Win: Charlie Brock (1-0) Loss: Bob Groom (5-1)
Save: Howard Schacht (10)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Tom Pierce pitching. Bill Morley strikes out. Oscar Spinks singles to right field. George McBride strikes out. Eddie Foster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Groom pitching. Johnny Parrott grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Kauff flies out to the left fielder. Dave Metz walks. Lynn Leard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Danny Moeller grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Ainsmith singles to right field. Eddie Ainsmith steals second. Vada Pinson singles to right field. Eddie Ainsmith scores. Ray Morgan strikes out. Bob Groom singles to right field. Bill Morley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Fred Hoover strikes out. Tony Scharein flies out to the right fielder. Todd Sentell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Oscar Spinks grounds out to the second baseman. George McBride strikes out. Eddie Foster singles to center field. Danny Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dennis Hinds singles to center field. Tom Pierce lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Parrott walks. Chief Kauff strikes out. Dave Metz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Eddie Ainsmith doubles to center field. Vada Pinson doubles to left field. Eddie Ainsmith scores. Ray Morgan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vada Pinson advances to third on the play. Bob Groom grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Morley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lynn Leard pops out to the second baseman. Fred Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Scharein grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Oscar Spinks flies out to the right fielder. George McBride singles to left field. Eddie Foster pops out to the second baseman. Danny Moeller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Todd Sentell strikes out. Dennis Hinds strikes out. Tom Pierce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Eddie Ainsmith grounds out to the shortstop. Vada Pinson flies out to the center fielder. Ray Morgan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Johnny Parrott strikes out. Chief Kauff grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Metz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bob Groom grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Morley pops out to the shortstop. Oscar Spinks reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Hoover. Charlie Brock 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. George McBride strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Chick Gandil enters the game as a defensive replacement for Oscar Spinks at 1B. Clyde Milan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vada Pinson at CF. Lynn Leard doubles to left field. Fred Hoover hits a home run. Lynn Leard scores. Tony Scharein singles to center field. Todd Sentell walks. Dennis Hinds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tony Scharein advances to third on the play. Todd Sentell advances to second on the play. John Meier is pinch hitting for Charlie Brock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Meier singles to right field. Tony Scharein scores. Todd Sentell scores. Carl Cashion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Parrott singles to right field. John Meier advances to third on the hit. Chief Kauff flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Meier scores. Dave Metz singles to center field. Johnny Parrott advances to third on the hit. Lynn Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Shanty Gregg pitching. Eddie Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Moeller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eddie Ainsmith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Shaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Hoover singles to center field. Tony Scharein grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Todd Sentell walks. Tom Drohan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hinds grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Todd Sentell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Howard Schacht comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clyde Milan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ray Morgan singles to right field. Ken Hamlin is pinch hitting for Tom Drohan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Hamlin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Morley strikes out. Chick Gandil strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kevin Spahn did not respond to coaching in velocity David Horton improves in contact_vs_righty Niccolo DiMichele did not respond to coaching in range Kevin Spahn did not respond to coaching in control Gene Leek did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Harrell did not respond to coaching in speed T.J. Newman did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Nyman did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Geren improves in velocity Nap Mole did not respond to coaching in 1B