Inning: 1 Oakland Hiroshi Ushiyama pitching. Jose Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Del Bailey pitching. Masataka Nobuhara strikes out. Steve Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Bob Heimueller singles to center field. Ray Counsell singles to right field. Bob Heimueller advances to third on the hit. Jesse Reder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Gene Tappe pops out to the third baseman. Wally Poat triples. Erik Smith strikes out. Lou Fisher flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bill Knoop walks. Dick Delaney lines out to the third baseman. Jiggs Knicely strikes out. Hiroshi Ushiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jose Reilley walks. Del Bailey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Del Bailey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Lynn walks. Billy Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jose Lynn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Masataka Nobuhara singles to right field. Steve Johnson strikes out. Bob Heimueller pops out to the second baseman. Ray Counsell reached on a fielding error by Ron Kelly. Jesse Reder grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Counsell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ron Kelly singles to left field. Gene Tappe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Poat pops out to the second baseman. Erik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bill Knoop flies out to the center fielder. Dick Delaney walks. Jiggs Knicely walks. Hiroshi Ushiyama lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masataka Nobuhara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Lou Fisher singles to center field. Jose Reilley grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lou Fisher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Del Bailey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Steve Johnson singles to right field. Bob Heimueller grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Johnson advances to second on the play. Ray Counsell singles to left field. Jesse Reder singles to left field. Steve Johnson scores. Ray Counsell advances to third on the hit. Bill Knoop grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Counsell scores. Jesse Reder advances to second on the play. Dick Delaney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Billy Johnson strikes out. Ron Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Gene Tappe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Jiggs Knicely triples. Andy Gardner is pinch hitting for Hiroshi Ushiyama. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Andy Gardner walks. Masataka Nobuhara singles past the third baseman. Jiggs Knicely scores. Andy Gardner advances to third on the hit. Steve Johnson walks. Al Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Heimueller strikes out. Ray Counsell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Andy Gardner scores. Jesse Reder walks. Bill Knoop flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Russ Gerheauser pitching. Wally Poat hits a home run. Erik Smith strikes out. Lou Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Reilley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Dick Delaney grounds out to the pitcher. Jiggs Knicely singles to right field. Russ Gerheauser lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masataka Nobuhara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Whitey Smith is pinch hitting for Al Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Whitey Smith walks. Jose Lynn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Masataka Nobuhara. Billy Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Kelly hits an infield single to the third baseman. Whitey Smith scores. Ensign McGraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Tappe walks. Wally Poat strikes out. Erik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Baltimore Aaron Stanley pitching. Steve Johnson strikes out. Bob Heimueller walks. Ray Counsell singles to center field. Bob Heimueller advances to third on the hit. Jesse Reder grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Counsell advances to second on the play. Bill Knoop strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Justin Mairena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lou Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Jose Reilley grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Freeman is pinch hitting for Aaron Stanley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chuck Freeman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Baltimore total runners left on base: 14
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Knox improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Brumfield did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alf Easterling did not respond to coaching in control Russ Hershiser did not respond to coaching in range Don Martin did not respond to coaching in control Dick Knox did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harley Pattee improves in range Bill Juul did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Lombardo improves in speed Herb Finney did not respond to coaching in control Cliff Cassidy did not respond to coaching in range Deke Thomas did not respond to coaching in range