Win: Dale Williams (8-2) Loss: Tom Sasser (3-14)
Save: Doug Holle (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Tom Sasser pitching. Irv Hammaker flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Burgmeier flies out to the right fielder. Jo-Jo Holland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rick Cooney pitching. Bud Yvars flies out to the center fielder. Jose Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Riggs doubles to left field. Charlie Downey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Macleod grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Simpson doubles to center field. Curt Feinberg grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Simpson advances to third on the play. Ray Jensen singles to right field. Tom Simpson scores. Ray Jensen steals second. Petie Slaught singles to left field. Ray Jensen scores. Rick Cooney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the second baseman. Bubba Loviglio grounds out to the third baseman. Koji Kubo singles to right field. Jim Irwin walks. Tom Sasser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Irv Hammaker flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Burgmeier doubles to left field. Jo-Jo Holland grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Macleod grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bud Yvars hits a home run. Jose Kennedy walks. Dave Riggs walks. Charlie Downey doubles to center field. Jose Kennedy scores. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bubba Loviglio walks. Dale Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Koji Kubo grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Riggs scores. Charlie Downey advances to third on the play. Bubba Loviglio advances to second on the play. Jim Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Feinberg grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Jensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Sasser flies out to the center fielder. Bud Yvars singles to right field. Jose Kennedy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bud Yvars is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Riggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Petie Slaught doubles to center field. Dale Williams lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Petie Slaught is thrown out at third. Irv Hammaker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Downey grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Aitchison singles to left field. Bubba Loviglio flies out to the right fielder. Koji Kubo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Jerry Burgmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Holland doubles to right field. Bob Macleod singles to right field. Jo-Jo Holland scores. Tom Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Curt Feinberg singles to right field. Bob Macleod advances to third on the hit. Bob Macleod gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Irwin flies out to the left fielder. Tom Sasser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Yvars doubles to left field. Jose Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ray Jensen singles to right field. Petie Slaught grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Jensen advances to second on the play. Alex Cora is pinch hitting for Dale Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Cora doubles to center field. Ray Jensen scores. Roy Suzuki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Irv Hammaker hits a home run. Alex Cora scores. Tim Wade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Burgmeier pops out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Holland walks. Bob Macleod flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Henry Freehan pitching. Dave Riggs grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Downey strikes out. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Tom Simpson strikes out. Curt Feinberg grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Jensen walks. Ray Jensen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe McCabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Petie Slaught at C. Bubba Loviglio grounds out to the third baseman. Koji Kubo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe McCabe walks. Chris LePine is pinch hitting for Henry Freehan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris LePine flies out to the left fielder. Irv Hammaker singles to right field. Jerry Burgmeier lines out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Holland grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe McCabe is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Ethyl Eichelberger pitching. Luis Young is pinch hitting for Tim Wade. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luis Young walks. Bud Yvars walks. Jose Kennedy pops out to the shortstop. Dave Riggs singles to center field. Luis Young scores. Doug Holle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Downey singles to center field. Bud Yvars scores. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Riggs advances to third on the play. Charlie Downey advances to second on the play. Bubba Loviglio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Anderson improves in velocity Mike Benton did not respond to coaching in speed Carroll Barfoot did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Honeycutt did not respond to coaching in arm Kyle Wurm did not respond to coaching in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lloyd Green improves in control Dick Brickell did not respond to coaching in control Steve Miller improves in velocity Tom Weaver improves in speed Milo Davey did not respond to coaching in 2B