Win: Don Cobra (9-12) Loss: Earle Madden (0-2)
Save: Ken Cougar (15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Earle Madden pitching. Desi Kerr strikes out. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the right fielder. Butch Mustang grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Don Cobra pitching. Tom Shelley walks. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Crane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Trace Bronco strikes out. Pat Grampp hits a home run. Bill Grissom strikes out. Red Spurgeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Whiteside pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Pick singles to right field. Edgar Probe walks. Babe Herman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Monte Escort grounds out to the pitcher. Don Cobra flies out to the center fielder. Desi Kerr singles to center field. Dick Thunderbird singles to center field. Butch Mustang strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Earle Madden grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Trace Bronco reached on a fielding error by Eddie Crane. Pat Grampp strikes out. Bill Grissom walks. Red Spurgeon singles to left field. Trace Bronco scores. Monte Escort singles to right field. Bill Grissom scores. Don Cobra lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Desi Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Spurgeon scores. Monte Escort advances to third on the play. Don Cobra advances to second on the play. Dick Thunderbird singles to left field. Monte Escort scores. Butch Mustang walks. Trace Bronco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Takeo Hayashi flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Crane singles to center field. Matt Whiteside singles to center field. Eddie Crane advances to third on the hit. Ernie Pick singles to left field. Eddie Crane scores. Matt Whiteside advances to third on the hit. Ernie Pick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Edgar Probe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Pat Grampp doubles to right field. Bill Grissom strikes out. Red Spurgeon singles to left field. Mike Hare comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Monte Escort lines out to the shortstop. Don Cobra strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Babe Herman flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hare strikes out. Tom Shelley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Desi Kerr walks. Desi Kerr is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Thunderbird singles to right field. Butch Mustang flies out to the right fielder. Trace Bronco walks. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Takeo Hayashi walks. Eddie Crane grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Takeo Hayashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Whiteside singles to center field. Ernie Pick is hit by a pitch. Edgar Probe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Grissom hits a home run. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Escort doubles to left field. Don Cobra strikes out. Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for Desi Kerr. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Fairlane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Babe Herman singles to left field. Mike Hare lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Tom Shelley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Dick Thunderbird reached on a fielding error by Tom Shelley. Butch Mustang grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Thunderbird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Taunus is pinch hitting for Trace Bronco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Butch Mustang is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dan Taunus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rolando Maverick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Takeo Hayashi singles to left field. Eddie Crane singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the hit. Eddie Crane steals second. Matt Whiteside flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Takeo Hayashi scores. Jesse Focus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Pick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Pat Grampp flies out to the center fielder. Bill Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Edgar Probe singles in front of the right fielder. Babe Herman walks. Ken Cougar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Mike Hare. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Buckley pops out to the third baseman. Tom Shelley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:SF - Matt Whiteside.GIDP - Tom Shelley, Babe Herman, Mike Hare.HBP - Ernie Pick (3). Baserunning: SB - Eddie Crane (17).CS - Ernie Pick (5). Fielding: E - Tom Shelley, Eddie Crane.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Tourneo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sergio Contour improves in power_vs_lefty Carroll Shelby did not respond to coaching in range John Aspire did not respond to coaching in control Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ollie Pesky did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Piet did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Silver Ray improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose McAuliffe did not respond to coaching in velocity