Win: Billy Raleigh (1-0) Loss: Bill Hutchinson (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Harry Fewster pitching. Bob Hinton walks. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. John Souza grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Hinton advances to third on the play. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Jose Aberson pitching. Tim Magrini singles to center field. Pat Eibel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Magrini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Baird grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Eibel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leon Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Cunningham doubles to center field. Magglio Kida grounds out to the pitcher. Boom Boom Washington singles to right field. Dan Cunningham scores. Bob Stein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Barbee strikes out. Charley Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Earle Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jose Aberson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hinton flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Ed Otero singles to left field. Harry Fewster fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Harry Fewster grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Tim Magrini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Souza flies out to the right fielder. Terry Johnson strikes out. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Pat Eibel hits a home run. Jim Baird walks. Leon Leonard pops out to the catcher. Joe Barbee strikes out. Charley Wright hits an infield single to the second baseman. Earle Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Magglio Kida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boom Boom Washington lines out to the second baseman. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Ed Otero flies out to the right fielder. Harry Fewster strikes out. Tim Magrini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jose Aberson strikes out. Bob Hinton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Hoffman singles to center field. John Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Pat Eibel grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Baird strikes out. Leon Leonard singles to left field. Joe Barbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Dan Cunningham hits an infield single to the shortstop. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Cunningham advances to second on the play. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Charley Wright strikes out. Earle Wilson singles to left field. Ed Otero flies out to the center fielder. Frank Gorman is pinch hitting for Harry Fewster. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Frank Gorman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Doc Belitz pitching. Bob Stein flies out to the center fielder. Jose Aberson grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Hinton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tim Magrini walks. Pat Eibel singles to center field. Tim Magrini advances to third on the hit. Jim Baird singles past the shortstop. Tim Magrini scores. Pat Eibel advances to third on the hit. Leon Leonard grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Eibel scores. Jim Baird advances to second on the play. Joe Barbee pops out to the first baseman. Charley Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Hoffman walks. John Souza doubles past the center fielder. Joe Hoffman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Raleigh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Johnson singles to center field. John Souza scores. Dan Cunningham reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Eibel. The defense is playing the infield in. Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Earle Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Ed Otero hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Kurt Zerbe did not respond to coaching in control Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Daley improves in power_vs_lefty Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Billy McDavid did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Lawrence improves in arm Billy McDavid improves in velocity Billy McDavid improves in control