Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Schmidt pitching. Jim Causey flies out to the right fielder. Dick Rand flies out to the right fielder. Mike Sheridan singles to right field. Scott Fitzgerald walks. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Jesus Hill pitching. Joe Garcia singles to right field. Elbie Cox strikes out. Aurelio Miller flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Schmidt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Lefty Dixon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bobby Helton lines out to the second baseman. Spike Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bob Thomson grounds out to the shortstop. John Boone singles to right field. Ben Stillwell grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jesus Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Causey grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rand grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Gene Key singles to center field. Gene Key is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Schmidt strikes out. Joe Garcia singles to center field. Elbie Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Sheridan hits a home run. Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Lefty Dixon singles to right field. Bobby Helton doubles to center field. Lefty Dixon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Spike Malone singles to left field. Bobby Helton scores. Jesus Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Aurelio Miller reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Wynn. Aurelio Miller steals second. Johnny Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Bob Thomson flies out to the left fielder. John Boone doubles to right field. Aurelio Miller scores. Ben Stillwell triples. John Boone scores. Gene Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Causey doubles to left field. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Scott Fitzgerald hits a home run. Jim Causey scores. Dick Rand scores. Ryan Grigsby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Dixon singles to right field. Bobby Helton doubles to left field. Lefty Dixon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Baldy Solomon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Spike Malone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Baldy Solomon strikes out. Joe Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Elbie Cox singles to center field. Aurelio Miller singles to left field. Elbie Cox advances to third on the hit. Aurelio Miller steals second. Johnny Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Jesus Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Causey doubles to center field. Dick Rand flies out to the center fielder. Mike Sheridan doubles to center field. Jim Causey scores. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Bob Thomson hits a home run. John Boone singles to right field. Ben Stillwell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gene Key flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Dixon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Baldy Solomon. Bobby Helton singles to center field. Lefty Dixon scores. Bobby Helton steals second. Spike Malone strikes out. Jesus Hill reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gene Key. Bobby Helton scores. Jim Causey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Hal Graham is pinch hitting for Baldy Solomon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Graham strikes out. Joe Garcia singles to center field. Elbie Cox doubles to center field. Aurelio Miller flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Sojo pitching. Dick Rand grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Sheridan strikes out. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Warren Urrea is pinch hitting for Bob Thomson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Warren Urrea singles to left field. Hector Sasser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Boone flies out to the right fielder. Ben Stillwell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jonah Shinault is pinch hitting for Jimmy Wynn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jonah Shinault pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Dixon pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Helton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Gene Key strikes out. Joe Dempster is pinch hitting for Bob Sojo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Dempster strikes out. Joe Garcia walks. Elbie Cox singles to right field. Aurelio Miller singles to center field. Joe Garcia scores. Johnny Schmidt hits a home run. Elbie Cox scores. Aurelio Miller scores. John Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Warren Urrea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Jim Causey 2 (7), Mike Sheridan (25), Bobby Helton 2 (26).HR - Mike Sheridan (19), Scott Fitzgerald (17). Baserunning: SB - Bobby Helton (14). Fielding: E - Jimmy Wynn.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Anthony Mitchell did not respond to coaching in control Harry Sutter did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Aloma improves in power_vs_righty Andy Malone improves in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Reggie Chapman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Nagy did not respond to coaching in speed Sal Bellinger improves in speed Brian Weston improves in range