Win: Lefty Benjamin (14-9) Loss: Pete Sullivan (8-11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Pete Sullivan pitching. Jonah Shinault grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Scott Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Lefty Benjamin pitching. Frank Scalzi lines out to the second baseman. Phil Clemons grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuhito Kouchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lefty Dixon walks. Bobby Helton singles to center field. Lefty Dixon advances to third on the hit. Jim Causey singles to right field. Lefty Dixon scores. Bobby Helton advances to third on the hit. Spike Malone strikes out. Lefty Benjamin singles to right field. Bobby Helton scores. Jim Causey advances to third on the hit. Jonah Shinault grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Causey scores. Lefty Benjamin advances to second on the play. Red Taveras comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Rand singles to left field. Mike Sheridan singles to left field. Lefty Benjamin scores. Dick Rand advances to third on the hit. Mike Sheridan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Fred McHenry is hit by a pitch. Vince Merson flies out to the left fielder. Masakazu Hirose grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fred McHenry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Slicker Turner hits a home run. Masakazu Hirose scores. Alex Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Carl Caldwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Helton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Vince Merson. Jim Causey hits a home run. Bobby Helton scores. Spike Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Carl Caldwell strikes out. Frank Scalzi grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Clemons walks. Mitsuhito Kouchi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Phil Clemons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lefty Benjamin strikes out. Jonah Shinault singles to left field. Dick Rand singles past the shortstop. Jonah Shinault advances to third on the hit. Jim Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Sheridan walks. Scott Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jonah Shinault scores. Lefty Dixon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Fred McHenry grounds out to the third baseman. Vince Merson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Masakazu Hirose grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Vince Merson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Masakazu Hirose is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bobby Helton walks. Jim Causey doubles to left field. Bobby Helton scores. Spike Malone strikes out. Lefty Benjamin flies out to the right fielder. Jonah Shinault flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Slicker Turner pops out to the first baseman. Alex Bailey strikes out. Jim Burns flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dick Rand strikes out. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Frank Scalzi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Phil Clemons singles to center field. Mitsuhito Kouchi pops out to the second baseman. Fred McHenry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Clemons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Lefty Dixon flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Helton strikes out. Jim Causey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Vince Merson singles past the second baseman. Masakazu Hirose singles to left field. Vince Merson advances to third on the hit. Slicker Turner grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Vince Merson scores. Alex Bailey triples. Dennis Cihocki is pinch hitting for Jim Burns. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dennis Cihocki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Mulligan pitching. Spike Malone hits a home run. Lefty Benjamin grounds out to the shortstop. Jonah Shinault flies out to the left fielder. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Frank Scalzi grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Clemons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitsuhito Kouchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Dixon strikes out. Bobby Helton hits a home run. Jim Causey singles to center field. Spike Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Fred McHenry singles to center field. Mike Maas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Carlos Gomez is pinch hitting for Vince Merson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Gomez singles to center field. Yasiel Perez is pinch hitting for Masakazu Hirose. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yasiel Perez lines out to the pitcher. Slicker Turner strikes out. Alex Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Williams improves in endurance Bob Gallagher did not respond to coaching in control Art Campbell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Sutter did not respond to coaching in control
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Augie Behrman did not respond to coaching in control Dan Knoll did not respond to coaching in velocity George Ake improves in contact_vs_lefty Tex Gentile did not respond to coaching in arm