Win: Al Appleton (16-7) Loss: Fred LaRocca (16-5)
Save: Bob Marshall (27)
Inning: 1 Texas Fred LaRocca pitching. Jim Deitrick strikes out. Izzy Lowrey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joel Rogge walks. Archie Werth grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joel Rogge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Appleton pitching. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Billings flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Alex Malinosky grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Kisinger grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Ostrowski flies out to the left fielder. Roy Handley flies out to the center fielder. Mule Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Hisashi Sakamoto flies out to the center fielder. Al Appleton strikes out. Jim Deitrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Hank Moore walks. Hank Moore is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Phenomenal Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Fred LaRocca singles to center field. Luis Coughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Izzy Lowrey grounds out to the second baseman. Joel Rogge strikes out. Archie Werth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Yasuji Takada strikes out. Ed Billings walks. Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Roy Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Alex Malinosky flies out to the right fielder. Tom Kisinger flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Brown doubles to center field. Hisashi Sakamoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mule Smith strikes out. Hank Moore flies out to the left fielder. Phenomenal Taylor hits a home run. Fred LaRocca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Al Appleton grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Deitrick walks. Jim Deitrick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Izzy Lowrey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Luis Coughlin strikes out. Yasuji Takada strikes out. Ed Billings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Joel Rogge singles to center field. Archie Werth walks. Alex Malinosky hits a home run. Joel Rogge scores. Archie Werth scores. Tom Kisinger strikes out. Ralph Brown singles to right field. Hisashi Sakamoto strikes out. Al Appleton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ralph Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Roy Ostrowski lines out to the shortstop. Roy Handley singles to right field. Roy Handley steals second. Mule Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jim Deitrick grounds out to the pitcher. Izzy Lowrey pops out to the catcher. Joel Rogge walks. Archie Werth grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joel Rogge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Phenomenal Taylor singles to left field. Babe Stephenson is pinch hitting for Fred LaRocca. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Phenomenal Taylor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Luis Coughlin singles to center field. Yasuji Takada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Duff Wessinger pitching. Alex Malinosky grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Kisinger flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Brown singles past the second baseman. Hisashi Sakamoto walks. Tommy Williams is pinch hitting for Al Appleton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tommy Williams singles to center field. Ralph Brown scores. Hisashi Sakamoto advances to third on the hit. Jim Deitrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Marshall pitching. Ed Billings pops out to the third baseman. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the left fielder. Roy Handley singles to center field. Mule Smith singles past the second baseman. Roy Handley advances to third on the hit. Hank Moore singles to center field. Roy Handley scores. Phenomenal Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Ward improves in power_vs_lefty Jebus Coltrain did not respond to coaching in control Jim Tabaka did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Gladd did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yank Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Hudson improves in speed Jay Layne improves in arm Eddie DePhillips did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty