Win: Ray T Nichols (3-5) Loss: Jose Aberson (12-15)
Inning: 1 Chicago Jose Aberson pitching. Henry Piereaux grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Cafego walks. Mike Cafego is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Darrell Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ray T Nichols pitching. Magglio Kida singles past the third baseman. Joe Hoffman walks. John Souza strikes out. Terry Johnson walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Chuck Matthewson singles to center field. Magglio Kida scores. Joe Hoffman scores. Terry Johnson advances to third on the hit. Dan Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Terry Johnson scores. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Bert Campaneris hits a home run. Errol Abbassid grounds out to the shortstop. Roberto Williams singles to right field. Tom Midkiff flies out to the left fielder. Bill TK Murray hits a home run. Roberto Williams scores. Ray T Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Stein strikes out. Jose Aberson walks. Magglio Kida flies out to the center fielder. Jose Aberson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Henry Piereaux grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Cafego singles to right field. Mike Cafego steals second. Darrell Thomas strikes out. Bert Campaneris hits a home run. Mike Cafego scores. Ed Estalella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Errol Abbassid singles to center field. Roberto Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Errol Abbassid is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. John Souza grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Tom Midkiff singles to center field. Bill TK Murray singles past the second baseman. Tom Midkiff advances to third on the hit. Ray T Nichols strikes out. Henry Piereaux grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Chuck Matthewson strikes out. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Boom Boom Washington doubles to left field. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Mike Cafego doubles to right field. Darrell Thomas singles to center field. Mike Cafego is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Darrell Thomas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bert Campaneris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Estalella strikes out. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Errol Abbassid singles past the first baseman. Frank Flair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Williams walks. Tom Midkiff hits a home run. Errol Abbassid scores. Roberto Williams scores. Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill TK Murray strikes out. Ray T Nichols strikes out. Henry Piereaux hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mike Cafego walks. Darrell Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland John Souza walks. Terry Johnson strikes out. Chuck Matthewson flies out to the center fielder. John Souza steals second. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Bert Campaneris lines out to the third baseman. Errol Abbassid walks. Errol Abbassid is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roberto Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Spencer Bushong 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. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Bob Stein walks. Hal Plank is pinch hitting for Bill Hutchinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Plank strikes out. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Magglio Kida. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rocky Jonnard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Rich Napoleon pitching. Tom Midkiff singles to left field. Bill TK Murray grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bert Terry is pinch hitting for Spencer Bushong. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bert Terry lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Al Lawson pitching. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. John Souza grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yoshio Yanagida is pinch hitting for Terry Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yoshio Yanagida singles to center field. John Souza advances to third on the hit. Chuck Matthewson grounds out to the second baseman. John Souza scores. Yoshio Yanagida advances to second on the play. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Henry Piereaux flies out to the center fielder. Mike Cafego strikes out. Darrell Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Takumi TK Ogai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Stein lines out to the third baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche is pinch hitting for Rich Napoleon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to right field. Rocky Jonnard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Mike Cafego (25).HR - Bert Campaneris 2 (9), Tom Midkiff (15), Bill TK Murray (14).GIDP - Henry Piereaux, Bill TK Murray. Baserunning: SB - Mike Cafego (25).CS - Mike Cafego (9), Darrell Thomas (5), Errol Abbassid (10).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ted Wares improves in arm Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Wilkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Parsons improves in power_vs_righty Bill Parsons did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Emil Shipke did not respond to coaching in control Paul Schoeneweis did not respond to coaching in velocity Happy Riggs did not respond to coaching in control Dave Cogswell improves in contact_vs_righty Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 1B