Inning: 1 Oakland Newt Jackson pitching. Jonah Shinault strikes out. Dick Rand pops out to the shortstop. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Jesus Hill pitching. Joe Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elbie Cox pops out to the first baseman. Aurelio Miller singles to left field. Aurelio Miller steals second. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Lefty Dixon lines out to the second baseman. Bobby Helton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Ben Stillwell hits a home run. Bubba Smith singles to left field. Gene Key flies out to the center fielder. Jerald Griffin strikes out. Newt Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Phil Swander walks. Spike Malone singles to right field. Phil Swander aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jesus Hill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phil Swander scores. Jonah Shinault grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Joe Garcia singles to center field. Elbie Cox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Aurelio Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dick Rand singles to right field. Mike Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Rand steals second. Scott Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Johnny Schmidt walks. Ben Stillwell strikes out. Bubba Smith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Johnny Schmidt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Key grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bubba Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bobby Helton strikes out. Phil Swander flies out to the left fielder. Spike Malone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jerald Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Newt Jackson strikes out. Joe Garcia singles to left field. Elbie Cox grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jesus Hill strikes out. Jonah Shinault walks. Dick Rand reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bubba Smith. Mike Sheridan walks. Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Washington Aurelio Miller strikes out. Johnny Schmidt singles to center field. Ben Stillwell walks. Bubba Smith singles to right field. Gene Key singles to center field. Johnny Schmidt scores. Ben Stillwell scores. Mike Maas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerald Griffin singles to right field. Bubba Smith scores. Newt Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Garcia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Helton singles to center field. Phil Swander grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Spike Malone hits a home run. Mike Maas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Elbie Cox walks. Aurelio Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Elbie Cox advances to second on the play. Johnny Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Ben Stillwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland John Schillings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jonah Shinault flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dick Rand walks. Dick Rand is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bubba Smith strikes out. Gene Key walks. Jerald Griffin strikes out. John Schillings grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Key is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Helton walks. Phil Swander singles to left field. Bobby Helton advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bobby Helton scores. Spike Malone singles to left field. Phil Swander scores. Baldy Solomon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Mike Maas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Daisuke Yamanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Frank Williams pitching. Joe Garcia grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Elbie Cox strikes out. Aurelio Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Jonah Shinault strikes out. Dick Rand strikes out. Mike Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Washington Johnny Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Ben Stillwell singles in front of the center fielder. Bubba Smith flies out to the left fielder. Gene Key grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Stillwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Dixon singles to center field. Bobby Helton flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Dixon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Washington Jerald Griffin grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Graham is pinch hitting for Baldy Solomon. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hal Graham flies out to the center fielder. Joe Garcia singles to left field. Elbie Cox singles to right field. Aurelio Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Oakland Stan Fulmer pitching. Phil Swander flies out to the left fielder. Spike Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Williams reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Garcia. Jonah Shinault lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Washington Johnny Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Ben Stillwell strikes out. Bubba Smith singles to left field. Gene Key flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan walks. Scott Fitzgerald doubles past the center fielder. Dick Rand scores. Mike Sheridan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Sojo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Dixon singles to center field. Scott Fitzgerald scores. Bobby Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Dixon advances to second on the play. Phil Swander singles to right field. Lefty Dixon scores. Katsumi Ishida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Swander steals second. Spike Malone strikes out. Frank Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Washington Jerald Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Dempster is pinch hitting for Katsumi Ishida. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Dempster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Garcia walks. John Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elbie Cox singles to right field. Aurelio Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 14
Batting:2B - Scott Fitzgerald (27).HR - Spike Malone (10).GIDP - Phil Swander, Jesus Hill. Baserunning: SB - Dick Rand (23), Phil Swander (6).CS - Dick Rand (10), Lefty Dixon (12).
Game Notes Bob Sojo is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Anthony Mitchell improves in control Harry Sutter improves in velocity Jim Aloma did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Gallagher did not respond to coaching in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Stan Price improves in endurance Monty Martin did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Pote did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Breeding did not respond to coaching in arm