Win: Percy Lake (9-5) Loss: Al Cox (9-16)
Save: Clyde Goossen (20)
Inning: 1 Oakland Percy Lake pitching. Bernie Friberg strikes out. Charlie Lawton strikes out. Mack Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Al Cox pitching. Chris Parker singles to right field. Chris Parker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Herring grounds out to the shortstop. Ronnie Belcher hits a home run. Tommy Brunsberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Haney flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kerfeld grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Cremins singles to right field. Bob Dittmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dale Carl strikes out. Dick Bennett doubles to right field. Art Battey singles to center field. Dick Bennett scores. Craig Bradley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tony Clarke walks. Al Cox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernie Friberg singles to left field. Tony Clarke scores. Charlie Lawton grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bernie Friberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mack Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Percy Lake grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Parker lines out to the third baseman. Dick Herring walks. Ronnie Belcher doubles to center field. Dick Herring uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tommy Brunsberg singles to right field. Ronnie Belcher scores. Dale Carl pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Haney lines out to the second baseman. Ed Kerfeld strikes out. Mark Cremins singles past the second baseman. Bob Dittmer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett doubles to center field. Art Battey hits an infield single to the shortstop. Craig Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Percy Lake grounds out to the third baseman. Art Battey advances to second on the play. Chris Parker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Tony Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Al Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Friberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Dick Herring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronnie Belcher singles past the shortstop. Tommy Brunsberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ronnie Belcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dale Carl grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Charlie Lawton walks. Mack Campbell strikes out. Charlie Lawton steals second. Jim Haney singles to right field. Charlie Lawton scores. Ed Kerfeld strikes out. Mark Cremins lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Battey flies out to the center fielder. Craig Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Dittmer flies out to the center fielder. Tony Clarke singles to right field. Hi Harriss is pinch hitting for Al Cox. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Clarke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hi Harriss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jack Creger pitching. Shinya Maruo is pinch hitting for Percy Lake. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Shinya Maruo hits a home run. Chris Parker flies out to the center fielder. Dick Herring grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ronnie Belcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Clyde Goossen pitching. Bernie Friberg singles to left field. Bernie Friberg steals second. Charlie Lawton grounds out to the third baseman. Mack Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Friberg advances to third on the play. Bernie Friberg gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ramon Swisher is pinch hitting for Tommy Brunsberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ramon Swisher strikes out. Dale Carl flies out to the right fielder. Dick Bennett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Haney strikes out. Ed Kerfeld strikes out. Mark Cremins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Matt Kelly improves in range Bill Sunday improves in power_vs_righty Carl Mattis did not respond to coaching in control Anthony Brohamer improves in power_vs_righty Mike Mahlberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Art Lamabe did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kim Baumer did not respond to coaching in control Don Espinoza improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Raymond improves in control Junior Littlejohn improves in velocity Jim Raymond did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Crouch improves in arm