Inning: 1 Texas Jim Miller pitching. Aaron Reese flies out to the center fielder. Ken Cimino singles to center field. Hod Malay strikes out. Eddie Pendleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Arturo Doran pitching. John Marentette singles to center field. Armando Knauss flies out to the right fielder. Dick Eddy pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Asadoor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Manny Shakur strikes out. Claral Rutner grounds out to the second baseman. Clarence Cora strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rick Cooney grounds out to the third baseman. Enrique Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichi Yano pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bill Leiper singles past the second baseman. Arturo Doran lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Aaron Reese singles to center field. Bill Leiper scores. Ken Cimino grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Aaron Reese is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hod Malay walks. Eddie Pendleton doubles to center field. Ken Cimino scores. Hod Malay uses his aggressiveness and scores. Manny Shakur singles to center field. Eddie Pendleton scores. Markus Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Shakur steals second. Claral Rutner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Angel Powell lines out to the third baseman. Markus Briggs flies out to the left fielder. John Marentette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Clarence Cora doubles to right field. Bill Leiper walks. Arturo Doran lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Aaron Reese singles to center field. Clarence Cora scores. Bill Leiper uses his aggressiveness and scores. A.J. Dell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Reese steals second. Ken Cimino flies out to the left fielder. Hod Malay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Armando Knauss walks. Dick Eddy pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Asadoor strikes out. Armando Knauss steals second. Armando Knauss steals third. Rick Cooney walks. Enrique Reed doubles past the first baseman. Armando Knauss scores. Rick Cooney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Shinichi Yano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Eddie Pendleton strikes out. Manny Shakur singles past the shortstop. Claral Rutner grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Shakur advances to second on the play. Clarence Cora flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Angel Powell grounds out to the shortstop. A.J. Dell singles to right field. John Marentette walks. Armando Knauss flies out to the center fielder. Dick Eddy singles to right field. A.J. Dell is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Leiper flies out to the right fielder. Arturo Doran grounds out to the second baseman. Aaron Reese walks. Aaron Reese steals second. Ken Cimino flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bruce Asadoor singles to left field. Bruce Asadoor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Cooney singles to center field. Enrique Reed flies out to the center fielder. Rick Cooney steals second. Shinichi Yano pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Hod Malay walks. Eddie Pendleton singles to center field. Hod Malay advances to third on the hit. Manny Shakur flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hod Malay scores. Jimmy Willhite comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claral Rutner strikes out. Eddie Pendleton steals second. Clarence Cora walks. Bill Leiper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Angel Powell pops out to the third baseman. Al Jelincich is pinch hitting for Jimmy Willhite. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Jelincich grounds out to the second baseman. John Marentette singles to right field. Armando Knauss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Casper Langston pitching. Arturo Doran singles to right field. Jack Meloan is pinch hitting for Aaron Reese. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Meloan strikes out. Ken Cimino strikes out. Jerry Kroll is pinch hitting for Hod Malay. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Kroll pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dick Eddy singles to center field. Dick Eddy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bruce Asadoor flies out to the left fielder. Rick Cooney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Eddie Pendleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Manny Shakur singles to left field. Claral Rutner singles to center field. Manny Shakur advances to third on the hit. Clarence Cora triples. Manny Shakur scores. Claral Rutner scores. Bill Leiper grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Cora scores. Arturo Doran singles to center field. Jack Meloan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Enrique Reed lines out to the first baseman. Shinichi Yano singles past the shortstop. Angel Powell flies out to the center fielder. Casper Langston grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shinichi Yano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Markus Briggs is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Hargrove did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Hargrove did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Ainsmith did not respond to coaching in range Ira Scarritt did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Shindle did not respond to coaching in control Frank Hargrove did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Masafumi Mimoto did not respond to coaching in velocity Masafumi Mimoto did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Orlando Andrews did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Wright did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kline improves in power_vs_lefty