Win: Joe Sawatski (4-5) Loss: George Hickey (0-2)
Save: Bert Speraw (7)
Inning: 1 Toronto Joe Sawatski pitching. Phil Wendell singles to right field. Paul Costello walks. Takeo Kawada singles to left field. Phil Wendell is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Paul Costello advances to third on the play. Vern Hargesheimer singles to left field. Paul Costello scores. John Kelleher flies out to the center fielder. Bill Drescher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland George Hickey pitching. Garland Quinn walks. Orlando Cruz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Allan Schorr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Izzy Grate walks. John Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. George Hickey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Orator Young singles to right field. Red Kline grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Orator Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Barney Louden grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Phil Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Costello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takeo Kawada singles to center field. Vern Hargesheimer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Takeo Kawada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Alan Haeffner doubles to right field. Mike Starr strikes out. Joe Sawatski singles to center field. Alan Haeffner scores. Garland Quinn singles to center field. Joe Sawatski advances to third on the hit. Orlando Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Garland Quinn advances to second on the play. Allan Schorr singles to center field. Joe Sawatski scores. Garland Quinn scores. Orator Young walks. Red Kline flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto John Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. Bill Drescher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Izzy Grate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Barney Louden singles to left field. Alan Haeffner flies out to the center fielder. Mike Starr strikes out. Joe Sawatski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto John Williams singles to right field. George Hickey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Wendell walks. Paul Costello pops out to the second baseman. Takeo Kawada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Garland Quinn strikes out. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Allan Schorr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Vern Hargesheimer singles to right field. John Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. Bill Drescher strikes out. Izzy Grate grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vern Hargesheimer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Hector James 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. Orator Young grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Red Kline flies out to the right fielder. Barney Louden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto John Williams strikes out. Hector James grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Wendell singles to left field. Paul Costello strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Riedling is pinch hitting for Alan Haeffner. John Riedling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Starr strikes out. John Paciorek is pinch hitting for Joe Sawatski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Paciorek singles to right field. Garland Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Charlie Merena pitching. Takeo Kawada pops out to the third baseman. Vern Hargesheimer walks. John Kelleher walks. Bill Drescher strikes out. Izzy Grate grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Orlando Cruz doubles to left field. Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Cruz advances to third on the play. Orator Young singles to right field. Orlando Cruz scores. Red Kline grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Orator Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Barney Louden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Toronto Bert Speraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Williams walks. Bobby Cress is pinch hitting for Hector James. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Cress pops out to the first baseman. Phil Wendell strikes out. Paul Costello grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Vern Hargesheimer is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Craft did not respond to coaching in velocity Javier Minnick did not respond to coaching in velocity Javier Minnick did not respond to coaching in control Tom Everett did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Karl Manning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Paul Treadway did not respond to coaching in control Mike Parsons improves in power_vs_righty Tom Toppin did not respond to coaching in 2B