Win: Garry Aparicio (20-5) Loss: Eppie Thomas (13-9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eppie Thomas pitching. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Yasuji Takada singles to center field. Ed Billings flies out to the center fielder. Roy Ostrowski singles to center field. Dave Webb singles to left field. Yasuji Takada scores. Roy Ostrowski advances to third on the hit. Mule Smith is hit by a pitch. Hank Moore walks. Roy Ostrowski scores. Luis Coughlin doubles to left field. Dave Webb scores. Mule Smith scores. Hank Moore uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Reis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garry Aparicio singles to left field. Luis Coughlin scores. Babe Stephenson hits a home run. Garry Aparicio scores. Yasuji Takada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Garry Aparicio pitching. Ted Sweeney walks. James Lopes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Sweeney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ryan Benson flies out to the center fielder. Scat Aldrete singles to left field. Art Ivie doubles to right field. James Lopes scores. Scat Aldrete scores. Bobby Unser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Earl Lapp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Billings pops out to the third baseman. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Webb walks. Mule Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Jay Kress grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hernandez walks. Earl Lapp fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Earl Lapp flies out to the right fielder. Ted Sweeney doubles to left field. James Lopes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Hank Moore flies out to the right fielder. Luis Coughlin walks. Garry Aparicio fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Garry Aparicio grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ryan Benson grounds out to the second baseman. Scat Aldrete strikes out. Art Ivie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Babe Stephenson pops out to the shortstop. Yasuji Takada strikes out. Ed Billings grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bobby Unser walks. Jay Kress grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dick Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Roy Ostrowski strikes out. Dave Webb strikes out. Mule Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Earl Lapp flies out to the center fielder. Ted Sweeney grounds out to the second baseman. James Lopes singles to right field. Ryan Benson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Hank Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Coughlin singles past the third baseman. Luis Coughlin steals second. Garry Aparicio grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Stephenson hits a home run. Luis Coughlin scores. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Scat Aldrete grounds out to the pitcher. Art Ivie walks. Bobby Unser flies out to the center fielder. Jay Kress flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Billings walks. Roy Ostrowski walks. Dave Webb grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ed Billings advances to third on the play. Mule Smith walks. Hank Moore doubles to left field. Ed Billings scores. Mule Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Coughlin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Dick Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Terry Reyes is pinch hitting for Earl Lapp. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Terry Reyes grounds out to the catcher. Ted Sweeney doubles to center field. James Lopes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Clyde Malone pitching. Garry Aparicio singles to left field. Babe Stephenson strikes out. Yasuji Takada singles to right field. Ed Billings singles to left field. Garry Aparicio scores. Yasuji Takada aggressively advances to third on the hit. Roy Ostrowski grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuji Takada scores. Ed Billings advances to second on the play. Dave Webb singles to right field. Ed Billings scores. Mule Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Ryan Benson pops out to the second baseman. Scat Aldrete grounds out to the third baseman. Art Ivie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Paul Reardon is pinch hitting for Hank Moore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Reardon grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Coughlin singles to left field. Garry Aparicio 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). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Bobby Unser grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Kress singles to center field. Dick Hernandez walks. Keith Arocha is pinch hitting for Clyde Malone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Keith Arocha grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jay Kress advances to third on the play. Dick Hernandez advances to second on the play. Ted Sweeney walks. James Lopes hits a home run. Jay Kress scores. Dick Hernandez scores. Ted Sweeney scores. Ryan Benson triples. Scat Aldrete singles to center field. Ryan Benson scores. Art Ivie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 New York total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Kurosaki did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Kurosaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Weldon Hill improves in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Bosch did not respond to coaching in control Fred Sankey did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Downing improves in velocity Ed Downing did not respond to coaching in velocity