Win: Herschel Scott (1-0) Loss: David Edwards (1-5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Max Green pitching. Lou Davison strikes out. Bill Roper grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Bobb walks. Rob Daugherty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Tommy Lobert pitching. Buddy Lyden grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Javier flies out to the center fielder. Charley Lewis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Thomas Pfister hits an infield single to the second baseman. Matt Mitchell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Consolo walks. Tom Duggan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Buck Benedict grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hearn flies out to the left fielder. Steve Potts walks. Damian Marak reached on a fielding error by Tom Duggan. Blix Wolf singles to center field. Steve Potts scores. Max Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Tommy Lobert grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Davison grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Roper pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Buddy Lyden grounds out to the pitcher. Pinky Javier singles past the first baseman. Charley Lewis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jose Bobb grounds out to the pitcher. Rob Daugherty grounds out to the shortstop. Thomas Pfister grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Hearn flies out to the right fielder. Steve Potts grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Matt Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Consolo pops out to the shortstop. Tom Duggan singles to right field. Tommy Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Damian Marak grounds out to the third baseman. Blix Wolf grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Max Green singles to right field. Buddy Lyden singles to center field. Max Green advances to third on the hit. Pinky Javier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Lou Davison strikes out. Bill Roper doubles to right field. Jose Bobb doubles past the first baseman. Bill Roper scores. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Thomas Pfister grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Charley Lewis triples. Buck Benedict strikes out. Mal Blake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Johnny Hearn strikes out. Steve Potts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Matt Mitchell strikes out. Billy Consolo flies out to the center fielder. Tom Duggan walks. Danny Birtsas is pinch hitting for Mal Blake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Birtsas lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Palmquist pitching. Damian Marak strikes out. Blix Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. Erv Morgan is pinch hitting for Max Green. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Erv Morgan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pete Carden pitching. Lou Davison flies out to the center fielder. Bill Roper singles to left field. Jose Bobb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Roper is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rob Daugherty singles to center field. Jose Bobb aggressively advances to third on the hit. Thomas Pfister singles to left field. Jose Bobb scores. David Whitted comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Daugherty steals third. Matt Mitchell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Buddy Lyden singles past the second baseman. Pinky Javier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buddy Lyden is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pinky Javier steals second. Charley Lewis hits a home run. Pinky Javier scores. Andy Splittorff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Benedict walks. Johnny Hearn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Billy Consolo hits a home run. Tom Duggan strikes out. Barry Rogers is pinch hitting for Andy Splittorff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Barry Rogers strikes out. Lou Davison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Beard pitching. Steve Potts singles to right field. Damian Marak singles to center field. Blix Wolf strikes out. Fred Poffenberger is pinch hitting for David Whitted. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Lyden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Freddy Maier pitching. Bill Roper strikes out. Jose Bobb flies out to the left fielder. Rob Daugherty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Pinky Javier pops out to the first baseman. Charley Lewis pops out to the shortstop. Buck Benedict pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Thomas Pfister strikes out. Matt Mitchell singles to left field. Billy Consolo walks. Tom Duggan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Johnny Hearn is hit by a pitch. Steve Potts grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johnny Hearn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Damian Marak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Potts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Blix Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Minnesota John Beard flies out to the left fielder. Lou Davison doubles to center field. Bill Roper doubles to left field. Lou Davison scores. Jose Bobb walks. Don Shokes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Daugherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Roper advances to third on the play. Jose Bobb advances to second on the play. Thomas Pfister strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Oakland Tom Rambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Billy Ardoin is pinch hitting for Don Shokes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Ardoin flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Lyden flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Javier hits a home run. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Minnesota Herschel Scott pitching. Matt Mitchell singles to left field. Billy Consolo strikes out. Tom Duggan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland David Edwards comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Benedict flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Hearn grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Potts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Minnesota David Edwards strikes out. Lou Davison flies out to the right fielder. Bill Roper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Oakland Damian Marak grounds out to the third baseman. Blix Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Herschel Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Minnesota Jose Bobb doubles to left field. Rob Daugherty walks. Thomas Pfister strikes out. Matt Mitchell walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Billy Consolo strikes out. Tom Duggan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 15 Oakland Buddy Lyden singles to center field. Pinky Javier grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 16 Minnesota David Edwards grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Davison walks. Lou Davison steals second. Bill Roper flies out to the right fielder. Jose Bobb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 16 Oakland Buck Benedict hits a home run. Minnesota total runners left on base: 14 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Lou Davison (9), Bill Roper 2 (16), Jose Bobb 2 (18).HR - Billy Consolo (7).GIDP - Matt Mitchell, Tom Duggan 2. Baserunning: SB - Lou Davison (7), Rob Daugherty (5). Fielding: E - Tom Duggan.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ralph Strickland did not respond to coaching in arm Lefty Petagine did not respond to coaching in range Tom Frye did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Glen Hunt did not respond to coaching in speed Elmer Walton did not respond to coaching in speed Glen Hunt did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Kuenn improves in control Dick Andrews improves in range Dave Kuenn did not respond to coaching in endurance Ron Jones did not respond to coaching in control Horace Drew did not respond to coaching in control Roy Gilbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Martin improves in SS