Inning: 1 Oakland Kikuo Ohtonei pitching. Jonah Shinault walks. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan singles to left field. Jonah Shinault scores. Dick Rand advances to third on the hit. Scott Fitzgerald walks. Lefty Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Rand scores. Bobby Helton flies out to the right fielder. Phil Swander grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Lefty Benjamin pitching. Tom Stricklett strikes out. Larry Baker singles to center field. Dan Kauffman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Larry Baker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Stone pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Spike Malone strikes out. Lefty Benjamin pops out to the shortstop. Jonah Shinault flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Raul Morrill grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Lynn walks. Al Palmer singles to left field. Kikuo Ohtonei strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Dick Rand triples. Mike Sheridan walks. Scott Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Rand scores. Lefty Dixon strikes out. Mike Sheridan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Stricklett singles to center field. Tom Stricklett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Larry Baker singles to left field. Dan Kauffman singles to center field. Joe Stone grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Helton flies out to the center fielder. Phil Swander singles to right field. Spike Malone singles to center field. The catcher fields the ball and Phil Swander is thrown out at third. Spike Malone advances to second on the play. Spike Malone advances to second on the play. Jonah Shinault flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Raul Morrill flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dick Rand grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Sheridan singles to center field. Scott Fitzgerald lines out to the second baseman. Lefty Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Al Palmer walks. Kikuo Ohtonei fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kikuo Ohtonei singles to right field. Al Palmer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Stricklett singles past the third baseman. Al Palmer scores. Larry Baker walks. Dan Kauffman singles to center field. Kikuo Ohtonei scores. Tom Stricklett scores. Larry Baker advances to third on the hit. Mike Maas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Baker scores. Dan Kauffman advances to second on the play. Duke Sims hits an infield single to the shortstop. Raul Morrill doubles to center field. Dan Kauffman scores. Fred Lynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Duke Sims scores. Raul Morrill advances to third on the play. Al Palmer singles to center field. Raul Morrill scores. Frank Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kikuo Ohtonei strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bobby Helton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Phil Swander flies out to the right fielder. Spike Malone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Stricklett strikes out. Larry Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Williams flies out to the center fielder. Jonah Shinault flies out to the left fielder. Dick Rand singles to left field. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Stone is hit by a pitch. Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stone steals second. Raul Morrill grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Diego Segui 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. Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Helton walks. Phil Swander flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. J.R. Robinson is pinch hitting for Diego Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. J.R. Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Tom Stricklett lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Von Tobin pitching. Spike Malone reached on a 2-base throwing error by Raul Morrill. Jim Causey is pinch hitting for Frank Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Causey hits a home run. Spike Malone scores. Jonah Shinault singles to center field. Dick Rand hits a home run. Jonah Shinault scores. Steve Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Sheridan singles to left field. Scott Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Dixon strikes out. Bobby Helton reached on a fielding error by Raul Morrill. Phil Swander doubles to left field. Mike Sheridan scores. Bobby Helton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Spike Malone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Frank Shields pitching. Herm Karp enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Rand at RF. Daisuke Yamanaka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Spike Malone at 2B. Larry Baker walks. Dan Kauffman hits a home run. Larry Baker scores. Rick Simpson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Stone walks. Duke Sims flies out to the right fielder. Raul Morrill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Rick Simpson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jonah Shinault grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Karp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Detroit Fred Lynn singles to right field. Al Palmer singles past the third baseman. Bob Kelly is pinch hitting for Steve Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Kelly singles to center field. Tom Stricklett walks. Fred Lynn scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Phil Swander (12).3B - Dick Rand (1).HR - Dick Rand (11), Jim Causey (3).SF - Scott Fitzgerald, Lefty Dixon. Baserunning: CS - Mike Sheridan (6).
Batting:2B - Raul Morrill (2).HR - Dan Kauffman (3).GIDP - Joe Stone, Raul Morrill.HBP - Joe Stone (1). Baserunning: SB - Joe Stone (6).CS - Tom Stricklett (5). Fielding: E - Raul Morrill 2.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Aloma improves in range Bill Williams did not respond to coaching in control John Distefano did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Sutter did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Noyes did not respond to coaching in speed Walter Forsythe improves in velocity Walter Forsythe did not respond to coaching in control Zach Ewing did not respond to coaching in speed