Win: Bill Hall (16-6) Loss: George Stewart (11-10)
Save: Pete Carden (18)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Stewart pitching. Buddy Lyden pops out to the third baseman. Pinky Javier strikes out. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Hall pitching. Jessie White grounds out to the shortstop. Joey Latham grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Buck Benedict flies out to the center fielder. Jay Dalrymple walks. Damian Marak flies out to the right fielder. Blix Wolf grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jesse James strikes out. Elmer Reilley walks. John Morris grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Reilley advances to second on the play. Stan Esser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny Hearn strikes out. Bill Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Lyden singles to right field. Buddy Lyden steals second. Pinky Javier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Yuya Tatsumi walks. George Stewart fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Jessie White grounds out to the third baseman. Yuya Tatsumi advances to second on the play. Joey Latham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Charley Lewis strikes out. Buck Benedict flies out to the right fielder. Jay Dalrymple lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elmer Reilley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Damian Marak pops out to the first baseman. Blix Wolf flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Hearn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit John Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Esser strikes out. Yuya Tatsumi doubles to center field. George Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Hall strikes out. Buddy Lyden singles to left field. Buddy Lyden is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pinky Javier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jessie White doubles to center field. Joey Latham flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Bell reached on a fielding error by Bill Hall. Jesse James strikes out. Elmer Reilley singles to right field. Jessie White scores. John Morris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Charley Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Stan Esser strikes out. Yuya Tatsumi flies out to the right fielder. George Stewart singles to left field. Jessie White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Damian Marak singles to right field. Blix Wolf walks. Johnny Hearn hits a home run. Damian Marak scores. Blix Wolf scores. Bill Hall strikes out. Buddy Lyden flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Javier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Joey Latham strikes out. Jeff Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jesse James lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Phil McAleer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Buck Benedict doubles past the third baseman. Jay Dalrymple walks. Damian Marak walks. Blix Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Benedict scores. Jay Dalrymple advances to third on the play. Damian Marak advances to second on the play. Johnny Hearn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Kazuhisa Hida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pinky Javier at SS. Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Elmer Reilley grounds out to the shortstop. John Morris strikes out. Stan Esser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tomas Vogelsong did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Gilbert improves in arm Roy Gilbert improves in contact_vs_righty Horace Drew did not respond to coaching in control Harry Graham improves in range Dave Kuenn did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rudy Johnson improves in arm Eddie Schmees did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Weston improves in arm Raul Lopata did not respond to coaching in speed Roberto Repulski did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Valentine did not respond to coaching in velocity Klondike Walkup did not respond to coaching in C