Win: Marty Pinto (3-3) Loss: Mike Hare (3-2)
Save: Ken Cougar (11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Hare pitching. Desi Kerr hits a home run. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Mustang hits a home run. Trace Bronco singles to right field. Pat Grampp walks. Trace Bronco steals third. Sonny Siever throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Trace Bronco scores. Carroll Shelby strikes out. Bill Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Marty Pinto pitching. Charlie Brett grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Saucier grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Red Spurgeon doubles to left field. Marty Pinto lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Desi Kerr doubles to center field. Red Spurgeon scores. Peter Pittsley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Thunderbird singles to left field. Dick Thunderbird is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Butch Mustang grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Crane strikes out. Takeo Hayashi singles to right field. Matt Whiteside flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ernie Pick hits a home run. Takeo Hayashi scores. Sonny Siever pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Trace Bronco hits a home run. Pat Grampp grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Shelby grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Peter Pittsley strikes out. Charlie Brett doubles to center field. Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Brett advances to third on the play. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Red Spurgeon strikes out. Marty Pinto singles to center field. Desi Kerr singles to left field. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the left fielder. Butch Mustang singles to center field. Trace Bronco walks. Marty Pinto scores. Al Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Grampp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Crane strikes out. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Matt Whiteside pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Carroll Shelby singles to right field. Bill Grissom strikes out. Red Spurgeon singles to center field. Marty Pinto lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Desi Kerr doubles to right field. Carroll Shelby scores. Red Spurgeon scores. Bitsy Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ernie Pick strikes out. Sonny Siever grounds out to the second baseman. Bitsy Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Butch Mustang flies out to the right fielder. Trace Bronco pops out to the second baseman. Pat Grampp singles to center field. Carroll Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Charlie Brett flies out to the left fielder. Pat Saucier grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Clarence Edge is pinch hitting for Bill Grissom. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clarence Edge strikes out. Red Spurgeon strikes out. Marty Pinto pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Crane grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Matt Whiteside grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Desi Kerr walks. Monte Escort is pinch hitting for Dick Thunderbird. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Monte Escort strikes out. Butch Mustang flies out to the center fielder. Trace Bronco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland John Falcon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro May is pinch hitting for Ernie Pick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pedro May strikes out. Sonny Siever grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bitsy Baker singles to right field. Charlie Brett walks. Brian Schaive is pinch hitting for Pat Saucier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Schaive grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charlie Brett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Pat Grampp grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Shelby strikes out. Clarence Edge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Stew LaManna is pinch hitting for Tom Shelley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Stew LaManna walks. Eddie Crane flies out to the center fielder. Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Matt Whiteside singles to center field. Stew LaManna scores. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the hit. Rolando Maverick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro May walks. Ken Cougar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sonny Siever singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Matt Whiteside scores. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Bitsy Baker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Charlie Brett singles to center field. Brian Schaive grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Pedro May is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sergio Contour improves in range Roy Econoline improves in range Jim Freda improves in range Dave Ka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Max Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Keenan improves in range Max Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Campisi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty