Inning: 1 Oakland Eric Wilson pitching. Buck Ramirez strikes out. Bob Dittmer hits a home run. Mike McDavid pops out to the catcher. Curt Moreland walks. Tony Clarke doubles to center field. Art Lamabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jack Creger pitching. Reggie Morse singles to left field. Dale Carl strikes out. Ronnie Belcher flies out to the right fielder. Ben Beatty walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Craig Bradley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Niebergall grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Spencer singles past the shortstop. Jack Creger fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Creger strikes out. Buck Ramirez singles to right field. Rube Spencer aggressively advances to third on the hit. Buck Ramirez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Crouch singles to right field. Don Espinoza doubles to right field. Tom Crouch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Bennett strikes out. Eric Wilson walks. Reggie Morse grounds out to the third baseman. Don Espinoza advances to third on the play. Eric Wilson advances to second on the play. Dale Carl singles to left field. Don Espinoza scores. Ronnie Belcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Dittmer grounds out to the third baseman. Mike McDavid singles to left field. Curt Moreland strikes out. Mike McDavid steals second. Tony Clarke singles to left field. Mike McDavid scores. Art Lamabe singles to left field. Tony Clarke advances to third on the hit. Art Lamabe steals second. Jim Niebergall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ben Beatty grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Bradley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tom Crouch walks. Don Espinoza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Rube Spencer doubles to right field. Jack Creger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Ramirez walks. Buck Ramirez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Dittmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett walks. Eric Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Bennett steals third. Reggie Morse flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Bennett scores. Dale Carl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike McDavid singles to left field. Curt Moreland grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike McDavid is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Clarke singles to center field. Curt Moreland is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Art Lamabe singles to right field. Jim Niebergall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ronnie Belcher grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Beatty strikes out. Craig Bradley triples. Tom Crouch singles to center field. Craig Bradley scores. Chuck Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Don Espinoza grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Crouch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rube Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Ramirez strikes out. Buck Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Bennett singles to center field. Eric Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Reggie Morse singles to left field. Dale Carl hits a home run. Dick Bennett scores. Reggie Morse scores. Ronnie Belcher hits a home run. Ben Beatty doubles to center field. Craig Bradley singles to center field. Ben Beatty is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Tom Crouch grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Craig Bradley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Dittmer strikes out. Mike McDavid reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ben Beatty. Curt Moreland singles to right field. Mike McDavid scores. Tony Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Art Lamabe lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Espinoza grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Bennett flies out to the left fielder. Bob Jones is pinch hitting for Eric Wilson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Clyde Goossen pitching. Jim Niebergall grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Spencer strikes out. Mack Campbell is pinch hitting for Chuck Ramirez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mack Campbell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Merv Rightnowar pitching. Charlie Peters is pinch hitting for Reggie Morse. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Peters strikes out. Dale Carl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Holton is pinch hitting for Ronnie Belcher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Holton singles to right field. Ben Beatty grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Luis Holton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Buck Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Dittmer grounds out to the second baseman. Mike McDavid pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Ben Beatty (4), Don Espinoza (3).3B - Craig Bradley (2).HR - Dale Carl (2), Ronnie Belcher (5).SF - Reggie Morse. Baserunning: SB - Dick Bennett (1). Fielding: E - Ben Beatty.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Fagan did not respond to coaching in control Buzz Heusser did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Mahlberg improves in arm Mike Stairs did not respond to coaching in control Matt Kelly improves in power_vs_lefty Lefty Lillard improves in speed
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bo Benson improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Raymond did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Reese improves in speed Patsy Drago did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Stephens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rube Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity Bo Benson did not respond to coaching in C