Win: Steve Kirrene (3-1) Loss: Glenn Perkins (2-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Beau Distaso pitching. Jim Daringer singles to center field. Joe Osborne pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Schultz singles to right field. Winston Merloni walks. Willie Thomson reached on a fielding error by Wayne Murray. Jim Daringer scores. Dewey Higham lines out to the shortstop. Art Dunne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Geronimo Middleton pitching. Spencer Johnson singles to left field. Cactus Bakenhaster lines out to the second baseman. Red Hughes hits a home run. Spencer Johnson scores. Mike Rosenfeld singles to right field. Curt Houck walks. Ted Upshaw strikes out. Wayne Murray pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Saunders grounds out to the third baseman. Geronimo Middleton flies out to the center fielder. Jim Daringer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Don Rabbitt walks. Beau Distaso fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Beau Distaso flies out to the left fielder. Spencer Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Osborne flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Schultz singles past the shortstop. Winston Merloni singles to center field. Willie Thomson grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Winston Merloni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dewey Higham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the third baseman. Red Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Art Dunne flies out to the left fielder. Bill Saunders singles past the shortstop. Geronimo Middleton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Daringer hits a home run. Bill Saunders scores. Joe Osborne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Curt Houck pops out to the shortstop. Ted Upshaw pops out to the shortstop. Wayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Schultz singles to right field. Winston Merloni triples. Charlie Schultz scores. Willie Thomson strikes out. Dewey Higham singles to left field. Winston Merloni scores. Art Dunne flies out to the right fielder. Bill Saunders singles to left field. Geronimo Middleton singles to center field. Rick Sweeney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Daringer walks. Dewey Higham scores. Joe Osborne walks. Bill Saunders scores. Charlie Schultz singles to center field. Geronimo Middleton scores. Jim Daringer scores. Winston Merloni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Don Rabbitt flies out to the center fielder. Gerry Mattingly is pinch hitting for Rick Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Gerry Mattingly strikes out. Spencer Johnson singles to left field. Cactus Bakenhaster singles to center field. Red Hughes singles to right field. Spencer Johnson scores. Cactus Bakenhaster advances to third on the hit. Mike Rosenfeld grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Ray Hall pitching. Willie Thomson grounds out to the second baseman. Dewey Higham grounds out to the shortstop. Art Dunne flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Curt Houck strikes out. Ted Upshaw singles to center field. Wayne Murray strikes out. Don Rabbitt singles to center field. Harry Greer is pinch hitting for Ray Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Harry Greer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Konstanty pitching. Bill Saunders flies out to the right fielder. Geronimo Middleton strikes out. Jim Daringer walks. Joe Osborne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Spencer Johnson strikes out. Cactus Bakenhaster walks. Red Hughes singles to right field. Cactus Bakenhaster advances to third on the hit. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Curt Houck hits a home run. Cactus Bakenhaster scores. Red Hughes scores. Rich Youngblood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Upshaw hits a home run. Wayne Murray triples. Don Rabbitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Schultz walks. Winston Merloni singles to center field. Willie Thomson walks. Dewey Higham strikes out. Art Dunne strikes out. Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Rob Brockett is pinch hitting for Bobby Konstanty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Rob Brockett pops out to the catcher. Spencer Johnson singles to left field. Cactus Bakenhaster hits a home run. Spencer Johnson scores. Eddie Sabel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Hughes strikes out. Mike Rosenfeld lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Bako pitching. Gary Windle is pinch hitting for Eddie Sabel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Windle flies out to the left fielder. Jim Daringer walks. Joe Osborne grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Daringer advances to second on the play. Charlie Schultz walks. Winston Merloni grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Schultz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Mickey Acosta pitching. Curt Houck flies out to the right fielder. Ted Upshaw grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Willie Thomson lines out to the second baseman. Dewey Higham grounds out to the pitcher. Art Dunne singles to center field. Bill Saunders strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Don Rabbitt grounds out to the third baseman. John Bako grounds out to the second baseman. Spencer Johnson singles to center field. Spencer Johnson steals second. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Masao Kunito is pinch hitting for Mickey Acosta. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masao Kunito strikes out. Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Tampa Bay Glenn Perkins pitching. Red Hughes strikes out. Mike Rosenfeld singles to center field. Curt Houck flies out to the center fielder. Ted Upshaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Charlie Schultz flies out to the left fielder. Winston Merloni singles to left field. Winston Merloni is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Willie Thomson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Tampa Bay Wayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Don Rabbitt walks. John Bako lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Spencer Johnson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Dewey Higham strikes out. Art Dunne walks. Bill Saunders flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Perkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Tampa Bay Cactus Bakenhaster pops out to the first baseman. Red Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Oakland Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Steve Kirrene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Schultz walks. Winston Merloni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Tampa Bay Curt Houck singles past the shortstop. Ted Upshaw singles to left field. Wayne Murray pops out to the catcher. Don Rabbitt walks. Steve Kirrene flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Curt Houck scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 16 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Curt Houck is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Richards did not respond to coaching in speed Rey Kennedy did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Oldfield improves in speed Lenny Benard improves in power_vs_lefty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Myron Urbani improves in power_vs_lefty Myron Schmidt did not respond to coaching in speed Gene York did not respond to coaching in speed Gene York did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty