Win: George Connally (1-0) Loss: Weldon Jones (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Connally pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the left fielder. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Ginger Nordyke singles past the third baseman. Doc Reimer singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Weldon Jones pitching. Gary Winkelman flies out to the right fielder. Kane Candini walks. Art Baker strikes out. Curtis Romano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe hits a home run. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Weldon Jones strikes out. Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Kiyoitsu Aiba singles to left field. Bill Rooks strikes out. Kiyoitsu Aiba steals second. Deacon Chance flies out to the right fielder. Les Williams singles to left field. Kiyoitsu Aiba scores. George Connally flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Ken Nagatomi pops out to the pitcher. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Gary Winkelman flies out to the right fielder. Kane Candini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Baker doubles to center field. Curtis Romano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Kiyoitsu Aiba walks. Bill Rooks pops out to the third baseman. Deacon Chance flies out to the center fielder. Les Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jef Ceulemans walks. Weldon Jones lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York George Connally walks. Gary Winkelman hits a home run. George Connally scores. Kane Candini singles to center field. Art Baker singles to center field. Kane Candini advances to third on the hit. Art Baker steals second. Curtis Romano hits a home run. Kane Candini scores. Art Baker scores. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kiyoitsu Aiba walks. Bill Rooks strikes out. Deacon Chance flies out to the left fielder. Kiyoitsu Aiba is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ken Nagatomi walks. Ginger Nordyke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Les Williams grounds out to the second baseman. George Connally singles to center field. George Connally is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gary Winkelman walks. Gary Winkelman steals second. Kane Candini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Brinkman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Deacon Chance at 2B. Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Daisuke Komatsubara steals second. Clayton Harris 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. Nobuo Kawazoe flies out to the center fielder. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the play. Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Teruhiko Akimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Ron Houser pitching. Art Baker walks. Curtis Romano singles past the second baseman. Art Baker advances to third on the hit. Kiyoitsu Aiba grounds out to the third baseman. Curtis Romano advances to second on the play. Bill Rooks strikes out. Ed Brinkman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Mitsuo Yaginuma. Calvin Unser flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Ken Nagatomi grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Hirokazu Kawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Les Williams walks. Tim Smith is pinch hitting for Clayton Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Smith grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Gary Winkelman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Farmer pitching. Doc Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Art Baker (1).HR - Gary Winkelman (2), Curtis Romano (2).GIDP - Tim Smith. Baserunning: SB - Gary Winkelman (3), Art Baker (3), Kiyoitsu Aiba (1).CS - Kiyoitsu Aiba (1), George Connally (1).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ken Gagnon improves in range Art Saverine improves in velocity Jan Nackerts did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Scalzi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Decker did not respond to coaching in endurance Ben Scalzi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty