Win: Rapid Rondeau (18-3) Loss: Bruce Schneck (16-6)
Inning: 1 New York Bruce Schneck pitching. Danny Pippen singles to right field. Slippery Schlupp singles to center field. Danny Pippen advances to third on the hit. Jiminy Cricket singles to center field. Danny Pippen scores. Slippery Schlupp advances to third on the hit. River Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Slippery Schlupp scores. Jiminy Cricket advances to second on the play. Scott Lapihuska walks. Scott Manno singles to center field. Jiminy Cricket scores. Scott Lapihuska advances to third on the hit. Climbing Vines singles to right field. Scott Lapihuska scores. Scott Manno advances to third on the hit. Climbing Vines steals second. Phil Swander throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Scott Manno scores. Mike Maas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. River Cruz walks. Rapid Rondeau strikes out. Danny Pippen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Rapid Rondeau pitching. Jim Causey pops out to the second baseman. Dick Rand strikes out. Mike Sheridan bunts for a base hit. Scott Fitzgerald grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Sheridan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Slippery Schlupp singles to left field. Jiminy Cricket singles to center field. River Fisher singles to left field. Slippery Schlupp scores. Frank Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Lapihuska triples. Jiminy Cricket scores. River Fisher scores. Scott Manno pops out to the second baseman. Climbing Vines flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Lapihuska is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lefty Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Helton grounds out to the catcher. Phil Swander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York River Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Rapid Rondeau grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Pippen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Spike Malone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Williams flies out to the left fielder. Jim Causey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Slippery Schlupp flies out to the center fielder. Jiminy Cricket doubles to left field. River Fisher strikes out. Scott Lapihuska doubles to right field. Jiminy Cricket scores. Scott Manno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dick Rand flies out to the center fielder. Mike Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Scott Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Climbing Vines singles past the shortstop. River Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Rapid Rondeau lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Climbing Vines steals third. Danny Pippen singles to left field. Climbing Vines scores. Slippery Schlupp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lefty Dixon pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Helton flies out to the left fielder. Phil Swander singles to center field. Spike Malone grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Swander is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jiminy Cricket singles past the second baseman. River Fisher singles to left field. Scott Lapihuska flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Scott Manno singles to center field. Jiminy Cricket scores. Climbing Vines doubles past the left fielder. River Fisher scores. Scott Manno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Shields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). River Cruz pops out to the first baseman. Rapid Rondeau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Shields flies out to the center fielder. Jim Causey strikes out. Dick Rand reached on a 2-base throwing error by River Fisher. Mike Sheridan singles to left field. Dick Rand scores. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Danny Pippen walks. Danny Pippen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Slippery Schlupp flies out to the right fielder. Jiminy Cricket walks. River Fisher singles past the second baseman. Jiminy Cricket advances to third on the hit. Scott Lapihuska walks. Scott Manno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Lefty Dixon flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Helton grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Swander grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Climbing Vines flies out to the right fielder. River Cruz walks. Rapid Rondeau lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Danny Pippen walks. Slippery Schlupp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Spike Malone singles to left field. Daisuke Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Frank Shields. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Daisuke Yamanaka grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Spike Malone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Causey flies out to the right fielder. Dick Rand singles to center field. Mike Sheridan singles to left field. Daisuke Yamanaka scores. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Rick Simpson pitching. Jiminy Cricket grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). River Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Furter is pinch hitting for Scott Lapihuska. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Furter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Lefty Dixon singles to right field. Bobby Helton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Dixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Helton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Swander walks. Spike Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Deion Hunter did not respond to coaching in endurance Chuck Crothers improves in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Crothers improves in arm Deion Hunter did not respond to coaching in velocity Nelson Masterson did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Platte did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Gallagher did not respond to coaching in control Harry Sutter did not respond to coaching in control Bill Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity