Win: Buster Brown (21-8) Loss: Takehiko Takeuchi (3-7)
Save: Pete Garibaldi (6)
Inning: 1 Texas Takehiko Takeuchi pitching. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Rod Dyer grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Otto Finley pitching. Ty Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Yvars grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Kennedy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Eaton walks. Joe Eaton steals second. Rip Merullo strikes out. Mike Carpenter strikes out. Frank Bogart singles to right field. Joe Eaton scores. Ed Humphrey singles to center field. Frank Bogart advances to third on the hit. Otto Finley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Riggs walks. Turkey McCrea pops out to the shortstop. Cecil Aitchison grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Whitey Lansing strikes out. Rod Dyer singles to left field. Butch Casey flies out to the left fielder. Joe Eaton singles to right field. Rod Dyer advances to third on the hit. Rip Merullo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bubba Loviglio flies out to the center fielder. Koji Kubo singles to left field. Takehiko Takeuchi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ty Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Mike Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Bogart strikes out. Ed Humphrey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bud Yvars strikes out. Jose Kennedy singles past the third baseman. Buster Brown 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. Dave Riggs doubles to left field. Jose Kennedy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Turkey McCrea singles to center field. Cecil Aitchison singles to left field. Dave Riggs scores. Turkey McCrea advances to third on the hit. Bubba Loviglio strikes out. Koji Kubo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Danny Alcantara is pinch hitting for Buster Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Danny Alcantara hits an infield single to the second baseman. Whitey Lansing flies out to the right fielder. Rod Dyer strikes out. Butch Casey singles to center field. Danny Alcantara advances to third on the hit. Butch Casey steals second. Joe Eaton hits a home run. Danny Alcantara scores. Butch Casey scores. Sam Hildebrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Merullo doubles to right field. Mike Carpenter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jeff Pfeffer pitching. Sam Hildebrand singles to left field. Ty Kelly hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bud Yvars grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sam Hildebrand advances to third on the play. Jose Kennedy singles to center field. Sam Hildebrand scores. Dave Riggs walks. Turkey McCrea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Frank Bogart grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Humphrey flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Harris is pinch hitting for Jeff Pfeffer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jesus Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Keiichi Aiko pitching. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the shortstop. Bubba Loviglio singles to right field. Koji Kubo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Whitey Lansing. Luis Young is pinch hitting for Sam Hildebrand. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Luis Young strikes out. Ty Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Roy Suzuki pitching. Whitey Lansing singles to left field. Rod Dyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Whitey Lansing is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Butch Casey pops out to the second baseman. Joe Eaton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bud Yvars grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Kennedy pops out to the first baseman. Dave Riggs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Rip Merullo flies out to the right fielder. Tim Wade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Carpenter singles to left field. Frank Bogart strikes out. Ed Humphrey doubles to right field. Mike Carpenter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cloy Tollberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moxie Allen is pinch hitting for Keiichi Aiko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Moxie Allen doubles to left field. Ed Humphrey scores. Whitey Lansing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Pete Garibaldi pitching. Matt Kirkpatrick enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Humphrey at C. Turkey McCrea flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Aitchison strikes out. Bubba Loviglio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Rod Dyer strikes out. Butch Casey pops out to the first baseman. Joe Eaton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Koji Kubo strikes out. Jim Critz is pinch hitting for Cloy Tollberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Critz grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Afenir improves in speed Jack K Terry improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Sorensen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kris Benson did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Thomasson did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sheriff Dowd did not respond to coaching in control Zeb Howell did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Miller improves in velocity Jake Miles did not respond to coaching in control Lee Traynor did not respond to coaching in 1B