Win: Van Sherry (12-9) Loss: George Chamberlain (9-17)
Save: Howard Schacht (30)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Chamberlain pitching. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. John Meier pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Van Sherry pitching. Kenichi Oshima grounds out to the pitcher. Augie Escarrega flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Chief Kauff flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Murray walks. Harry Rohrmeier singles to center field. Pinky Murray is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Jack Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ikuo Nakanishi walks. Tomonori Katayama strikes out. Jake Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Ikuo Nakanishi advances to second on the play. Toshio Inokawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Kevin Crisp grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Van Sherry strikes out. Joe Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Abe Twineham strikes out. George Chamberlain walks. Kenichi Oshima grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Chamberlain is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Augie Escarrega flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Fred Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. John Meier flies out to the center fielder. Chief Kauff walks. Pinky Murray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Johnny Allen singles to center field. Ikuo Nakanishi pops out to the shortstop. Tomonori Katayama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Allen advances to second on the play. Jake Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Rohrmeier strikes out. Jack Walsh doubles to left field. Kevin Crisp singles past the shortstop. Jack Walsh scores. Van Sherry pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Joe Gordon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Toshio Inokawa strikes out. Abe Twineham grounds out to the shortstop. George Chamberlain pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Hoover doubles to left field. John Meier doubles to left field. Fred Hoover scores. Chief Kauff flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Murray singles to center field. John Meier scores. Harry Rohrmeier singles to center field. Pinky Murray advances to third on the hit. Jack Walsh strikes out. Kevin Crisp singles to center field. Pinky Murray scores. Harry Rohrmeier advances to third on the hit. Van Sherry reached on a fielding error by Tomonori Katayama. Harry Rohrmeier scores. Joe Gordon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Kenichi Oshima flies out to the center fielder. Augie Escarrega hits a home run. Johnny Allen flies out to the left fielder. Ikuo Nakanishi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Tolleson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Hoover flies out to the center fielder. John Meier grounds out to the second baseman. Chief Kauff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Tomonori Katayama grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Rogers hits a home run. Toshio Inokawa lines out to the third baseman. Abe Twineham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pinky Murray strikes out. Harry Rohrmeier grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Walsh walks. Kevin Crisp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington John Tolleson flies out to the left fielder. Kenichi Oshima singles to right field. Shanty Gregg 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 1st. Augie Escarrega grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kenichi Oshima is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Allen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Augie Escarrega is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Shanty Gregg strikes out. Joe Gordon strikes out. Fred Hoover triples. John Meier walks. Chief Kauff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Howard Schacht comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ikuo Nakanishi grounds out to the shortstop. Tomonori Katayama singles to center field. Jake Rogers walks. Toshio Inokawa grounds out to the pitcher. Tomonori Katayama advances to third on the play. Jake Rogers advances to second on the play. Abe Twineham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Omar Alberts did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Geren did not respond to coaching in control Brian Monteleone did not respond to coaching in range Bill Geren did not respond to coaching in control Nap Mole did not respond to coaching in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Shields improves in range Hal Dee did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Littell improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Kraft did not respond to coaching in range