Win: Wilbur Leonard (22-8) Loss: Akihito Tsuru (20-8)
Save: Ed Robinson (33)
Inning: 1 Oakland Wilbur Leonard pitching. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Dave Beecher singles to center field. Kevin Faeth pops out to the shortstop. Ed Knepper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Akihito Tsuru pitching. Chico Lahoud grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the second baseman. Masaaki Yamada hits a home run. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Bellarino flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Barry singles to center field. Steven St. John grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Ivy Lamont grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Orsatti flies out to the right fielder. Al Mullen singles past the second baseman. Al Gaddy walks. Wilbur Leonard singles to right field. Al Mullen scores. Chico Lahoud grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wilbur Leonard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Garland Clay strikes out. Akihito Tsuru grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bernie Aguirre strikes out. Masaaki Yamada grounds out to the second baseman. Ryota Ohno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Beecher walks. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Ed Knepper walks. Ed Bellarino flies out to the right fielder. Ellis Barry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Ivy Lamont walks. Fred Orsatti grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Mullen lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Steven St. John flies out to the center fielder. Garland Clay flies out to the right fielder. Akihito Tsuru singles to left field. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to center field. Akihito Tsuru advances to third on the hit. Dave Beecher grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Al Gaddy strikes out. Wilbur Leonard singles to left field. Chico Lahoud lines out to the shortstop. Bernie Aguirre walks. Masaaki Yamada singles to center field. Ryota Ohno grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Wilbur Leonard is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Knepper flies out to the right fielder. Ed Bellarino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Ivy Lamont grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Fred Orsatti singles past the shortstop. Al Mullen singles to left field. Fred Orsatti advances to third on the hit. Al Gaddy flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Orsatti is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ellis Barry strikes out. Steven St. John pops out to the third baseman. Garland Clay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Wilbur Leonard strikes out. Chico Lahoud singles to right field. Chico Lahoud steals second. Bernie Aguirre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chico Lahoud advances to third on the play. Lute Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Masaaki Yamada walks. Ryota Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Ramirez is pinch hitting for Lute Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Harry Ramirez strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beecher walks. Dave Beecher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Otis Chiozza pitching. Ivy Lamont hits a home run. Fred Orsatti flies out to the center fielder. Al Mullen strikes out. Al Gaddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Kevin Faeth walks. Ed Knepper strikes out. Ed Bellarino walks. Ed Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ellis Barry singles to center field. Kevin Faeth scores. Ed Bellarino advances to third on the hit. Steven St. John grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Mike Ryan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Ryan improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Ryan improves in arm Mike Ryan improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John Fuhr improves in range Bob Engle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dwight Priest did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Roque improves in power_vs_righty