Win: Buster Brown (22-8) Loss: Mike Calhoun (6-20)
Inning: 1 Texas Mike Calhoun pitching. Moxie Allen strikes out. Rod Dyer strikes out. Butch Casey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland George Gonzales pitching. Scott Auker singles to left field. Jim Irwin singles to center field. Scott Auker advances to third on the hit. Jose Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Auker scores. Jim Irwin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bud Yvars walks. Buster Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ty Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Eaton hits a home run. Rip Merullo grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Carpenter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank Bogart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Riggs grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Rijo flies out to the left fielder. Jim Critz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Claude Martin walks. Buster Brown lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Moxie Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Dyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Calhoun singles to right field. Scott Auker strikes out. Jim Irwin singles to center field. Jose Kennedy is hit by a pitch. Bud Yvars flies out to the center fielder. Ty Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Texas Butch Casey singles to left field. Joe Eaton doubles to center field. Butch Casey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rip Merullo flies out to the left fielder. Mike Carpenter walks. Frank Bogart flies out to the center fielder. Claude Martin doubles to right field. Joe Eaton scores. Mike Carpenter uses his aggressiveness and scores. 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 pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Chick Rusch pitching. Dave Riggs strikes out. Tom Rijo grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Critz singles to center field. Luis Young is pinch hitting for Mike Calhoun. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Luis Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Tim Wade pitching. Moxie Allen strikes out. Rod Dyer walks. Butch Casey flies out to the center fielder. Joe Eaton singles to left field. Rip Merullo doubles to left field. Rod Dyer scores. Joe Eaton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Carpenter walks. Frank Bogart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Scott Auker grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Irwin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jose Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Claude Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Jesus Harris is pinch hitting for Chick Rusch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jesus Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Moxie Allen walks. Rod Dyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jeff Pfeffer pitching. Bud Yvars singles to right field. Ty Kelly grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bud Yvars is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Riggs flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rijo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Butch Casey hits a home run. Joe Eaton strikes out. Rip Merullo singles to right field. Mike Carpenter walks. Frank Bogart grounds out to the pitcher. Rip Merullo advances to third on the play. Mike Carpenter advances to second on the play. Claude Martin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Critz singles to center field. Charlie Downey is pinch hitting for Tim Wade. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Downey grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Critz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Auker strikes out. Jim Irwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Shawn Stahl pitching. Matt Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for Jeff Pfeffer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Matt Kirkpatrick strikes out. Moxie Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Dyer singles to right field. Butch Casey triples. Rod Dyer scores. Joe Eaton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Pete Garibaldi pitching. Jose Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Bud Yvars strikes out. Ty Kelly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Rip Merullo grounds out to the second baseman. Peter Pena is pinch hitting for Mike Carpenter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Peter Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Bogart hits an infield single to the third baseman. Cloy Tollberg 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. Claude Martin walks. Ed Humphrey is pinch hitting for Pete Garibaldi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ed Humphrey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Johnstone pitching. Dave Riggs walks. Tom Rijo doubles to center field. Dave Riggs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Critz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Koji Kubo is pinch hitting for Cloy Tollberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Koji Kubo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Rijo advances to third on the play. Scott Auker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Jeff Pfeffer is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Bando improves in control Jack K Terry improves in speed Tony Fisher did not respond to coaching in endurance Jerry Sorensen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dutch Thomasson did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Peters improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Miller improves in velocity Harry Hartsel improves in speed Chet Lown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Earl Lombardozzi improves in 2B