Win: Kenny Alston (1-3) Loss: Jack Conkwright (1-3)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Kenny Alston pitching. Ray Jok singles to left field. Gene Herrera doubles to right field. Whitey Ross singles to left field. Ray Jok scores. Gene Herrera scores. Boots Willis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Sport Nosek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Conkwright pitching. Jim Niebergall strikes out. Buck Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Mack Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Brad Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Grieve strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Curt Moreland walks. Curt Moreland steals second. Walter Kleinow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Curt Moreland advances to third on the play. Bob Dittmer flies out to the left fielder. Mike McDavid flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Jack Conkwright grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Jok grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Herrera singles to right field. Whitey Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Rube Spencer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kenny Alston grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Niebergall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Boots Willis grounds out to the pitcher. Sport Nosek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Buck Ramirez bunts for a base hit. Buck Ramirez steals second. Mack Campbell singles to center field. Buck Ramirez scores. Curt Moreland pops out to the shortstop. Walter Kleinow singles to center field. Bob Dittmer strikes out. Mike McDavid strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Reggie Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Grieve grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Conkwright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rube Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Alston strikes out. Jim Niebergall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Ray Jok flies out to the right fielder. Gene Herrera grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Ross singles past the shortstop. Boots Willis doubles to center field. Whitey Ross is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Buck Ramirez grounds out to the pitcher. Mack Campbell walks. Mack Campbell steals second. Curt Moreland singles past the shortstop. Walter Kleinow reached on a fielding error by Boots Willis. Mack Campbell scores. Bob Dittmer doubles to center field. Curt Moreland scores. Mike McDavid grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Kleinow scores. Bob Dittmer advances to third on the play. Rube Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Sport Nosek grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Hughes lines out to the second baseman. Reggie Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kenny Alston singles to right field. Kenny Alston is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Niebergall doubles to left field. Buck Ramirez singles to center field. Buck Ramirez steals second. Mack Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Niebergall scores. Buck Ramirez advances to third on the play. Curt Moreland singles to right field. Buck Ramirez scores. Walter Kleinow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Dick Grieve strikes out. Chris Law is pinch hitting for Jack Conkwright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chris Law singles to center field. Ray Jok grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Law advances to second on the play. Gene Herrera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Taylor pitching. Bob Dittmer singles past the shortstop. Mike McDavid walks. Rube Spencer strikes out. Kenny Alston pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jim Niebergall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Whitey Ross pops out to the first baseman. Boots Willis flies out to the left fielder. Sport Nosek grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Tom Taylor is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vince Lelivelt improves in speed Lynn Raymer improves in power_vs_righty Cliff Bartholomew did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Buzz Reuschel did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Ostrowski did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Martin improves in range Jake Stanka did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Stanka improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Goodwin did not respond to coaching in control Jose Goodwin improves in control Kevin Gilbert improves in range