Win: Bruce Walter Willis (2-0) Loss: Jim Miller (1-2)
Save: Jack Barrett (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Jim Miller pitching. Aaron Reese singles past the shortstop. Dutch Armas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Reese advances to second on the play. Hod Malay singles to right field. Eddie Pendleton doubles to center field. Aaron Reese scores. Hod Malay uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Pendleton steals third. Claral Rutner pops out to the shortstop. Manny Shakur grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Chad Hitt pitching. Alan Graves grounds out to the third baseman. Armando Knauss bunts for a base hit. Dick Eddy hits a home run. Armando Knauss scores. Larry Holmes flies out to the center fielder. Al Jelincich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Harry Hibbs grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Meloan walks. Chad Hitt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chad Hitt grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Meloan advances to second on the play. Aaron Reese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jack Seats strikes out. John Marentette strikes out. Angel Powell doubles to right field. Jim Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dutch Armas flies out to the right fielder. Hod Malay singles to right field. Eddie Pendleton doubles to left field. Hod Malay uses his aggressiveness and scores. Claral Rutner strikes out. Manny Shakur pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Alan Graves strikes out. Armando Knauss strikes out. Dick Eddy singles to left field. Larry Holmes singles to center field. Dick Eddy aggressively advances to third on the hit. Larry Holmes steals second. Al Jelincich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Harry Hibbs pops out to the first baseman. Jack Meloan grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Hitt singles to center field. Aaron Reese doubles to center field. Chad Hitt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Hagen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch Armas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack Seats pops out to the third baseman. John Marentette flies out to the left fielder. Angel Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Hod Malay strikes out. Eddie Pendleton walks. Eddie Pendleton steals second. Claral Rutner singles past the second baseman. Eddie Pendleton scores. Akifumi Kawasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Shakur singles to right field. Harry Hibbs flies out to the center fielder. Jack Meloan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Akifumi Kawasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Alan Graves pops out to the shortstop. Armando Knauss triples. Bruce Walter Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Dick Eddy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Harry Rosen is pinch hitting for Bruce Walter Willis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Harry Rosen strikes out. Aaron Reese walks. Aaron Reese steals second. Dutch Armas walks. Hod Malay grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dutch Armas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Pendleton walks. Claral Rutner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Jeff Clark pitching. Larry Holmes strikes out. Al Jelincich flies out to the center fielder. Jack Seats singles to left field. John Marentette triples. Jack Seats scores. Angel Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Manny Shakur singles to left field. Harry Hibbs pops out to the second baseman. Jack Meloan flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Willhite comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jerry Kroll is pinch hitting for Jeff Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jerry Kroll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Stan Rooney pitching. Enrique Reed is pinch hitting for Jimmy Willhite. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Enrique Reed flies out to the center fielder. Alan Graves strikes out. Armando Knauss doubles to right field. Dick Eddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas A.J. Dell pitching. Aaron Reese flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Armas singles to left field. Hod Malay singles past the third baseman. Dutch Armas advances to third on the hit. Eddie Pendleton doubles to center field. Dutch Armas scores. Hod Malay is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Mace Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claral Rutner walks. Manny Shakur grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Claral Rutner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Holmes singles to left field. Larry Holmes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Jelincich flies out to the left fielder. Jack Seats doubles to center field. John Marentette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Harry Hibbs singles to left field. Jack Meloan flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Cora is pinch hitting for Stan Rooney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Clarence Cora singles to center field. Harry Hibbs advances to third on the hit. Aaron Reese grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jack Barrett pitching. Angel Powell pops out to the third baseman. Mace Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Graves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 13 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herman Hanning improves in arm Del Piniella improves in velocity Ted Foley improves in power_vs_lefty John Fowler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ernie Ainsmith did not respond to coaching in range Jim Kline did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Glenn Elliot did not respond to coaching in control Carter Tookle did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Thompson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Renfroe did not respond to coaching in control Yoandy Aballe did not respond to coaching in arm Wataru Kamata did not respond to coaching in arm