Inning: 1 Oakland Ben Heflin pitching. Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the left fielder. Calvin Dill doubles to center field. Ed Knepper singles to right field. Calvin Dill scores. Ed Knepper steals second. Ed Bellarino grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Dave Beecher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Clint Jones pitching. Bill Draper grounds out to the pitcher. Shigeo Ube flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Inks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ellis Barry flies out to the right fielder. Luis Orace grounds out to the shortstop. Steven St. John grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon strikes out. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Sarcona singles to center field. Art Mota doubles past the center fielder. Jose Sarcona uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roy Spencer singles to right field. Art Mota scores. Ben Heflin grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy Spencer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Clint Jones strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to left field. Calvin Dill flies out to the left fielder. Ed Knepper pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeo Ube singles to right field. Joe Inks flies out to the right fielder. Shigeo Ube steals second. Rudy Rondon doubles to right field. Shigeo Ube scores. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Bellarino strikes out. Dave Beecher flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Barry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona flies out to the left fielder. Art Mota flies out to the right fielder. Roy Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Luis Orace strikes out. Steven St. John flies out to the right fielder. Clint Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Ben Heflin grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigeo Ube flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki doubles past the third baseman. Calvin Dill flies out to the left fielder. Ed Knepper flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bellarino singles to right field. Dave Beecher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Joe Inks singles past the first baseman. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Inks advances to second on the play. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Jose Sarcona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ellis Barry flies out to the center fielder. Luis Orace hits a home run. Steven St. John grounds out to the shortstop. Garland Clay is pinch hitting for Clint Jones. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Garland Clay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lute Weaver pitching. Art Mota flies out to the left fielder. Roy Spencer hits a home run. John Batch is pinch hitting for Ben Heflin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Batch strikes out. Bill Draper hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Draper steals second. Ellis Barry throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Shigeo Ube doubles to center field. Bill Draper scores. Joaquin Arias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Inks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Spriggs pitching. Syd House enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Inks at SS. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Calvin Dill strikes out. Ed Knepper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Zauchin singles to left field. Jose Sarcona walks. Art Mota hits a home run. Milt Zauchin scores. Jose Sarcona scores. Ken Beville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Allen Johnson is pinch hitting for Larry Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Allen Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Spike Harshman pitching. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Dave Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Ned Matteson is pinch hitting for Ellis Barry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ned Matteson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Hack Bray improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in range Ray Belloir improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Ryan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cal Pickett improves in range Hardy Washburn improves in arm Bill Rohde improves in power_vs_righty Van Gibson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS