Win: Fred Benitez (4-3) Loss: Fred Bartholomew (4-3)
Save: Ed Kocher (10)
Inning: 1 Chicago Fred Bartholomew pitching. Harry Briggs grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Smith strikes out. Hippo Moss pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Benitez pitching. Rafael Harris flies out to the center fielder. Tony Armas walks. Horace Jones strikes out. Dan Bevan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tony Armas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Davey Spoljaric strikes out. Harry Toporcer bunts for a base hit. Bob MacCormack strikes out. Jeff Weber singles to right field. Ed Staley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Triplett grounds out to the second baseman. Ren Smith strikes out. Hayduke Yoder grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Fred Benitez strikes out. Harry Briggs singles to right field. Andy Smith lines out to the shortstop. Hippo Moss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Paul Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Fred Bartholomew strikes out. Rafael Harris singles to right field. Tony Armas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Davey Spoljaric flies out to the center fielder. Harry Toporcer flies out to the center fielder. Bob MacCormack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Horace Jones strikes out. Dan Bevan grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Triplett lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jeff Weber grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Staley walks. Fred Benitez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Briggs hits a home run. Ed Staley scores. Andy Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Horace Jones. Hippo Moss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ren Smith strikes out. Hayduke Yoder singles to left field. Paul Weaver grounds out to the pitcher. Hayduke Yoder advances to second on the play. Fred Bartholomew is hit by a pitch. Rafael Harris walks. Tony Armas walks. Hayduke Yoder scores. Horace Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Davey Spoljaric flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Harry Toporcer grounds out to the pitcher. Bob MacCormack walks. Jeff Weber grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob MacCormack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Bevan singles to center field. Dave Triplett hits a home run. Dan Bevan scores. Ren Smith strikes out. Hayduke Yoder strikes out. Paul Weaver walks. Fred Bartholomew flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ed Staley strikes out. Fred Benitez grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Briggs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Rafael Harris strikes out. Tony Armas singles to right field. Horace Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Andy Smith pops out to the second baseman. Hippo Moss strikes out. Davey Spoljaric triples. Harry Toporcer singles to center field. Davey Spoljaric scores. Hank Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob MacCormack doubles to right field. Harry Toporcer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Weber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Buddy Ferris enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Staley at RF. Dan Bevan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Triplett grounds out to the pitcher. Ren Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Buddy Ferris strikes out. Brian Pettit is pinch hitting for Fred Benitez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Brian Pettit grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Briggs singles to center field. Andy Smith singles to center field. Jim Keeton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Hippo Moss singles to right field. Davey Spoljaric grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Kocher pitching. Hayduke Yoder strikes out. Paul Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Charley Jolly is pinch hitting for Jim Keeton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charley Jolly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Kelly improves in range Willie Manning improves in range Phil Richmond did not respond to coaching in control Cliff Hinton did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Craig Shea did not respond to coaching in velocity Scoops Marion improves in range Joe Meinke improves in control Ben Brown improves in contact_vs_righty