Win: Neal Robinson (1-0) Loss: Ed Gonzalez (0-1)
Save: Mike Heffernan (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Pryor McMillan pitching. Zeke Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Kostal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Anthony Cleary singles to center field. Jim Wilborn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Owen Legg pitching. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Adams hits a home run. Trenidad Beeler flies out to the center fielder. Ed Szekely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Billy Ford flies out to the center fielder. Joe Freeman singles to right field. Phil Kmak singles to left field. Jim Washburn hits an infield single to the pitcher. Owen Legg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Don Figueroa walks. Bernardo Pfeffer grounds out to the second baseman. Don Figueroa advances to second on the play. Vicente Wehrmeister grounds out to the third baseman. Amby Jahn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Zeke Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Kostal grounds out to the shortstop. Anthony Cleary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pryor McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Adams doubles to right field. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Johnny Adams scores. Ed Szekely strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Jim Wilborn grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Ford hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Freeman lines out to the second baseman. Phil Kmak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Don Figueroa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Freeman. Bernardo Pfeffer lines out to the first baseman. Vicente Wehrmeister grounds out to the shortstop. Amby Jahn walks. Pryor McMillan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Jim Washburn singles to center field. Owen Legg lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Zeke Diaz doubles to right field. Jim Washburn scores. Craig Kostal strikes out. Anthony Cleary singles to center field. Zeke Diaz scores. Anthony Cleary steals second. Jim Wilborn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Harlin Muncrief singles to center field. Johnny Adams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harlin Muncrief is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Trenidad Beeler singles to left field. Johnny Adams advances to third on the hit. Ed Szekely hits a home run. Johnny Adams scores. Trenidad Beeler scores. Neil Felske comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Figueroa flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bernardo Pfeffer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Billy Ford doubles to right field. Joe Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Ford advances to third on the play. Phil Kmak grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Ford scores. Jim Washburn singles to right field. Neil Felske strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Vicente Wehrmeister walks. Amby Jahn strikes out. Pryor McMillan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pryor McMillan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vicente Wehrmeister is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Zeke Diaz hits a home run. Jim Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Kostal flies out to the right fielder. Anthony Cleary doubles to right field. Jim Wilborn singles to right field. Anthony Cleary scores. Billy Ford singles to right field. Jim Wilborn is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Joe Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnny Adams walks. Trenidad Beeler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Adams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Szekely grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Dan Diaz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Kmak strikes out. Jim Washburn singles to right field. Neil Felske lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jim Washburn forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Zeke Diaz hits a home run. Neil Felske scores. Jose Kazanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Kostal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Don Figueroa pops out to the first baseman. Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the right fielder. Vicente Wehrmeister singles to right field. Amby Jahn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Anthony Cleary grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wilborn singles to center field. Jim Wilborn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Ford grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Buck Giebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doc Mele is pinch hitting for Jose Kazanski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doc Mele reached on a 2-base throwing error by Zeke Diaz. Harlin Muncrief singles to left field. Doc Mele scores. Johnny Adams singles to right field. Harlin Muncrief advances to third on the hit. Trenidad Beeler walks. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Harlin Muncrief scores. Neal Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Figueroa flies out to the center fielder. Bernardo Pfeffer pops out to the second baseman. Vicente Wehrmeister grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Chicago Dick Gantenbein pitching. Joe Freeman pops out to the shortstop. Phil Kmak grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Washburn reached on a fielding error by Bernardo Pfeffer. Lee Grover is pinch running for Jim Washburn on 1st base. Neal Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Charlie Hawkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lee Grover at RF. Amby Jahn walks. Gus Wilkinson is pinch hitting for Dick Gantenbein. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Wilkinson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harlin Muncrief pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Chicago Ed Gonzalez pitching. Zeke Diaz walks. Craig Kostal singles to left field. Anthony Cleary strikes out. Jim Wilborn flies out to the left fielder. Billy Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Johnny Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Trenidad Beeler flies out to the left fielder. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Chicago Joe Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Phil Kmak hits an infield single to the third baseman. Charlie Hawkins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Don Figueroa strikes out. Bernardo Pfeffer grounds out to the second baseman. Vicente Wehrmeister pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Chicago Neal Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Diaz singles to right field. Craig Kostal strikes out. Anthony Cleary flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Amby Jahn flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gonzalez strikes out. Harlin Muncrief strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Chicago Jim Wilborn pops out to the shortstop. Billy Ford walks. Joe Freeman strikes out. Phil Kmak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Oakland Johnny Adams flies out to the left fielder. Trenidad Beeler flies out to the center fielder. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Don Figueroa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Chicago Charlie Hawkins hits a home run. Neal Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Zeke Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Craig Kostal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Oakland Bernardo Pfeffer singles to center field. Vicente Wehrmeister singles to center field. Mike Heffernan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elam Mingori is pinch hitting for Amby Jahn. Elam Mingori grounds out to the third baseman. Bernardo Pfeffer advances to third on the play. Vicente Wehrmeister advances to second on the play. Ed Gonzalez strikes out. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Zeke Diaz (1), Anthony Cleary (2), Billy Ford (2).HR - Zeke Diaz 2 (2), Charlie Hawkins (1).GIDP - Charlie Hawkins, Owen Legg. Baserunning: SB - Anthony Cleary (1).CS - Jim Wilborn (1). Fielding: E - Zeke Diaz, Joe Freeman.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doc Ellsworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Higgins improves in power_vs_lefty Craig Lopez did not respond to coaching in endurance Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Greg Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Higgins improves in arm Bill Higgins did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Winters did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Hearn improves in range Jake Cruz did not respond to coaching in control Carl Garman did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Garman improves in control George Klugmann did not respond to coaching in velocity