Win: Jerry Pless (10-5) Loss: Manuel Parklane (5-4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jerry Pless pitching. Carroll Shelby flies out to the left fielder. Dick Thunderbird doubles to right field. Butch Mustang grounds out to the shortstop. Trace Bronco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Manuel Parklane pitching. Charlie Brett grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Shelley singles to left field. Eddie Crane flies out to the right fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Pat Grampp grounds out to the shortstop. Desi Kerr singles to center field. Red Spurgeon hits a home run. Desi Kerr scores. Bill Grissom walks. Manuel Parklane lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carroll Shelby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Takeo Hayashi walks. Ernie Pick strikes out. Stew LaManna singles to left field. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the hit. Edgar Probe singles past the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi scores. Stew LaManna advances to third on the hit. Jerry Pless strikes out. Charlie Brett walks. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Detroit Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Mustang flies out to the center fielder. Trace Bronco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Crane singles to left field. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi singles to left field. Eddie Crane scores. Ernie Pick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Woodie Steinfeldt is out at third base. Stew LaManna singles to left field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Ernie Pick advances to third on the hit. Edgar Probe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Pat Grampp grounds out to the pitcher. Desi Kerr flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Red Spurgeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jerry Pless singles to center field. Zephyr Zodiac comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Brett singles to left field. Tom Shelley lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Crane hits a home run. Jerry Pless scores. Charlie Brett scores. Frank Villager comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woodie Steinfeldt doubles to center field. Takeo Hayashi hits a home run. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. John Falcon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Pick grounds out to the shortstop. Stew LaManna doubles to left field. Edgar Probe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. John Falcon grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Shelby singles to right field. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jerry Pless strikes out. Charlie Brett walks. Tom Shelley lines out to the second baseman. Eddie Crane singles to center field. Charlie Brett advances to third on the hit. Eddie Crane is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Butch Mustang walks. Trace Bronco hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pat Grampp flies out to the center fielder. Desi Kerr pops out to the third baseman. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Pick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Clarence Edge is pinch hitting for Bill Grissom. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clarence Edge flies out to the right fielder. John Ranchero is pinch hitting for John Falcon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Ranchero pops out to the shortstop. Carroll Shelby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Rolando Maverick pitching. Stew LaManna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edgar Probe grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Jerry Pless. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Buckley singles to right field. Charlie Brett singles to right field. Tom Shelley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Bitsy Baker pitching. Monte Escort is pinch hitting for Dick Thunderbird. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Monte Escort flies out to the right fielder. Butch Mustang grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Taunus is pinch hitting for Trace Bronco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Taunus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Crane doubles to right field. Brian Schaive is pinch hitting for Woodie Steinfeldt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Schaive strikes out. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Pedro May is pinch hitting for Ernie Pick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pedro May strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Pat Grampp singles to center field. Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for Desi Kerr. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Fairlane grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pat Grampp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Spurgeon pops out to the second baseman. Clarence Edge grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Fairlane is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Freda improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Freda improves in range Sergio Contour improves in contact_vs_righty Kenny Laser did not respond to coaching in range Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose McAuliffe did not respond to coaching in control Ollie Pesky did not respond to coaching in velocity Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in control Duke Ayrault did not respond to coaching in arm