Win: Tony Say (1-0) Loss: Ed Gerken (0-1)
Save: George Ripley (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tony Say pitching. Marquis Phoenix lines out to the shortstop. Johnny Hemming grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Hoover pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ed Gerken pitching. Ed Clark singles to left field. Leon Ross grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Art Huelsman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Morgan McLaughlin strikes out. Art Lindsay walks. Tommy Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Art Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Mike McGlynn singles to center field. Bombo Kenworthy strikes out. Barry Madden hits a home run. Mike McGlynn scores. Harley Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Chris Mallory doubles to center field. Ed Gerken lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Chris Mallory is thrown out at third. Marquis Phoenix flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Hemming grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Tony Say strikes out. Ed Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Leon Ross singles to center field. Leon Ross steals second. Art Huelsman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Hoover grounds out to the pitcher. Al McGraw singles to center field. Morgan McLaughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Al McGraw advances to second on the play. Art Lindsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Art Johnson strikes out. Mike McGlynn singles to left field. Bombo Kenworthy grounds out to the second baseman. Mike McGlynn advances to second on the play. Barry Madden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Tommy Leard singles to right field. Chris Mallory singles to right field. Ed Gerken lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Marquis Phoenix walks. Johnny Hemming lines out to the shortstop. Bob Hoover grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tommy Leard is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Harley Miller singles past the second baseman. Tony Say lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Clark grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harley Miller advances to third on the play. Leon Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Al McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Morgan McLaughlin walks. Art Lindsay flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Leard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Art Huelsman pops out to the shortstop. Art Johnson doubles to right field. Mike McGlynn flies out to the center fielder. Andy Schroeder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bombo Kenworthy hits a home run. Art Johnson scores. Barry Madden singles to right field. Harley Miller walks. Tony Say grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Cesar Beckett is pinch hitting for Chris Mallory. Cesar Beckett grounds out to the pitcher. Hoyt Kubiak is pinch hitting for Andy Schroeder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hoyt Kubiak doubles to center field. Marquis Phoenix grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Hemming grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Bill LaRose pitching. Rodney Rowland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cesar Beckett at CF. Ed Clark hits an infield single to the shortstop. Leon Ross strikes out. Ed Clark is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Art Huelsman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ted Gleason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Al McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Morgan McLaughlin hits a home run. Art Lindsay hits a home run. Dave Gload comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Leard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Art Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Mike McGlynn strikes out. Bombo Kenworthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland George Ripley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rodney Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Del Crowder is pinch hitting for Bill LaRose. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Del Crowder hits a home run. Marquis Phoenix singles to left field. Marquis Phoenix is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Hemming flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Huisman improves in velocity Santo Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Santo Crouch did not respond to coaching in range Gary Nichols improves in endurance Ren Jorgens did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Eckert did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad McAuley did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Nobuhiro Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in control Mike Beck improves in contact_vs_lefty Dennys Piet did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennys Piet did not respond to coaching in control Johnnie Yarnall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Andy Arroyo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Terry Robinson did not respond to coaching in LF