Win: Fred Shirley (3-2) Loss: Bill Zwilling (2-1)
Save: Milt Kaline (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Shirley pitching. John Clark singles to center field. John Clark is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marino Baker strikes out. Kazuaki Matsuyama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Zwilling pitching. Wes Purdin grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Andrews flies out to the left fielder. Marcus Hunt singles past the third baseman. Barney Martinez hits a home run. Marcus Hunt scores. Taylor Mahay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Nap Bomback singles to center field. Bobby Ford strikes out. Frank Lenhardt singles to left field. Nap Bomback aggressively advances to third on the hit. Al Richardson strikes out. Frank Lenhardt steals second. Roy White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pembroke Ferguson walks. Tricky Kalahan pops out to the second baseman. Otto Burgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Pembroke Ferguson advances to second on the play. Fred Shirley singles to center field. Pembroke Ferguson scores. Wes Purdin singles to right field. Fred Shirley advances to third on the hit. Curt Andrews walks. Marcus Hunt walks. Fred Shirley scores. Barney Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Zwilling reached on a fielding error by Pembroke Ferguson. John Clark singles to left field. Bill Zwilling advances to third on the hit. John Clark steals second. Marino Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Zwilling scores. John Clark advances to third on the play. Kazuaki Matsuyama flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Clark scores. Nap Bomback walks. Bobby Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Taylor Mahay grounds out to the pitcher. Pembroke Ferguson singles to center field. Tricky Kalahan singles to left field. Pembroke Ferguson advances to third on the hit. Otto Burgo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Al Richardson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Fred Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Purdin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Andrews singles to center field. Marcus Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Zwilling singles to right field. John Clark singles to right field. Bill Zwilling advances to third on the hit. John Clark steals second. Marino Baker flies out to the right fielder. Kazuaki Matsuyama doubles to center field. Bill Zwilling scores. John Clark scores. Nap Bomback strikes out. Bobby Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Barney Martinez singles to left field. Taylor Mahay strikes out. Barney Martinez steals second. Roy White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Pembroke Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the second baseman. Al Richardson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Otto Burgo singles to left field. Hal Reece comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otto Burgo steals second. Fred Shirley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wes Purdin walks. Curt Andrews singles past the third baseman. Otto Burgo scores. Wes Purdin advances to third on the hit. Marcus Hunt singles past the shortstop. Wes Purdin scores. Curt Andrews advances to third on the hit. Barney Martinez walks. Taylor Mahay flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Curt Andrews scores. Charlie Griffith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pembroke Ferguson hits a home run. Marcus Hunt scores. Barney Martinez scores. Tricky Kalahan singles to center field. Otto Burgo walks. Fred Shirley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Otto Burgo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Griffith grounds out to the third baseman. John Clark flies out to the left fielder. Marino Baker is hit by a pitch. Kazuaki Matsuyama singles to left field. Marino Baker advances to third on the hit. Nap Bomback flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Wes Purdin strikes out. Curt Andrews pops out to the shortstop. Con Conigliaro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcus Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Ford hits a home run. Frank Lenhardt singles to right field. Donal Mendez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerry Templeton is pinch hitting for Al Richardson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gerry Templeton singles to left field. Frank Lenhardt steals third. Gerry Templeton steals second. Roy White flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Lenhardt scores. Sugar Ray Reynolds is pinch hitting for Con Conigliaro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Sugar Ray Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. John Clark singles to right field. Gerry Templeton scores. John Clark is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Garcia pitching. Barney Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Taylor Mahay strikes out. Pembroke Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Rudy Hansen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pembroke Ferguson at 2B. Milt Kaline comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marino Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuaki Matsuyama reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tricky Kalahan. Nap Bomback strikes out. Bobby Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Kazuaki Matsuyama (4).HR - Bobby Ford (3).SF - Kazuaki Matsuyama, Roy White.HBP - Marino Baker (1). Baserunning: SB - John Clark 2 (9), Frank Lenhardt 2 (11), Gerry Templeton (3).CS - John Clark 2 (3). Fielding: E - Roy White.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harvey Hambright improves in speed Sam Fullerton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Matt Schreiber did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Stieb did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buck Miksis improves in speed Jim Haldeman did not respond to coaching in speed Wes Smith improves in control Ben Posada did not respond to coaching in control