Inning: 1 Oakland Todd Curd pitching. Andres Haworth singles past the second baseman. Yasuji Takada grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Phenomenal Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Fred LaRocca pitching. Paul Chaney walks. Junior Latham flies out to the left fielder. Fujio Oda grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Chaney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Saburo Ozaki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fujio Oda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Ostrowski singles to right field. Roy Handley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mule Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Dwight Lowe strikes out. Kid Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Darren Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Billings singles to right field. Ed Billings steals second. Paul Reardon flies out to the right fielder. Fred LaRocca grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Billings advances to third on the play. Andres Haworth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Bubba Martin singles to center field. Todd Curd fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Todd Curd pops out to the third baseman. Paul Chaney grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bubba Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Junior Latham lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Yasuji Takada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phenomenal Taylor walks. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Phenomenal Taylor steals second. Roy Handley walks. Mule Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Fujio Oda walks. Fujio Oda steals second. Saburo Ozaki singles to center field. Fujio Oda is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dwight Lowe flies out to the left fielder. Kid Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Billings hits a home run. Paul Reardon flies out to the right fielder. Fred LaRocca doubles to right field. Andres Haworth walks. Yasuji Takada walks. Phenomenal Taylor strikes out. Roy Ostrowski walks. Fred LaRocca scores. Roy Handley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Darren Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Bubba Martin strikes out. Todd Curd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mule Smith singles to right field. Ed Billings strikes out. Paul Reardon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Paul Chaney pops out to the second baseman. Junior Latham hits a home run. Fujio Oda singles to right field. Fujio Oda is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Saburo Ozaki singles to center field. Dwight Lowe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred LaRocca strikes out. Andres Haworth singles to center field. Brian Gehrig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Yasuji Takada hits a home run. Andres Haworth scores. Phenomenal Taylor singles to right field. Roy Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Roy Handley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phenomenal Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Harry Almada is pinch hitting for Kid Baker. Harry Almada singles to center field. Darren Hernandez triples. Harry Almada scores. Bubba Martin singles to left field. Darren Hernandez scores. Ted Sweeney is pinch hitting for Brian Gehrig. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ted Sweeney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bubba Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Chaney flies out to the right fielder. Junior Latham grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ted Sweeney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Crotty pitching. Red Bisland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Almada at C. Mule Smith singles past the third baseman. Ed Billings flies out to the left fielder. Paul Reardon singles to center field. Fred LaRocca lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Paul Reardon advances to second on the play. Paul Reardon advances to second on the play. Andres Haworth pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Fujio Oda hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fujio Oda steals second. Duff Wessinger 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. Saburo Ozaki singles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Dwight Lowe walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Red Bisland singles to center field. Fujio Oda scores. Saburo Ozaki scores. Darren Hernandez singles to right field. Bubba Martin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight Lowe scores. Red Bisland advances to third on the play. Darren Hernandez advances to second on the play. John Rettenmund comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Dietzel is pinch hitting for Dave Crotty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Dietzel grounds out to the shortstop. Red Bisland scores. Darren Hernandez advances to third on the play. Paul Chaney singles to right field. Darren Hernandez scores. Junior Latham singles to center field. Paul Chaney advances to third on the hit. Fujio Oda doubles to left field. Paul Chaney scores. Saburo Ozaki singles to right field. Junior Latham scores. Ronn Guetterman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight Lowe pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland John Cooper pitching. Yasuji Takada strikes out. Phenomenal Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Ostrowski pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Fred LaRocca (1).HR - Yasuji Takada (4), Ed Billings (5).GIDP - Yasuji Takada, Roy Handley, Paul Reardon. Baserunning: SB - Phenomenal Taylor (4), Ed Billings (1).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Val Lively improves in speed Bob Hudson improves in contact_vs_lefty Dennis Schmidt did not respond to coaching in speed Jay Layne improves in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Barney Kuhn improves in power_vs_lefty Sol Vahrenhorst improves in contact_vs_lefty Sol Vahrenhorst improves in range Jim Melton improves in arm Junie Lowell improves in 1B