Inning: 1 Detroit Randy White pitching. Desi Kerr grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Mustang bunts for a base hit. Trace Bronco flies out to the center fielder. Butch Mustang steals second. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Taurus pitching. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit John Ranchero strikes out. Bill Grissom pops out to the first baseman. Red Spurgeon singles to center field. Monte Escort singles to right field. Charlie Taurus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Stew LaManna flies out to the left fielder. Matt Whiteside strikes out. Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Desi Kerr strikes out. Butch Mustang grounds out to the shortstop. Trace Bronco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ernie Pick singles to center field. Sonny Siever grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ernie Pick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Randy White lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Pat Grampp flies out to the left fielder. John Ranchero grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Stew LaManna grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Red Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Monte Escort strikes out. Charlie Taurus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Matt Whiteside strikes out. Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Pick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Desi Kerr strikes out. Butch Mustang flies out to the right fielder. Trace Bronco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Sonny Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Randy White grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Takeo Hayashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Pat Grampp grounds out to the second baseman. John Ranchero walks. John Ranchero steals second. Bill Grissom singles to right field. John Ranchero scores. Red Spurgeon singles to right field. Bill Grissom is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Monte Escort walks. Charlie Taurus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Stew LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Desi Kerr singles to left field. Butch Mustang grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Desi Kerr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Trace Bronco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Matt Whiteside grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Saucier singles past the second baseman. Ernie Pick singles to right field. Sonny Siever strikes out. Jesse Focus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Randy White. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Tommy Peterson pitching. Pat Grampp walks. John Ranchero flies out to the left fielder. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Grampp advances to second on the play. Red Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rolando Maverick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Tom Shelley walks. Woodie Steinfeldt lines out to the shortstop. Stew LaManna flies out to the left fielder. Matt Whiteside singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Tom Shelley advances to third on the hit. Ken Cougar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Saucier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Monte Escort walks. Sammy Corsair is pinch hitting for Ken Cougar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Monte Escort steals second. Sonny Siever throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Desi Kerr singles to left field. Monte Escort scores. Butch Mustang hits a home run. Desi Kerr scores. Bitsy Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trace Bronco grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Grampp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland John Falcon pitching. Frank Fairlane enters the game as a defensive replacement for Desi Kerr at LF. Ernie Pick singles to right field. Sonny Siever singles to right field. Pedro May is pinch hitting for Bitsy Baker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pedro May singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Pick scores. Sonny Siever advances to third on the play. Pedro May advances to second on the play. Frank Villager comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Shelley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sonny Siever scores. Pedro May advances to third on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Pedro May scores. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Al Kelly pitching. John Ranchero strikes out. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Stew LaManna flies out to the center fielder. Matt Whiteside grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Saucier walks. Ernie Pick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Detroit Monte Escort hits a home run. Frank Villager strikes out. Frank Fairlane strikes out. Butch Mustang pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Sonny Siever strikes out. Babe Herman is pinch hitting for Al Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Babe Herman grounds out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Explorer improves in speed Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sergio Contour improves in arm Bill Explorer improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pinch Ross did not respond to coaching in control Earle Madden did not respond to coaching in velocity Ollie Pesky did not respond to coaching in control Pinch Ross did not respond to coaching in velocity