Win: Lefty Grove (14-11) Loss: Larry Clement (4-17)
Inning: 1 Oakland Lefty Grove pitching. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Duckworth doubles to left field. Ramon Jones pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Krsnich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Larry Clement pitching. Ken Murray flies out to the center fielder. Takeshi Fukuda singles to right field. Sergio Thornton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Takeshi Fukuda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sergio Thornton steals second. Bobby Doerr singles to right field. Sergio Thornton scores. Nardi Latium singles to left field. Joe Vosmik grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Allan Schorr flies out to the left fielder. Orator Young strikes out. Paul Kennedy singles to center field. Ray Buehrle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Moe Berg grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Finney hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lou Finney steals second. Lefty Grove reached on a fielding error by Ernie Krsnich. Ken Murray singles to right field. Lou Finney scores. Takeshi Fukuda flies out to the right fielder. Sergio Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Larry Clement grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Keegan flies out to the left fielder. Earl Duckworth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bobby Doerr flies out to the right fielder. Nardi Latium flies out to the left fielder. Joe Vosmik walks. Moe Berg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ramon Jones pops out to the third baseman. Ernie Krsnich flies out to the center fielder. Allan Schorr singles to center field. Orator Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Lou Finney singles to right field. Lefty Grove lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Murray walks. Lou Finney is out trying to steal third. Takeshi Fukuda flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Paul Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Buehrle strikes out. Larry Clement lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Sergio Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Doerr grounds out to the shortstop. Nardi Latium walks. Joe Vosmik is hit by a pitch. Moe Berg singles to center field. Nardi Latium scores. Joe Vosmik advances to third on the hit. Lou Finney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Tomas Keegan grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Duckworth flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Jones is hit by a pitch. Ernie Krsnich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Lefty Grove singles to center field. Jim Walter 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. Lefty Grove steals second. Ken Murray flies out to the center fielder. Takeshi Fukuda flies out to the center fielder. Sergio Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Allan Schorr singles to left field. Orator Young pops out to the second baseman. Geoff Barbee is pinch hitting for Paul Kennedy. Geoff Barbee grounds out to the third baseman. Allan Schorr advances to second on the play. Ray Buehrle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Bobby Doerr hits a home run. Nardi Latium grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Vosmik flies out to the right fielder. Moe Berg singles past the third baseman. Lou Finney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Gene Enzenroth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Takeshi Fukuda at 1B. John Paciorek is pinch hitting for Jim Walter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Paciorek grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Duckworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Joe Moore pitching. Lefty Grove walks. Ken Murray strikes out. Gene Enzenroth singles to right field. Lefty Grove advances to third on the hit. Sergio Thornton singles to right field. Lefty Grove scores. Bill Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Doerr lines out to the shortstop. Nardi Latium reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Buehrle. Gene Enzenroth scores. Ed Dingman is pinch hitting for Joe Vosmik. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Dingman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Ramon Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Krsnich strikes out. Allan Schorr reached on a fielding error by Bobby Doerr. Orator Young grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 12
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Karl Manning improves in speed Karl Manning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Parsons improves in arm Jerry Barber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Toppin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Perritt did not respond to coaching in control Frank Perritt did not respond to coaching in control Dick Curd did not respond to coaching in speed Maurice Roesler did not respond to coaching in speed Maurice Roesler did not respond to coaching in 1B