Win: Bob W Nichols (6-6) Loss: Frank Gakeler (5-5)
Save: Doc Belitz (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob W Nichols pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman walks. John Souza singles to center field. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Frank Gakeler pitching. Odie Willis strikes out. Charley Wright walks. Jim Baird grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Cunningham strikes out. Hal Plank strikes out. Joe Shannon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Leon Leonard pops out to the third baseman. Joe Barbee singles past the second baseman. Earle Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Barbee advances to second on the play. Frank Gorman bunts for a base hit. Billy Lockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Gakeler strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the third baseman. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Bob W Nichols strikes out. Odie Willis singles past the third baseman. Charley Wright strikes out. Jim Baird doubles to center field. Odie Willis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leon Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Hoffman singles to center field. John Souza grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Joe Barbee strikes out. Earle Wilson strikes out. Frank Gorman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Cunningham walks. Hal Plank singles to center field. Dan Cunningham advances to third on the hit. Joe Shannon singles to center field. Dan Cunningham scores. Hal Plank advances to third on the hit. Frank Gakeler flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Plank scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Boom Boom Washington grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Shannon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Billy Lockman strikes out. Bob W Nichols is hit by a pitch. Odie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Charley Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Souza bunts for a base hit. Terry Johnson singles to right field. John Souza advances to third on the hit. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Hal Plank flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Jim Baird hits a home run. Leon Leonard strikes out. Joe Barbee grounds out to the second baseman. Earle Wilson doubles to right field. Frank Gorman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Shannon flies out to the right fielder. Frank Gakeler singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the center fielder. Boom Boom Washington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Gakeler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Billy Lockman strikes out. Bob W Nichols strikes out. Odie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Hoffman walks. John Souza strikes out. Joe Hoffman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Terry Johnson singles to center field. Bob Hinton is pinch hitting for Dan Cunningham. Bob Hinton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Charley Wright singles to left field. Jim Baird flies out to the center fielder. Leon Leonard pops out to the catcher. Joe Barbee hits a home run. Charley Wright scores. Earle Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Doc Belitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Plank strikes out. Joe Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Frank Gakeler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rocky Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Texas total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Doc Pinkney did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Lombard did not respond to coaching in control Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Reyes improves in arm Jim Daley did not respond to coaching in 2B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Luke Barry improves in contact_vs_righty Al Kubiszyn did not respond to coaching in velocity Hugh Yarnall did not respond to coaching in velocity Luke Barry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty