Win: R.C. Smith (2-3) Loss: Bill Rutner (1-1)
Save: Ed Gonzalez (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit R.C. Smith pitching. John Kealey grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Haydel doubles to left field. John Fermin pops out to the first baseman. Mike Young flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Hargan pitching. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Kuenn grounds out to the shortstop. Elam Mingori pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jesse Bushey grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Miller pops out to the shortstop. Mark Hopp singles to right field. Mark Wright singles to right field. Frank Hargan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ray Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Don Figueroa flies out to the right fielder. Ham Corey singles to right field. Joe Winters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Kealey hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ernie Haydel walks. John Fermin walks. Mike Young flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Kealey scores. Jesse Bushey grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Haydel advances to third on the play. John Fermin advances to second on the play. Billy Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Red Shirey pops out to the third baseman. R.C. Smith strikes out. Harlin Muncrief singles to right field. Darrell Kuenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mark Hopp doubles past the center fielder. Mark Wright singles to left field. Mark Hopp scores. Frank Hargan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Hargan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Kealey singles to left field. John Kealey steals second. Ernie Haydel lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Elam Mingori singles to center field. Elam Mingori steals second. Ray Ford singles to left field. Don Figueroa walks. Ham Corey singles to center field. Elam Mingori scores. Ray Ford is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Don Figueroa advances to third on the play. Joe Winters pops out to the second baseman. Red Shirey walks. R.C. Smith grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Don Figueroa is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit John Fermin walks. Mike Young singles to left field. John Fermin advances to third on the hit. Jesse Bushey strikes out. Billy Miller walks. Mark Hopp strikes out. Mark Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Harlin Muncrief flies out to the center fielder. Darrell Kuenn strikes out. Elam Mingori singles in front of the right fielder. Bill Rutner 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. Elam Mingori gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Rutner singles to center field. John Kealey strikes out. Ernie Haydel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Rutner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Fermin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ray Ford singles to center field. Don Figueroa triples. Ray Ford scores. Ham Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Don Figueroa scores. George Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Winters grounds out to the pitcher. Red Shirey singles to right field. R.C. Smith singles to center field. Red Shirey advances to third on the hit. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Young grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Bushey grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Miller lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Darrell Kuenn walks. Elam Mingori doubles to center field. Darrell Kuenn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Ford flies out to the center fielder. Don Figueroa grounds out to the second baseman. Elam Mingori advances to third on the play. Ham Corey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Mark Hopp singles to right field. Jake Cruz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Wright strikes out. Rudy Rodriguez is pinch hitting for George Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. John Kealey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Norm Foster pitching. Vicente Wehrmeister is pinch hitting for Joe Winters. Vicente Wehrmeister flies out to the right fielder. Red Shirey walks. Doc Mele is pinch hitting for Jake Cruz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doc Mele strikes out. Harlin Muncrief lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Ed Gonzalez pitching. Bernardo Pfeffer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vicente Wehrmeister at 2B. Ernie Haydel strikes out. John Fermin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Uhler improves in arm Joe Sinatro did not respond to coaching in arm Darryl Roberts did not respond to coaching in range Happy Klages improves in power_vs_righty Ken Uhler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ken Uhler improves in range James Blyleven did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Hearn did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Hearn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ben Vaughn improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Niebergall improves in control Ron Gorsica improves in range Hugh Clyburn did not respond to coaching in range