Win: Freddy Maier (1-0) Loss: Bob Mahoney (0-1)
Save: Pete Carden (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Don Shokes pitching. Jesse James singles to center field. Yuya Tatsumi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Stan Esser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Mahoney pitching. John Kelly walks. John Kelly steals second. Buddy Lyden reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jesse James. John Kelly scores. Pinky Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Lyden advances to third on the play. Charley Lewis singles to left field. Buddy Lyden scores. Buck Benedict hits a home run. Charley Lewis scores. Gene Ingersoll doubles to center field. Jay Dalrymple singles to center field. Gene Ingersoll scores. Johnny Hearn walks. Don Shokes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jessie White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ty Fischer hits a home run. Fred Irelan singles to left field. John Morris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Buddy Lyden triples. Pinky Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Lyden scores. Charley Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Benedict walks. Gene Ingersoll walks. Jay Dalrymple singles to right field. Buck Benedict scores. Gene Ingersoll advances to third on the hit. Johnny Hearn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Joey Latham strikes out. Bob Mahoney pops out to the second baseman. Jesse James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Don Shokes walks. Moose Higbee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. John Kelly walks. Buddy Lyden grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Don Shokes advances to third on the play. Pinky Javier hits a home run. Don Shokes scores. Charley Lewis singles to left field. Buck Benedict singles to right field. Charley Lewis advances to third on the hit. Gene Ingersoll singles to center field. Charley Lewis scores. Buck Benedict advances to third on the hit. Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Yuya Tatsumi flies out to the center fielder. Stan Esser flies out to the center fielder. Jessie White hits a home run. Ty Fischer singles to center field. Fred Irelan singles to left field. John Morris walks. Joey Latham doubles to center field. Ty Fischer scores. Fred Irelan scores. Elmer Reilley is pinch hitting for Moose Higbee. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Elmer Reilley singles to right field. John Morris scores. Joey Latham scores. Jesse James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Jethroe pitching. Johnny Hearn strikes out. Fred Poffenberger is pinch hitting for Don Shokes. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Fred Poffenberger grounds out to the third baseman. John Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Freddy Maier pitching. Yuya Tatsumi pops out to the second baseman. Stan Esser singles to left field. Jessie White walks. Ty Fischer hits a home run. Stan Esser scores. Jessie White scores. Herschel Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Irelan doubles to center field. John Morris strikes out. Joey Latham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Buddy Lyden strikes out. Pinky Javier grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Jethroe flies out to the left fielder. Jesse James singles to center field. Yuya Tatsumi pops out to the third baseman. Stan Esser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Buck Benedict strikes out. Gene Ingersoll flies out to the center fielder. Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jessie White singles in front of the center fielder. Ty Fischer grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jessie White is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Irelan grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnny Hearn strikes out. Damian Marak is pinch hitting for Herschel Scott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Damian Marak reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yuya Tatsumi. John Kelly walks. Buddy Lyden flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Javier singles to right field. Damian Marak scores. John Kelly advances to third on the hit. Charley Lewis singles to center field. John Kelly scores. Pinky Javier advances to third on the hit. Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Matt Tate pitching. John Morris flies out to the right fielder. Joey Latham grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Chitren is pinch hitting for Bob Jethroe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Chitren flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Darryl Thurmond pitching. Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Jay Dalrymple flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Hearn reached on a fielding error by Ty Fischer. Blix Wolf is pinch hitting for Matt Tate. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Blix Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Pete Carden pitching. Jesse James singles in front of the center fielder. Yuya Tatsumi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Stan Esser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Fred Irelan (5), Joey Latham (3).HR - Jessie White (8), Ty Fischer 2 (5).GIDP - Yuya Tatsumi 2, Fred Irelan, John Morris. Fielding: E - Jesse James, Yuya Tatsumi, Ty Fischer.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Willis did not respond to coaching in velocity John Fallon did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Schmees improves in control Wayne Hopkins improves in velocity Jim Bowman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Rhawn improves in velocity Klondike Walkup did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Klein did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Graham improves in speed Roy Gilbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Earle Essian improves in power_vs_lefty Earle Essian did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gene Hasson did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in SS