Inning: 1 Oakland Bud Layana pitching. Jim Niebergall grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Lawton grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Kenny Alston pitching. Kurt Bolton singles to right field. Paul McWilliams flies out to the right fielder. Sukehiro Hashimoto lines out to the third baseman. Bill Sundberg hits a home run. Kurt Bolton scores. Mark Merriman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mack Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Curt Moreland doubles to left field. Walter Kleinow flies out to the left fielder. Bob Dittmer hits a home run. Curt Moreland scores. Rube Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Shat Sheets pops out to the shortstop. Gary Fingers strikes out. Dennis Ratliff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Kenny Alston grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Niebergall singles to left field. Charlie Lawton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Bud Layana strikes out. Kurt Bolton singles to left field. Paul McWilliams grounds out to the shortstop. Kurt Bolton advances to second on the play. Sukehiro Hashimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Buck Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Mack Campbell strikes out. Curt Moreland singles to right field. Walter Kleinow walks. Bob Dittmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Sundberg singles to center field. Mark Merriman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Sundberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shat Sheets grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mark Merriman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Fingers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rube Spencer pops out to the third baseman. Kenny Alston grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Niebergall walks. Charlie Lawton pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Dennis Ratliff singles to right field. Bud Layana lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Dennis Ratliff forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Kurt Bolton singles to center field. Bud Layana is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Kurt Bolton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Buck Ramirez doubles to right field. Mack Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Curt Moreland reached on a fielding error by Mark Merriman. Curt Moreland steals second. Walter Kleinow grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Dittmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Paul McWilliams grounds out to the second baseman. Sukehiro Hashimoto singles to center field. Bill Sundberg grounds out to the second baseman. Sukehiro Hashimoto advances to second on the play. Mark Merriman singles to center field. Sukehiro Hashimoto scores. Mark Merriman steals second. Shat Sheets flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rube Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Art Lamabe is pinch hitting for Kenny Alston. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Art Lamabe doubles to center field. Art Lamabe steals third. Jim Niebergall flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Lawton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Chuck Ramirez pitching. Gary Fingers grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Ratliff doubles to left field. Bud Layana singles to right field. Dennis Ratliff scores. Kurt Bolton lines out to the second baseman. Paul McWilliams singles to center field. Sukehiro Hashimoto singles to center field. Bud Layana scores. Paul McWilliams advances to third on the hit. Merv Rightnowar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sundberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Buck Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Mack Campbell pops out to the catcher. Curt Moreland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Mark Merriman singles to right field. Shat Sheets singles past the shortstop. Mark Merriman advances to third on the hit. Gary Fingers singles to right field. Mark Merriman scores. Dennis Ratliff flies out to the left fielder. Bud Layana lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kurt Bolton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Walter Kleinow strikes out. Bob Dittmer pops out to the shortstop. Rube Spencer singles to right field. Ray Chaplin 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 1st. Mike McDavid is pinch hitting for Merv Rightnowar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike McDavid flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Stanka improves in range Lefty Lillard did not respond to coaching in speed Red Stechschulte did not respond to coaching in range Red Stechschulte did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Anthony Brohamer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Stump Moreno did not respond to coaching in velocity
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Knepper improves in power_vs_lefty Eric Hicks did not respond to coaching in speed John Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jack Siever did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Johnson improves in range Alan Pena did not respond to coaching in 2B