Win: Al Jennings (5-5) Loss: Bill Hall (8-5)
Save: Bob Jethroe (9)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Hall pitching. Jessie White flies out to the right fielder. Joey Latham grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Jennings pitching. John Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Buddy Lyden grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Javier singles to left field. Charley Lewis walks. Buck Benedict pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jesse James grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Reilley grounds out to the second baseman. John Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jay Dalrymple walks. Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Johnny Hearn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Stan Esser strikes out. Yuya Tatsumi strikes out. Al Jennings grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Hall flies out to the right fielder. John Kelly singles to center field. Buddy Lyden flies out to the center fielder. Pinky Javier reached on a fielding error by Al Jennings. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jessie White grounds out to the pitcher. Joey Latham flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Bell singles to center field. Jesse James grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jeff Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Buck Benedict grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Dalrymple singles to right field. Gene Ingersoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Dalrymple advances to second on the play. Johnny Hearn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Elmer Reilley flies out to the left fielder. John Morris grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Esser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Hall singles to center field. John Kelly doubles to center field. Bill Hall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buddy Lyden singles to right field. John Kelly scores. Pinky Javier walks. Charley Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Buck Benedict grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Yuya Tatsumi grounds out to the shortstop. Al Jennings is hit by a pitch. Jessie White singles to left field. Joey Latham strikes out. Jeff Bell walks. Jesse James hits a home run. Al Jennings scores. Jessie White scores. Jeff Bell scores. Elmer Reilley doubles to center field. John Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Gene Ingersoll singles to right field. Gene Ingersoll steals second. Johnny Hearn pops out to the first baseman. Bill Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Stan Esser grounds out to the second baseman. Yuya Tatsumi grounds out to the shortstop. Al Jennings grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Kelly singles past the second baseman. Buddy Lyden flies out to the right fielder. Pinky Javier lines out to the first baseman. John Kelly steals second. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jessie White pops out to the shortstop. Joey Latham bunts for a base hit. Pete Carden 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 1st. Jeff Bell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Buck Benedict grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Gene Ingersoll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jesse James pops out to the third baseman. Elmer Reilley flies out to the left fielder. John Morris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Jethroe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Poffenberger is pinch hitting for Johnny Hearn. Fred Poffenberger singles to left field. Damian Marak is pinch hitting for Pete Carden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Damian Marak flies out to the center fielder. John Kelly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Klondike Walkup improves in range Jack Rhawn did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Mays improves in speed Mike Weston improves in range Raul Lopata improves in speed Wayne Hopkins did not respond to coaching in control Klondike Walkup did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Graham improves in range Tomas Vogelsong improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Graham improves in power_vs_righty John Christenson improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Graham improves in contact_vs_lefty Ricardo Dickerson did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in SS