Win: Bill Smith (8-6) Loss: Con Conigliaro (6-9)
Save: Milt Kaline (38)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Con Conigliaro pitching. Wes Purdin walks. Jim Bond walks. Mike Barrett walks. Pryor Addis walks. Wes Purdin scores. Pembroke Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Bond scores. Kiyohito Fujimoto strikes out. Otto Burgo lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Smith pitching. Marty Redus strikes out. Marino Baker strikes out. Eddie Walsh walks. Eddie Walsh steals second. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marcus Hunt pops out to the first baseman. Bill Smith strikes out. Wes Purdin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tricky Kalahan singles to left field. Al Richardson flies out to the center fielder. Kazuaki Matsuyama flies out to the center fielder. Roman Osik singles to left field. Con Conigliaro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Bond flies out to the center fielder. Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Pryor Addis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Marty Redus reached on a fielding error by Bill Smith. Marty Redus is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marino Baker strikes out. Eddie Walsh pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pembroke Ferguson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Kiyohito Fujimoto walks. Otto Burgo singles to center field. Marcus Hunt singles to left field. Kiyohito Fujimoto scores. Otto Burgo advances to third on the hit. Bill Smith singles to center field. Otto Burgo scores. Wes Purdin strikes out. Jim Bond singles to center field. Mike Barrett doubles to left field. Marcus Hunt scores. Bill Smith scores. Jim Bond uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Griffith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pryor Addis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tricky Kalahan strikes out. Al Richardson singles to right field. Kazuaki Matsuyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Pembroke Ferguson triples. Kiyohito Fujimoto pops out to the third baseman. Otto Burgo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marty Redus. Pembroke Ferguson scores. Marcus Hunt singles in front of the center fielder. Bill Smith singles to left field. Otto Burgo scores. Wes Purdin flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bond strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Roman Osik grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Griffith flies out to the left fielder. Marty Redus singles to right field. Marino Baker singles to right field. Marty Redus advances to third on the hit. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Barrett pops out to the first baseman. Pryor Addis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pembroke Ferguson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the second baseman. Al Richardson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Kiyohito Fujimoto strikes out. Otto Burgo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Marcus Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kazuaki Matsuyama doubles to left field. Roman Osik flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Griffith singles to left field. Kazuaki Matsuyama scores. Marty Redus grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Griffith advances to second on the play. Marino Baker walks. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Purdin strikes out. Jim Bond walks. Curt Andrews is pinch hitting for Mike Barrett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bond steals second. Curt Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Lenhardt singles to left field. Roy White is pinch hitting for Tricky Kalahan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy White grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gerry Templeton is pinch hitting for Al Richardson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gerry Templeton doubles to right field. Kazuaki Matsuyama walks. Roman Osik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pryor Addis strikes out. Pembroke Ferguson pops out to the second baseman. Barney Martinez is pinch hitting for Kiyohito Fujimoto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barney Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bobby Ford is pinch hitting for Charlie Griffith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Ford pops out to the shortstop. Marty Redus reached on a fielding error by Otto Burgo. Marino Baker strikes out. Eddie Walsh doubles to center field. Marty Redus uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Lenhardt singles to left field. Eddie Walsh scores. Roy White doubles to right field. Gerry Templeton singles to right field. Frank Lenhardt scores. Kazuaki Matsuyama singles to right field. Roy White scores. Milt Kaline comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roman Osik flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Mike Barrett (14).3B - Pembroke Ferguson (5).SF - Pembroke Ferguson. Baserunning: SB - Jim Bond (12). Fielding: E - Otto Burgo, Bill Smith.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Barojas did not respond to coaching in control Tom Watkins improves in contact_vs_righty Hi Kline improves in range Jule Nunn did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Allen improves in speed George Wade did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Southworth improves in contact_vs_righty Rusty Kennedy did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Allen did not respond to coaching in 1B