Inning: 1 Texas Carlos Cole pitching. Tom Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Meloan lines out to the first baseman. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Robert Pulido pitching. Charlie Barton singles past the third baseman. Don Silverio singles to center field. Charlie Barton advances to third on the hit. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Barton scores. Don Silverio advances to second on the play. Terry Boyle pops out to the third baseman. Yoshitaka Nakada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Scott Santo hits a home run. Wilbur Ruffin walks. Elvis Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Chappy DeVormer strikes out. Ralph Logan grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Wilbur Ruffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Swacina grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Spider Easler walks. Carlos Cole grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Robert Pulido strikes out. Tom Cather flies out to the left fielder. Tom Meloan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Barton flies out to the right fielder. Don Silverio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tino Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Blondy Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Scott Santo grounds out to the second baseman. Wilbur Ruffin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Boyle grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshitaka Nakada grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Lee Swacina hits a home run. Jose McCabe singles to right field. Spider Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Elvis Larkin walks. Chappy DeVormer flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Logan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Carlos Cole pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Barton walks. Don Silverio grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Barton advances to second on the play. Tino Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Simpson is pinch hitting for Robert Pulido. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Simpson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tom Cather pops out to the second baseman. Tom Meloan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Snyder pitching. Terry Boyle flies out to the left fielder. Yoshitaka Nakada strikes out. Lee Swacina pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Blondy Spongberg doubles to right field. Scott Santo flies out to the center fielder. Wilbur Ruffin pops out to the second baseman. Elvis Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jose McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Spider Easler strikes out. Jimmy Prim is pinch hitting for Carlos Cole. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Prim grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Gomer Pope pitching. Phil Leonard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lee Swacina at C. Chappy DeVormer strikes out. Ralph Logan grounds out to the second baseman. Everett Hudson is pinch hitting for Tom Snyder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Everett Hudson singles to center field. Tom Cather singles to right field. Everett Hudson advances to third on the hit. Tom Meloan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Tim Sanders pitching. Charlie Barton strikes out. Don Silverio strikes out. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Rich Hurst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Scott Santo walks. Wilbur Ruffin walks. Elvis Larkin singles to center field. Scott Santo scores. Wilbur Ruffin advances to third on the hit. Frank Perdue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chappy DeVormer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Wilbur Ruffin scores. Ralph Logan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe McGregor enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wilbur Ruffin at LF. Terry Boyle strikes out. Yoshitaka Nakada flies out to the left fielder. Phil Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kip Curtis did not respond to coaching in arm Roberto Breuer improves in range Roberto Breuer improves in range Joe Fernandez did not respond to coaching in endurance Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Syd Bridwell did not respond to coaching in velocity David Tejada did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Macha did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Macha did not respond to coaching in velocity