Win: Buster Brown (10-1) Loss: Howdy Harter (0-3)
Save: Pete Garibaldi (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Greg Richardson pitching. Jim Critz strikes out. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Rijo doubles to center field. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Texas Howdy Harter pitching. Whitey Lansing grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Casey flies out to the right fielder. Claude Martin lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ty Kelly doubles to center field. Jose Kennedy strikes out. Harry Hartsel triples. Ty Kelly scores. Hi Shevlin singles to right field. Harry Hartsel scores. Buster Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Howdy Harter lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Hi Shevlin forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Critz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jesus Harris singles to right field. Moxie Allen triples. Jesus Harris scores. Rip Merullo strikes out. Dutch Thomasson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Moxie Allen scores. Danny Alcantara pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bud Yvars hits a home run. Tom Rijo grounds out to the shortstop. Turkey McCrea singles to center field. Ty Kelly lines out to the shortstop. Jose Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Buster Brown strikes out. Whitey Lansing singles to right field. Butch Casey grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Lansing advances to second on the play. Claude Martin hits a home run. Whitey Lansing scores. Jesus Harris hits a home run. Tim Wade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moxie Allen singles to right field. Rip Merullo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Hartsel walks. Harry Hartsel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hi Shevlin strikes out. Tim Wade grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Dutch Thomasson singles to right field. Danny Alcantara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Matt Kirkpatrick is pinch hitting for Buster Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Matt Kirkpatrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Johnstone pitching. Jim Critz flies out to the right fielder. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Rijo grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Whitey Lansing grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Casey strikes out. Claude Martin singles past the third baseman. Jesus Harris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Claude Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Turkey McCrea flies out to the center fielder. Ty Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Kennedy walks. Harry Hartsel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Moxie Allen singles to center field. Rip Merullo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dutch Thomasson doubles to center field. Danny Alcantara walks. Tom Sasser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Peter Pena is pinch hitting for Bill Johnstone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Peter Pena singles to center field. Dutch Thomasson scores. Danny Alcantara advances to third on the hit. Whitey Lansing strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Keiichi Aiko pitching. Hi Shevlin pops out to the shortstop. Dave Riggs is pinch hitting for Tom Sasser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Riggs walks. Jim Critz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Roy Suzuki pitching. Butch Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Martin walks. Jesus Harris lines out to the shortstop. Moxie Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Eaton enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch Thomasson at CF. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Rijo hits an infield single to the shortstop. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Ty Kelly lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rip Merullo singles to right field. Joe Eaton strikes out. Tommy Hunter 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. Danny Alcantara singles to left field. Rip Merullo advances to third on the hit. Mike Carpenter is pinch hitting for Keiichi Aiko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Carpenter walks. Whitey Lansing grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Pete Garibaldi pitching. Jose Kennedy strikes out. Harry Hartsel flies out to the center fielder. Hi Shevlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Oscar Chapman did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Chapman did not respond to coaching in velocity Sheriff Dowd did not respond to coaching in control Bill Espinosa improves in arm Tom Weaver improves in CF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Weekly improves in range Ted Rodriguez improves in velocity Tom Weekly improves in contact_vs_righty Ellie Blake improves in contact_vs_righty Hugh Hecker improves in 2B