Win: Jim Young (4-3) Loss: Dwight Digby (0-6)
Save: Rene Emerson (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Frank Gakeler pitching. Odie Willis hits a home run. Charley Wright strikes out. Jim Baird strikes out. Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Ruiz pitching. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hinton walks. John Souza singles to left field. Bob Hinton aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Stein pops out to the first baseman. Terry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Barbee strikes out. Earle Wilson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Hoffman. Frank Gorman doubles to center field. Earle Wilson scores. Billy Lockman strikes out. Dick Ruiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles past the center fielder. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Frank Gakeler singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Joe Hoffman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Odie Willis strikes out. Charley Wright strikes out. Jim Baird grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Hinton bunts for a base hit. John Souza grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Hinton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Stein flies out to the center fielder. John Souza steals second. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Leon Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Barbee strikes out. Earle Wilson hits a home run. Frank Gorman doubles to right field. Billy Lockman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Dan Cunningham reached on a fielding error by Billy Lockman. Frank Gakeler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington scores. Bob Hinton singles in front of the left fielder. Dan Cunningham scores. John Souza pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Dick Ruiz flies out to the right fielder. Odie Willis strikes out. Charley Wright bunts for a base hit. Jim Baird walks. Leon Leonard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Baird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Stein singles to left field. Terry Johnson singles to right field. Bob Stein advances to third on the hit. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Stein scores. Terry Johnson advances to second on the play. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Joe Barbee hits a home run. Earle Wilson singles to center field. Frank Gorman flies out to the right fielder. Billy Lockman singles to left field. Earle Wilson advances to third on the hit. Ed Estalella 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. Dick Ruiz grounds out to the third baseman. Earle Wilson scores. Billy Lockman advances to second on the play. Odie Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Estalella grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Bob Hinton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Hinton steals second. John Souza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Charley Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Baird strikes out. Leon Leonard grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Stein flies out to the right fielder. Terry Johnson walks. Dot Wylie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Terry Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Joe Barbee flies out to the right fielder. Earle Wilson pops out to the third baseman. Frank Gorman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Hal Plank is pinch hitting for Ed Estalella. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Plank flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman hits a home run. Doc Belitz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Hinton walks. John Souza grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Hinton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Rich Napoleon pitching. Billy Lockman grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Eibel is pinch hitting for Doc Belitz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Eibel flies out to the right fielder. Odie Willis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Billy Raleigh pitching. Bob Stein lines out to the pitcher. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Boom Boom Washington lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Texas Charley Wright singles to left field. Jim Baird singles past the third baseman. Leon Leonard pops out to the second baseman. Joe Barbee flies out to the right fielder. Earle Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Cunningham singles to right field. Carl Lewis is pinch running for Dan Cunningham on 1st base. Rich Napoleon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman walks. Bob Hinton bunts for a base hit. John Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Texas Yoshio Yanagida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Lewis at 1B. Frank Gorman doubles to right field. Billy Lockman singles to center field. Frank Gorman scores. Billy Raleigh lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Odie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charley Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Bob Stein pops out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson strikes out. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Jim Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Texas Jim Baird singles to center field. Leon Leonard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Baird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Barbee flies out to the center fielder. Earle Wilson walks. Frank Gorman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Oakland Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hutchinson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Bob Hinton singles to left field. John Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Texas Billy Lockman flies out to the right fielder. Jim Young singles to left field. Odie Willis walks. Dwight Digby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charley Wright grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Bob Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Texas Jim Baird reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Hinton. Leon Leonard lines out to the third baseman. Joe Barbee strikes out. Earle Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yoshio Yanagida singles to center field. Dwight Digby lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Texas Frank Gorman singles to right field. Billy Lockman lines out to the first baseman. Tim Magrini is pinch hitting for Jim Young. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tim Magrini hits a home run. Frank Gorman scores. Marty Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Odie Willis flies out to the center fielder. Charley Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Oakland Rene Emerson pitching. Joe Hoffman is hit by a pitch. Bob Hinton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Souza flies out to the right fielder. Bob Stein pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 16
Batting:2B - Frank Gorman 3 (5).HR - Odie Willis (9), Joe Barbee (16), Earle Wilson (7), Tim Magrini (8).GIDP - Charley Wright. Fielding: E - Billy Lockman.
Batting:2B - Sudden Sam LaRoche (12).HR - Joe Hoffman (10), Boom Boom Washington (11).GIDP - Dwight Digby.HBP - Joe Hoffman (1). Baserunning: SB - Bob Hinton (6), John Souza (6). Fielding: E - Joe Hoffman, Bob Hinton.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Lawrence did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Price did not respond to coaching in range Raul Brabender improves in power_vs_lefty Raul Brabender did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lenny Buehrle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Garey Sorensen improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Lombard did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Matthewson improves in speed Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in CF