Inning: 1 Texas J.D. Strange pitching. Bill Mercer grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Red McNeely pitching. John Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Davis singles past the shortstop. Charlie Duran grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Davis advances to second on the play. Doug McMillan singles to center field. Ted Davis scores. Tom Bader strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Carlos Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Shinya Abe doubles to left field. Kenji Moriya walks. Camilo Saunders strikes out. Willie McGee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Williams flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Handley triples. Ed Maggert singles to right field. Wayne Handley 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 singles to left field. Ed Maggert scores. Ted Davis doubles to center field. John Lyons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Duran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Red McNeely flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Doug McMillan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shinya Abe. Tom Bader strikes out. Mike Williams doubles to left field. Doug McMillan scores. Wayne Handley walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Maggert strikes out. J.D. Strange walks. John Lyons singles to center field. Mike Williams scores. Wayne Handley scores. J.D. Strange advances to third on the hit. Ted Davis singles to center field. J.D. Strange scores. John Lyons advances to third on the hit. Charlie Duran grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Peter Forsch grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shinya Abe triples. Kenji Moriya walks. Kenji Moriya is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Doug McMillan grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Bader hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Williams hits a home run. Tom Bader scores. Wayne Handley doubles to left field. Ed Maggert singles to right field. Wayne Handley scores. J.D. Strange lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ed Maggert forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Lyons singles to right field. Ted Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Camilo Saunders flies out to the center fielder. Willie McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Rico is pinch hitting for Red McNeely. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Rico flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland M.K. Flood pitching. Charlie Duran grounds out to the pitcher. Doug McMillan strikes out. Tom Bader pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Bill Mercer reached on a fielding error by John Lyons. Johnny Meyer singles to center field. Bill Mercer advances to third on the hit. Peter Forsch singles to center field. Bill Mercer scores. Johnny Meyer advances to third on the hit. Carlos Klinger bunts for a base hit. Johnny Meyer scores. Shinya Abe strikes out. Kenji Moriya lines out to the third baseman. Camilo Saunders strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Willie McGee walks. Shinji Kawanichi is pinch hitting for M.K. Flood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Shinji Kawanichi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie McGee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shinji Kawanichi steals second. Bill Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Clark Barr pitching. J.D. Strange grounds out to the shortstop. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Peter Forsch strikes out. Carlos Klinger singles to left field. Carlos Klinger steals second. Shinya Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Klinger advances to third on the play. Ding-Dong Bell is pinch hitting for Kenji Moriya. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ding-Dong Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Duran singles to right field. Chris Seilheimer is pinch hitting for Doug McMillan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Seilheimer walks. Tom Bader grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charlie Duran advances to third on the play. Mike Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Camilo Saunders doubles to center field. Willie McGee pops out to the catcher. Dale Castleman is pinch hitting for Clark Barr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dale Castleman grounds out to the second baseman. Camilo Saunders advances to third on the play. Bill Mercer doubles to left field. Camilo Saunders scores. Johnny Meyer singles to left field. Bill Mercer scores. Johnny Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Peter Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Ted Davis (10), Mike Williams (13), Wayne Handley (11).3B - Wayne Handley (7).HR - Mike Williams (17).GIDP - Tom Bader. Fielding: E - John Lyons.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jinx Falkenburg did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty King DeLeon did not respond to coaching in endurance Brett Monteleone did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Lewis improves in velocity William Paterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Minnie Moocher did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Murnane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Young improves in power_vs_righty Luis Young did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in range Kuniyuki Inagaki did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS