Win: Jim Walter (1-0) Loss: Stan Ripple (3-2)
Save: Charlie Merena (2)
Inning: 1 Toronto Bill Abernathy pitching. Vern Hargesheimer flies out to the left fielder. Corey Moroney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Peter Cook singles to center field. Jim Zettlein grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Peter Cook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Cap Howard pitching. Tomas Keegan flies out to the center fielder. Earl Duckworth grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Orlando Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Dick Irvine flies out to the center fielder. Bill Drescher strikes out. Izzy Grate doubles to center field. Phil Wendell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Allan Schorr strikes out. Orator Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Cap Howard singles to right field. Vern Hargesheimer strikes out. Corey Moroney strikes out. Peter Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Paul Kennedy strikes out. John Paciorek strikes out. Bill Abernathy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Toronto Jim Zettlein grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Irvine strikes out. Bill Drescher singles to center field. Izzy Grate doubles to center field. Bill Drescher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Phil Wendell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Tomas Keegan singles to left field. Earl Duckworth strikes out. Orlando Cruz singles past the shortstop. Tomas Keegan advances to third on the hit. Orlando Cruz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ramon Jones singles to center field. Tomas Keegan scores. Allan Schorr doubles to left field. Ramon Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Orator Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Cap Howard pops out to the first baseman. Vern Hargesheimer pops out to the first baseman. Corey Moroney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Paul Kennedy singles to right field. John Paciorek grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Abernathy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Peter Cook singles to right field. Jim Zettlein hits a home run. Peter Cook scores. Dick Irvine singles to right field. Bill Drescher grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dick Irvine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Izzy Grate grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Drescher advances to second on the play. Phil Wendell walks. Cap Howard singles to center field. Bill Drescher scores. Phil Wendell advances to third on the hit. Vern Hargesheimer doubles past the left fielder. Phil Wendell scores. Jim Walter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Corey Moroney lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Tomas Keegan strikes out. Earl Duckworth doubles to center field. Orlando Cruz hits a home run. Earl Duckworth scores. Ramon Jones strikes out. Allan Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Peter Cook flies out to the center fielder. Jim Zettlein grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Irvine walks. Bill Drescher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Irvine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Stan Ripple 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. Orator Young flies out to the center fielder. Paul Kennedy walks. John Paciorek grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Izzy Grate grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Ripple grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Riedling is pinch hitting for Jim Walter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Riedling lines out to the third baseman. Tomas Keegan walks. Earl Duckworth flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Cruz walks. Ramon Jones doubles past the first baseman. Tomas Keegan scores. Orlando Cruz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wind Shear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allan Schorr reached on a fielding error by Bill Drescher. Orator Young singles to left field. Ramon Jones scores. Allan Schorr advances to third on the hit. Paul Kennedy singles to center field. Allan Schorr scores. John Paciorek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Bert Speraw pitching. Vern Hargesheimer flies out to the center fielder. Corey Moroney pops out to the third baseman. Peter Cook singles to center field. Jim Zettlein hits a home run. Peter Cook scores. Charlie Merena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Irvine singles to right field. Bill Drescher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Irvine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Javier Minnick did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Grimm improves in power_vs_righty Jermaine Sutherland improves in range Tom Everett improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill White did not respond to coaching in arm Phil Whitt did not respond to coaching in control Vern Rosselli improves in arm Phil Whitt did not respond to coaching in control Tom Toppin did not respond to coaching in 3B