Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Ruiz pitching. Joe Hoffman pops out to the shortstop. Bob Hinton strikes out. John Souza pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Madd Hatter pitching. Odie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Charley Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Baird strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Stein hits a home run. Terry Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Leon Leonard pops out to the first baseman. Joe Barbee strikes out. Earle Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Madd Hatter strikes out. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Frank Gorman walks. Billy Lockman flies out to the right fielder. Dick Ruiz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dick Ruiz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Hinton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Souza flies out to the left fielder. Bob Stein grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Odie Willis strikes out. Charley Wright flies out to the center fielder. Jim Baird strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Dan Cunningham doubles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche uses his aggressiveness and scores. Madd Hatter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Barbee flies out to the left fielder. Earle Wilson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hoffman hits a home run. Bob Hinton flies out to the center fielder. John Souza singles to left field. Bob Stein walks. Terry Johnson strikes out. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. John Souza scores. Bob Stein scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Frank Gorman pops out to the second baseman. Billy Lockman strikes out. Pat Eibel is pinch hitting for Dick Ruiz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pat Eibel singles to right field. Pat Eibel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dot Wylie pitching. Madd Hatter pops out to the catcher. Joe Hoffman pops out to the third baseman. Bob Hinton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Odie Willis reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Souza. Charley Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Odie Willis advances to third on the play. Jim Baird grounds out to the third baseman. Odie Willis scores. Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Souza walks. Bob Stein strikes out. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Terry Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rocky Jonnard strikes out. John Souza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Barbee strikes out. Earle Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Gorman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Boom Boom Washington reached on a fielding error by Dot Wylie. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the shortstop. Dan Cunningham walks. Madd Hatter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Madd Hatter strikes out. Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Texas Billy Lockman flies out to the center fielder. Tim Magrini is pinch hitting for Dot Wylie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Magrini lines out to the second baseman. Odie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Texas total runners LOB: 0
Batting:2B - Dan Cunningham (10).HR - Joe Hoffman (5), Bob Stein (10), Boom Boom Washington (9). Baserunning: CS - John Souza (3). Fielding: E - John Souza.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in control Doc Pinkney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Happy Riggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Schoeneweis did not respond to coaching in control Jim Daley did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tuffy Schauer improves in range Jack Deisel did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Embree did not respond to coaching in speed Ellis Goletz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty