Win: Stew Bartling (12-12) Loss: Don Lowe (9-6)
Save: Pat Trosky (19)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Orville Phoebus pitching. Elmer Guevara strikes out. Ed McNair doubles to left field. John Chapman singles to left field. Ed McNair scores. Hal Bolden is hit by a pitch. George Eggert singles to right field. John Chapman scores. Hal Bolden advances to third on the hit. Arthur Blair flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Bolden scores. John Shannon walks. Doc Bool flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Stew Bartling pitching. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Wood pops out to the first baseman. Zip Otis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Stew Bartling grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Guevara grounds out to the second baseman. Ed McNair grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Chris Repass flies out to the center fielder. Gene Noble strikes out. Art Bryden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Chapman singles to center field. Hal Bolden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Chapman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Bolden steals second. George Eggert flies out to the center fielder. Arthur Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Alex McGlothin flies out to the right fielder. Stu Morgan grounds out to the pitcher. Orville Phoebus triples. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Shannon walks. John Shannon steals second. Johnny Swentor 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. Doc Bool flies out to the left fielder. Stew Bartling grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Guevara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Wood flies out to the center fielder. Zip Otis singles to right field. Zip Otis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chris Repass grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ed McNair strikes out. John Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Hal Bolden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Gene Noble strikes out. Art Bryden singles to left field. Alex McGlothin doubles to left field. Art Bryden uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stu Morgan singles to left field. Alex McGlothin scores. Johnny Swentor lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Eggert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Arthur Blair strikes out. John Shannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ted Wood singles to center field. Zip Otis reached on a fielding error by John Shannon. Chris Repass flies out to the left fielder. Gene Noble strikes out. Art Bryden singles to center field. Ted Wood scores. Zip Otis advances to third on the hit. Art Bryden is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Doc Bool grounds out to the third baseman. Stew Bartling grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Guevara singles to center field. Ed McNair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Alex McGlothin grounds out to the third baseman. Stu Morgan pops out to the third baseman. Walt Santovenia is pinch hitting for Johnny Swentor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Walt Santovenia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Don Lowe pitching. John Chapman hits a home run. Hal Bolden flies out to the left fielder. George Eggert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arthur Blair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dean Brodowski singles to center field. Ted Wood grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dean Brodowski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ted Wood is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Zip Otis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Emil Tauscher is pinch hitting for John Shannon. Emil Tauscher flies out to the left fielder. Doc Bool grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Young is pinch hitting for Stew Bartling. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Del Young singles past the second baseman. Elmer Guevara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Del Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Pat Trosky pitching. Frank Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Emil Tauscher at SS. Chris Repass pops out to the shortstop. Gene Noble pops out to the first baseman. Art Bryden walks. Alex McGlothin singles to center field. Art Bryden advances to third on the hit. Stu Morgan walks. Jim Butler is pinch hitting for Don Lowe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Ed McNair (15).HR - John Chapman (17).SF - Arthur Blair.HBP - Hal Bolden (2). Baserunning: SB - Hal Bolden (12), John Shannon (16). Fielding: E - John Shannon.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Warren Romano improves in power_vs_righty Warren Romano improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Bergen did not respond to coaching in range Warren Romano improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dian Alvarez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dian Alvarez improves in arm Dusty Sloan did not respond to coaching in range George Zachary did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Johnston did not respond to coaching in C