field. Craig Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Boyle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tino Sanchez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hugh Dixon singles past the shortstop. Terry Boyle advances to third on the hit. Yoshitaka Nakada strikes out. Lee Swacina grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Scott Santo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Cather walks. Tom Meloan singles to center field. Tom Cather advances to third on the hit. Ramon Mazeroski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Blondy Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Cather scores. Chappy DeVormer singles to right field. Wilbur Ruffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Jimmy Prim grounds out to the pitcher. Ramon Mazeroski strikes out. Charlie Barton doubles to left field. Don Silverio singles to right field. Charlie Barton scores. Chuck Chavez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tino Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Elvis Larkin singles to left field. Johnny Wurm singles to center field. Elvis Larkin advances to third on the hit. Bob Lefevre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Everett Hudson is pinch hitting for Chuck Chavez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Everett Hudson strikes out. Scott Santo strikes out. Tom Cather bunts for a base hit. Elvis Larkin scores. Tom Meloan singles to center field. Johnny Wurm scores. Tom Cather advances to third on the hit. Blondy Spongberg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Magrann pitching. Terry Boyle singles to center field. Terry Boyle steals second. Blondy Spongberg throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Hugh Dixon grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Boyle scores. Yoshitaka Nakada walks. Lee Swacina strikes out. Jimmy Prim grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yoshitaka Nakada is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Chappy DeVormer strikes out. Wilbur Ruffin singles to center field. Elvis Larkin singles to center field. Wilbur Ruffin advances to third on the hit. Johnny Wurm reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Prim. Wilbur Ruffin scores. Bruce Spindel is pinch hitting for Steve Magrann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bruce Spindel flies out to the left fielder. Scott Santo hits a home run. Elvis Larkin scores. Johnny Wurm scores. Tom Cather flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Greg Bielecki pitching. Jose McCabe is pinch hitting for Bob Lefevre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jose McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Don Silverio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Rich Hurst pitching. Tom Meloan hits a home run. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chappy DeVormer walks. Wilbur Ruffin flies out to the right fielder. Elvis Larkin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tino Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Boyle strikes out. Hugh Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Charlie Barton (29).HR - Lee Swacina (11).HBP - Yoshitaka Nakada (1). Baserunning: SB - Terry Boyle (11). Fielding: E - Charlie Barton, Jimmy Prim.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bruce Raffensberger improves in contact_vs_lefty Kip Curtis improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Afenir did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Halliday did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Wes Nixon improves in control Tom Oliver did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dennis Regan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eddie Marshall did not respond to coaching in range