Win: Homer Simsyn (1-0) Loss: Charlie Griffith (0-1)
Save: Woody Hunter (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Eddie McKee pitching. Junichi Endo walks. Luis Hudson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Junichi Endo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Mantle pops out to the second baseman. Tom McMahon hits an infield single to the pitcher. Valerio Barton walks. Bill Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Nippy Dolan pitching. John Clark flies out to the left fielder. Marino Baker singles to center field. Marino Baker steals second. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the second baseman. Marino Baker advances to third on the play. Nap Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Osamu Nagao singles to left field. Solly Brock, Jr. strikes out. Osamu Nagao is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nippy Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Lenhardt pops out to the second baseman. Kazuaki Matsuyama walks. Clayton Parsons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Junichi Endo walks. Luis Hudson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mickey Mantle walks. Mickey Mantle steals second. Tom McMahon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie McKee hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie McKee advances to second on the play. Marino Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Valerio Barton hits a home run. Bill Sullivan hits a home run. Osamu Nagao doubles past the center fielder. Solly Brock, Jr. strikes out. Nippy Dolan grounds out to the second baseman. Osamu Nagao advances to third on the play. Junichi Endo walks. Luis Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Nap Bomback flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mickey Mantle grounds out to the second baseman. Tom McMahon pops out to the first baseman. Valerio Barton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Nap Bomback. Bill Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kazuaki Matsuyama flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Clayton Parsons pops out to the first baseman. Eddie McKee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Osamu Nagao strikes out. Solly Brock, Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Nippy Dolan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland John Clark doubles to left field. Marino Baker strikes out. Tricky Kalahan singles to center field. John Clark scores. Nap Bomback flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Junichi Endo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Luis Hudson singles past the first baseman. Mickey Mantle singles to right field. Tom McMahon strikes out. Valerio Barton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Lenhardt singles to left field. Frank Lenhardt steals second. Solly Brock, Jr. throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Kazuaki Matsuyama strikes out. Clayton Parsons walks. Homer Simsyn 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 2nd. Sugar Ray Reynolds is pinch hitting for Eddie McKee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles to right field. Frank Lenhardt scores. John Clark grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Charlie Griffith pitching. Bill Sullivan singles to left field. Osamu Nagao flies out to the center fielder. Solly Brock, Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Sullivan advances to second on the play. Seth Brandt is pinch hitting for Homer Simsyn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Seth Brandt singles to left field. Bill Sullivan scores. Junichi Endo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Todd Kiser pitching. Marino Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Tricky Kalahan strikes out. Nap Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Alexander Gomez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Hudson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mickey Mantle strikes out. Tom McMahon hits a home run. Valerio Barton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Woody Hunter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Ford singles to right field. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Ford advances to second on the play. Kazuaki Matsuyama grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ford advances to third on the play. Clayton Parsons walks. Eddie Walsh is pinch hitting for Alexander Gomez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clayton Parsons is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - John Clark (1).GIDP - John Clark. Baserunning: SB - Marino Baker (1), Frank Lenhardt (1).CS - Clayton Parsons (1). Fielding: E - Nap Bomback.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Neil Shoun improves in endurance Kent Lemaster did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Connally improves in arm Jim Connally improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Fullerton improves in arm Sam Fullerton improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Marentette did not respond to coaching in speed Artie Vaughan did not respond to coaching in velocity