Inning: 1 Detroit Monk Sparks pitching. Roy Creeden singles to center field. Roy Creeden steals second. Rip Schmidt doubles to center field. Roy Creeden scores. Art Dean singles to left field. Rip Schmidt scores. John Kealey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Dean is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Fermin walks. Mike Young singles to right field. John Kealey scores. John Fermin advances to third on the hit. Ernie Haydel walks. Eiji Kato grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Fermin is out at home. Joe Ernaga grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Ernaga pitching. Bernardo Pfeffer walks. Johnny Adams flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ford grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Roy Creeden walks. Rip Schmidt walks. Art Dean doubles to right field. Roy Creeden scores. John Kealey hits a home run. Rip Schmidt scores. Art Dean scores. Ed Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Fermin singles to left field. John Fermin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Young singles to center field. Ernie Haydel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mike Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eiji Kato strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Don Figueroa singles to left field. Darrell Kuenn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ken Sallee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Ernaga flies out to the left fielder. Roy Creeden walks. Rip Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Creeden advances to second on the play. Art Dean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Szekely pops out to the third baseman. Tom Jacobson strikes out. Ed Gonzalez is hit by a pitch. Bernardo Pfeffer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Gonzalez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit John Kealey grounds out to the third baseman. John Fermin strikes out. Mike Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Adams pops out to the shortstop. Ray Ford flies out to the center fielder. Don Figueroa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ernie Haydel singles to right field. Eiji Kato walks. Joe Ernaga lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Creeden lines out to the shortstop. Rip Schmidt singles to right field. Ernie Haydel scores. Eiji Kato scores. Art Dean singles to right field. Rip Schmidt steals third. John Kealey walks. John Fermin singles to center field. Rip Schmidt scores. Art Dean scores. Mike Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Darrell Kuenn strikes out. Ken Sallee strikes out. Ed Szekely hits a home run. Tom Jacobson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ernie Haydel singles past the third baseman. Ernie Haydel gets picked off first. Eiji Kato singles to right field. Joe Ernaga lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Creeden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Mele is pinch hitting for Ed Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Doc Mele walks. Doc Mele steals second. Bernardo Pfeffer singles to right field. Doc Mele is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Johnny Adams flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Beckendorf pitching. Rip Schmidt lines out to the third baseman. Art Dean strikes out. John Kealey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Vidro 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. Don Figueroa strikes out. Darrell Kuenn reached on a fielding error by Tom Vidro. Ken Sallee singles to center field. Darrell Kuenn advances to third on the hit. Ed Szekely grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Sallee advances to second on the play. Tom Jacobson hits a home run. Darrell Kuenn scores. Ken Sallee scores. Vicente Wehrmeister is pinch hitting for Jim Beckendorf. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vicente Wehrmeister pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Diaz pitching. John Fermin walks. Mike Young grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Fermin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernie Haydel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernie Haydel steals second. Eiji Kato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bernardo Pfeffer grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Adams flies out to the left fielder. Ray Ford singles to right field. Don Figueroa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Tom Vidro strikes out. Roy Creeden flies out to the center fielder. Rip Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Darrell Kuenn doubles to center field. Ham Corey is pinch hitting for Ken Sallee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ham Corey singles to left field. Darrell Kuenn scores. Ed Szekely singles to right field. Tom Jacobson doubles to right field. Ham Corey scores. Gus Wilkinson is pinch hitting for Dan Diaz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gus Wilkinson strikes out. Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the left fielder. Pascual Difelice 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. Johnny Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Rip Schmidt (21), Art Dean (17).HR - John Kealey (23). Baserunning: SB - Roy Creeden (13), Rip Schmidt (13), Ernie Haydel (24).CS - John Fermin (12). Fielding: E - Tom Vidro.
Batting:2B - Darrell Kuenn (17), Tom Jacobson (1).HR - Ed Szekely (9), Tom Jacobson (1).GIDP - Ray Ford, Darrell Kuenn.HBP - Ed Gonzalez (1). Baserunning: SB - Doc Mele (5).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc Lafata did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Uhler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Sinatro did not respond to coaching in range Vance Perez did not respond to coaching in arm Norm Foster did not respond to coaching in control Ken Uhler improves in contact_vs_lefty Darryl Roberts did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Dick Gantenbein did not respond to coaching in control Joe Winters improves in arm Joe Winters did not respond to coaching in arm Amby Jahn did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Winters improves in power_vs_righty