Inning: 1 Oakland Roy Gillenwater pitching. John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay J.D. Strange pitching. Harry Bowman walks. Charlie Aurilia pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Pott singles to center field. Alex Rossman grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Bowman advances to third on the play. Bernie Pott advances to second on the play. Richie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Duran flies out to the right fielder. Mike Williams strikes out. Doug McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak walks. Ralph Davis singles to right field. John Darr flies out to the right fielder. The catcher fields the ball and Bill Stoviak is thrown out at third. Ralph Davis advances to second on the play. Ralph Davis advances to second on the play. Harry Bowman singles to right field. Ralph Davis scores. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Leo Cermak grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Seilheimer singles to left field. J.D. Strange lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bernie Pott strikes out. Alex Rossman grounds out to the third baseman. Richie Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Maggert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Davis singles to right field. John Darr strikes out. Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Roy Gillenwater. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kitty Jackson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Guiney pitching. Charlie Duran singles past the shortstop. Mike Williams strikes out. Doug McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Leo Cermak singles to center field. Charlie Duran advances to third on the hit. Chris Seilheimer singles to center field. Charlie Duran scores. Gordon Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. J.D. Strange flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bernie Pott singles to center field. Alex Rossman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Lyons hits a home run. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Handley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Maggert strikes out. Charlie Duran hits a home run. Mike Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Richie Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Stoviak walks. Ralph Davis flies out to the right fielder. John Darr pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Doug McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Cermak walks. Chris Seilheimer doubles to left field. Leo Cermak uses his aggressiveness and scores. J.D. Strange flies out to the center fielder. John Lyons singles to right field. Chris Seilheimer scores. Wayne Handley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Norm Nixon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mickey Young strikes out. Harry Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Francis Green pitching. Ed Maggert hits a home run. Greg Moraga is pinch hitting for Charlie Duran. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Moraga reached on a fielding error by Harry Bowman. Mike Williams singles to left field. Doug McMillan singles to center field. Leo Cermak singles to center field. Greg Moraga scores. Mike Williams scores. Doug McMillan advances to third on the hit. Chris Seilheimer singles to right field. Doug McMillan scores. J.D. Strange 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. Leo Cermak scores. Chris Seilheimer advances to third on the play. Wayne Handley singles in front of the right fielder. Chris Seilheimer scores. Ed Maggert grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Wayne Handley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bernie Pott strikes out. Bill Ray is pinch hitting for Alex Rossman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Ray singles to center field. Richie Smith reached on a fielding error by Leo Cermak. Bill Stoviak singles to center field. Bill Ray scores. Richie Smith advances to third on the hit. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Richie Smith scores. Bill Stoviak advances to third on the hit. John Darr flies out to the left fielder. Francis Green pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Greg Moraga flies out to the right fielder. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Doug McMillan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Gene Gray is pinch hitting for Harry Bowman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Gray grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Pott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Len Parson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Masaya Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in control Marty Sankey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Ryan did not respond to coaching in range Bill Pickup improves in arm Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in control Ed Riviere improves in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Goodwin improves in contact_vs_lefty Sammy Kilgus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brent Kremers did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carl Gross did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Nolte improves in control