Win: Charlie Ehmke (5-1) Loss: Jim Fisher (2-3)
Save: Fred Elliott (14)
Inning: 1 New York George Stairs pitching. Hap Montefusco grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Flynn flies out to the right fielder. Kevin DeVoy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Takahiro Fukuma pitching. Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the left fielder. Doc Mele singles to center field. Johnny Adams doubles to left field. Doc Mele uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darrell Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Adams advances to third on the play. Ken Sallee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Raleigh Rakers strikes out. Rusty French grounds out to the shortstop. Felix Henderson doubles past the right fielder. Greg Weyhing pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Szekely singles to left field. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Ham Corey pops out to the shortstop. George Stairs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dick Ginter strikes out. Takahiro Fukuma strikes out. Hap Montefusco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bernardo Pfeffer grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Mele singles to right field. Johnny Adams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doc Mele is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Darrell Kuenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Chris Flynn strikes out. Kevin DeVoy grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Raleigh Rakers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ken Sallee walks. Ed Szekely strikes out. Gus Wilkinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Rusty French grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Felix Henderson walks. Greg Weyhing strikes out. Dick Ginter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ham Corey singles past the shortstop. George Stairs lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the right fielder. Doc Mele singles to left field. Johnny Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Takahiro Fukuma flies out to the center fielder. Hap Montefusco flies out to the center fielder. Chris Flynn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Darrell Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Sallee flies out to the center fielder. Ed Szekely grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Kevin DeVoy singles to center field. Raleigh Rakers strikes out. Rusty French singles to left field. Felix Henderson strikes out. Greg Weyhing strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Gus Wilkinson singles to center field. Ham Corey lines out to the shortstop. George Stairs fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Stairs strikes out. Gus Wilkinson steals second. Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Dick Ginter reached on a fielding error by Johnny Adams. Jorge Marbet is pinch hitting for Takahiro Fukuma. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jorge Marbet strikes out. Dick Ginter steals second. Floyd Hahn 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. Hap Montefusco flies out to the left fielder. Chris Flynn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Ehmke pitching. Doc Mele flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Adams singles to center field. Darrell Kuenn strikes out. Ken Sallee singles to center field. Ed Szekely grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Sallee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Jim Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kevin DeVoy singles to center field. Raleigh Rakers singles to left field. Rusty French walks. Felix Henderson walks. Kevin DeVoy scores. Greg Weyhing flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Raleigh Rakers scores. Ed Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Ginter grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty French advances to third on the play. Felix Henderson advances to second on the play. Chris Jerzembeck is pinch hitting for Charlie Ehmke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Jerzembeck strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Fred Elliott pitching. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Ham Corey singles to center field. Elam Mingori is pinch hitting for Ed Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vicente Wehrmeister is pinch running for Ham Corey on 1st base. Vicente Wehrmeister steals second. Elam Mingori grounds out to the shortstop. Bernardo Pfeffer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Darrell Kuenn is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Shevlin improves in contact_vs_lefty Red Mulligan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eddie Larson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Bates did not respond to coaching in speed Pud Skinner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Red Mulligan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Lankford did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hugh Clyburn improves in range Joe Winters did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Murphy did not respond to coaching in control R.C. Smith did not respond to coaching in control Manuel Thompson improves in arm Joe Winters did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty