Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Laskey pitching. Bernie Friberg singles to right field. Charlie Lawton strikes out. Bernie Friberg steals second. Mack Campbell grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Haney singles to right field. Bernie Friberg scores. Ed Kerfeld walks. Mark Cremins grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Kerfeld is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Joe Elliott pitching. Reggie Morse singles to left field. Dick Herring hits a home run. Reggie Morse scores. Chris Parker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronnie Belcher singles to center field. Dale Carl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ronnie Belcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tommy Brunsberg pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Dittmer flies out to the left fielder. Tony Clarke strikes out. Joe Elliott walks. Bernie Friberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Art Battey grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Bradley walks. Bob Laskey pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Reggie Morse pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Lawton grounds out to the shortstop. Mack Campbell singles to center field. Jim Haney singles to left field. Ed Kerfeld grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Mack Campbell advances to third on the play. Jim Haney advances to second on the play. Mark Cremins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Herring hits an infield single to the first baseman. Chris Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Herring advances to second on the play. Ronnie Belcher grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dick Herring advances to third on the play. Dale Carl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Dittmer singles to right field. Tony Clarke walks. Joe Elliott 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 grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dittmer scores. Tony Clarke advances to third on the play. Charlie Lawton singles to right field. Tony Clarke scores. Mack Campbell singles to left field. Charlie Lawton advances to third on the hit. Mack Campbell steals second. Jim Haney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Tommy Brunsberg singles to left field. Art Battey strikes out. Craig Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Brunsberg advances to second on the play. Bob Laskey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Kerfeld flies out to the center fielder. Mark Cremins grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dittmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Reggie Morse pops out to the third baseman. Dick Herring singles to left field. Chris Parker singles to right field. Ronnie Belcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Parker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dale Carl doubles to right field. Dick Herring scores. Ronnie Belcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tommy Brunsberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tony Clarke strikes out. Joe Elliott singles past the third baseman. Joe Elliott is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bernie Friberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Art Battey singles to center field. Art Battey steals second. Craig Bradley pops out to the first baseman. Bob Laskey flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Morse lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Lawton walks. Mack Campbell reached on a fielding error by Dale Carl. Jim Haney flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kerfeld grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Dick Herring singles past the shortstop. Matt Pillion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Parker strikes out. Ronnie Belcher hits a home run. Dick Herring scores. Dale Carl triples. Dick Bennett is pinch hitting for Tommy Brunsberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Bennett flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dale Carl scores. Turkey Page comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Battey pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Clyde Goossen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mark Cremins grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dittmer flies out to the left fielder. Tony Clarke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ramon Swisher is pinch hitting for Craig Bradley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ramon Swisher grounds out to the pitcher. Clyde Goossen lines out to the second baseman. Reggie Morse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hi Harriss is pinch hitting for Turkey Page. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hi Harriss strikes out. Bernie Friberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Lawton hits a home run. Frank Trammell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mack Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Dale Carl (35).3B - Dale Carl (7).HR - Dick Herring (15), Ronnie Belcher (22).SF - Dick Bennett. Baserunning: SB - Art Battey (14). Fielding: E - Dale Carl.
Game Notes Dick Herring is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lafayette Severson improves in range Lafayette Severson improves in arm Lafayette Severson improves in range Curt Moreland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kenny Alston did not respond to coaching in control Kenny Alston did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Lamabe did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Manuel Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Jim Raymond improves in velocity Kim Baumer did not respond to coaching in control Tom Crouch improves in power_vs_righty Emmett Knothe did not respond to coaching in control Kim Baumer improves in control