Inning: 1 Oakland Norm Peters pitching. Charlie Brett flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Crane lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Jerry Pless pitching. Van Courtright walks. Art Stallings grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dick Speaker doubles past the right fielder. Reggie Lepcio hits an infield single to the first baseman. Larry Buckeye hits a home run. Dick Speaker scores. Reggie Lepcio scores. Bill Boardman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi walks. Ernie Pick flies out to the center fielder. Matt Whiteside pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Hal Dowse grounds out to the second baseman. Otto Wise grounds out to the third baseman. Norm Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Edgar Probe doubles to center field. Jerry Pless lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Edgar Probe is thrown out at third. Charlie Brett pops out to the first baseman. Tom Shelley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dick Speaker. Eddie Crane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Van Courtright doubles to right field. Art Stallings walks. Dick Speaker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Van Courtright advances to third on the play. Reggie Lepcio flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Pick walks. Matt Whiteside reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Boardman. Edgar Probe singles to right field. Ernie Pick scores. Matt Whiteside scores. Jerry Pless flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Larry Buckeye singles to center field. Bill Boardman flies out to the center fielder. Hal Dowse singles to center field. Larry Buckeye advances to third on the hit. Otto Wise singles to center field. Larry Buckeye scores. Hal Dowse advances to third on the hit. Peter Pittsley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Norm Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Dowse scores. Otto Wise advances to second on the play. Van Courtright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Brett pops out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Crane grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Art Stallings walks. Dick Speaker triples. Art Stallings scores. Reggie Lepcio flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Speaker scores. Bitsy Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Buckeye grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Boardman lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Pick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Hal Dowse grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Wise pops out to the catcher. Norm Peters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Matt Whiteside singles to left field. Edgar Probe strikes out. Bitsy Baker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Brett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Van Courtright reached on a fielding error by Tom Shelley. Art Stallings flies out to the center fielder. Dick Speaker doubles to center field. Van Courtright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reggie Lepcio singles to left field. Dick Speaker scores. Larry Buckeye flies out to the center fielder. Bill Boardman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Stew LaManna is pinch hitting for Tom Shelley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Stew LaManna grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Crane flies out to the center fielder. Brian Schaive is pinch hitting for Woodie Steinfeldt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Schaive flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jeff Hill is pinch hitting for Hal Dowse. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Hill flies out to the center fielder. Steve Washington is pinch hitting for Otto Wise. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Washington strikes out. Ken Strange is pinch hitting for Norm Peters. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ken Strange flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Rube Munson pitching. Takeo Hayashi lines out to the first baseman. Pedro May is pinch hitting for Ernie Pick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pedro May singles to left field. Matt Whiteside grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pedro May is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Edgar Probe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Van Courtright (13), Dick Speaker 2 (20).3B - Dick Speaker (3).HR - Larry Buckeye (7).SF - Reggie Lepcio.GIDP - Art Stallings , Dick Speaker. Fielding: E - Dick Speaker, Bill Boardman.
Game Notes Eddie Crane is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Duke Ayrault improves in arm Rick McCabe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick McCabe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marv Henry improves in range Rich Edge did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Joss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Powell did not respond to coaching in speed