Inning: 1 Oakland Otto Finley pitching. Jim Critz grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Yvars singles to right field. Charlie Downey flies out to the left fielder. Tom Rijo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Doug Reninger pitching. Butch Casey doubles past the center fielder. Whitey Lansing singles in front of the left fielder. Butch Casey scores. Rod Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Danny Alcantara lines out to the second baseman. Whitey Lansing is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Turkey McCrea flies out to the right fielder. Ty Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Jose Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Rip Merullo singles to right field. Rip Merullo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dutch Thomasson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Moxie Allen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Harry Hartsel pops out to the third baseman. Doug Reninger walks. Jim Critz strikes out. Bud Yvars flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Claude Martin strikes out. Otto Finley strikes out. Butch Casey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Charlie Downey walks. Tom Rijo doubles to right field. Charlie Downey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Rijo advances to third on the play. Ty Kelly strikes out. Buster Brown 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. Jose Kennedy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Whitey Lansing grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Dyer hits a home run. Danny Alcantara singles to left field. Rip Merullo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Hartsel grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Reninger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rip Merullo. Jim Critz singles to left field. Doug Reninger scores. Bud Yvars grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Dutch Thomasson grounds out to the second baseman. Moxie Allen triples. Claude Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Moxie Allen scores. Jesus Harris is pinch hitting for Buster Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jesus Harris walks. Butch Casey walks. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Johnstone pitching. Charlie Downey singles to right field. Tom Rijo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Rod Dyer walks. Danny Alcantara singles to center field. Tim Wade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rip Merullo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Alcantara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dutch Thomasson strikes out. Moxie Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ty Kelly strikes out. Jose Kennedy strikes out. Harry Hartsel walks. Dave Riggs is pinch hitting for Tim Wade. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Riggs doubles to center field. Harry Hartsel is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Roy Suzuki pitching. Claude Martin singles to right field. Frank Bogart is pinch hitting for Bill Johnstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Frank Bogart doubles to right field. Claude Martin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Hildebrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Casey singles past the second baseman. Frank Bogart scores. Whitey Lansing flies out to the center fielder. Rod Dyer pops out to the first baseman. Danny Alcantara grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Butch Casey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Keiichi Aiko pitching. Joe Eaton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch Thomasson at CF. Jim Critz walks. Bud Yvars pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Downey doubles to left field. Tom Rijo singles to center field. Jim Critz scores. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Ty Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Rip Merullo flies out to the left fielder. Joe Eaton flies out to the center fielder. Moxie Allen walks. Claude Martin walks. Shawn Stahl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Matt Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for Keiichi Aiko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Matt Kirkpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Chick Rusch pitching. Jose Kennedy walks. Harry Hartsel grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Luis Young is pinch hitting for Shawn Stahl. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luis Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Charlie Downey is injured and is expected to be out 49 days. Frank Bogart is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sheriff Dowd did not respond to coaching in control Dick Brickell did not respond to coaching in velocity Sheriff Dowd improves in control Joe Friel improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Weaver did not respond to coaching in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack K Terry improves in power_vs_lefty Hugh Hecker improves in power_vs_righty Jack K Terry improves in power_vs_lefty John Bando improves in control Hugh Hecker improves in 2B