Inning: 1 Oakland Sal Carlson pitching. John Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Duran flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jack Baines pitching. Harry Bowman walks. Charlie Aurilia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Bowman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bernie Pott flies out to the right fielder. Alex Rossman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doug McMillan flies out to the left fielder. Tom Bader singles to right field. Mike Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Richie Smith walks. Bill Stoviak pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Davis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Richie Smith advances to second on the play. John Darr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Wayne Handley singles to right field. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Jack Baines lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Sal Carlson singles to center field. Harry Bowman flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Pott singles to left field. Alex Rossman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Davis singles to center field. Charlie Duran singles to right field. Doug McMillan singles to center field. Ted Davis scores. Charlie Duran advances to third on the hit. Tom Bader singles to left field. Charlie Duran scores. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Handley walks. Ed Maggert doubles past the third baseman. Doug McMillan scores. Tom Bader scores. Wayne Handley is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jack Baines grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Richie Smith is hit by a pitch. Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Richie Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Darr singles to right field. Ralph Davis advances to third on the hit. Sal Carlson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Duran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Pott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug McMillan singles past the second baseman. Gordon Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Bader singles past the first baseman. Mike Williams grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Bader is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wayne Handley walks. Ed Maggert doubles to right field. Doug McMillan scores. Mike Williams scores. Jack Baines singles to center field. Wayne Handley scores. Ed Maggert scores. John Lyons singles to left field. Ted Davis singles to left field. Charlie Duran strikes out. Doug McMillan singles to center field. Jack Baines scores. John Lyons scores. Ted Davis advances to third on the hit. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Doug McMillan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman strikes out. Richie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stoviak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Bader singles to right field. Mike Williams hits a home run. Tom Bader scores. Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Baines grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Ralph Davis hits a home run. John Darr reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Lyons. Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Norm Nixon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kitty Jackson walks. Harry Bowman singles to center field. John Darr scores. Kitty Jackson advances to third on the hit. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the shortstop. Kitty Jackson scores. Harry Bowman advances to second on the play. Bernie Pott singles to right field. Harry Bowman scores. Alex Rossman flies out to the right fielder. Richie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ned Gregory pitching. Leo Cermak is pinch hitting for John Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Cermak walks. Greg Moraga is pinch hitting for Ted Davis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Moraga strikes out. Charlie Duran singles to right field. Doug McMillan strikes out. Tom Bader grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak strikes out. Ralph Davis doubles to right field. John Darr walks. Ned Gregory fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ned Gregory strikes out. Gene Gray is pinch hitting for Harry Bowman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Gray grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Darr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Williams flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Handley bunts for a base hit. Ed Maggert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Aurilia pops out to the third baseman. Bernie Pott grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ray is pinch hitting for Alex Rossman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Ed Maggert 2 (12).HR - Mike Williams (14).GIDP - Mike Williams, Ed Maggert. Baserunning: CS - Doug McMillan (6). Fielding: E - John Lyons.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Marty Sankey improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Murnane did not respond to coaching in speed Len Parson did not respond to coaching in range Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Masaya Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in control Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Hillman did not respond to coaching in arm Don Goodwin improves in speed Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in range Bob Nolte improves in velocity Walt Rosenthal did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby Hillman improves in contact_vs_righty