Win: Jerry Pless (8-5) Loss: Marty Pinto (9-6)
Save: Jack Dodson (26)
Inning: 1 Oakland Marty Pinto pitching. Pat Saucier walks. Tom Shelley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi walks. Stew LaManna grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Jerry Pless pitching. John Ranchero grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the right fielder. Butch Mustang strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt doubles to center field. Matt Whiteside grounds out to the shortstop. Edgar Probe grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Pick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Trace Bronco grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Grampp grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Desi Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jerry Pless walks. Pat Saucier strikes out. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Fairlane doubles to left field. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Pinto strikes out. John Ranchero singles to center field. John Ranchero steals second. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Stew LaManna pops out to the first baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Matt Whiteside flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pat Grampp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Edgar Probe flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Pick flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Pless walks. Jerry Pless steals second. Pat Saucier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Desi Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Fairlane strikes out. Bill Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi singles in front of the center fielder. Stew LaManna walks. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Matt Whiteside hits a home run. Stew LaManna scores. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Frank Villager comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgar Probe grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Pick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Frank Villager is hit by a pitch. John Ranchero grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jerry Pless strikes out. Pat Saucier strikes out. Tom Shelley singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Tom Shelley advances to third on the hit. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Stew LaManna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Butch Mustang grounds out to the shortstop. Trace Bronco triples. Pat Grampp flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Trace Bronco scores. Desi Kerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. Matt Whiteside strikes out. Edgar Probe strikes out. Ernie Pick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Frank Fairlane flies out to the left fielder. Bill Grissom doubles to left field. Sammy Corsair is pinch hitting for Frank Villager. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Grissom advances to third on the play. John Ranchero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rolando Maverick pitching. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Jerry Pless. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Shelley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jack Dodson pitching. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Frank Fairlane (10), Bill Grissom (9).3B - Trace Bronco (5).SF - Pat Grampp.GIDP - John Ranchero.HBP - Frank Villager (1). Baserunning: SB - John Ranchero (16).
Game Notes Dick Thunderbird is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Basgall improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Campisi did not respond to coaching in speed Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in control Max Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jess Elteedee did not respond to coaching in velocity Elliott Ranger did not respond to coaching in velocity Ivan Kuga improves in speed Roy Econoline improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B