Inning: 1 Oakland Eddie Choate pitching. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the left fielder. Darrell Kuenn strikes out. Elam Mingori singles to center field. Elam Mingori steals second. Ray Ford hits a home run. Elam Mingori scores. Don Figueroa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit R.C. Smith pitching. Roy Creeden singles to left field. Rip Schmidt strikes out. John Kealey lines out to the third baseman. Ernie Haydel doubles past the right fielder. John Fermin doubles to left field. Roy Creeden scores. Ernie Haydel scores. Mike Young hits a home run. John Fermin scores. Hidenori Chikazawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ham Corey flies out to the center fielder. Joe Winters hits a home run. Red Shirey strikes out. R.C. Smith singles to center field. Harlin Muncrief doubles to right field. Darrell Kuenn doubles to center field. R.C. Smith scores. Harlin Muncrief scores. George Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elam Mingori singles to center field. Darrell Kuenn scores. Ray Ford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Elam Mingori is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Rudy Rodriguez hits a home run. George Johnson strikes out. Roy Creeden grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Don Figueroa singles past the second baseman. Ham Corey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Winters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit John Kealey singles to center field. Ernie Haydel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Fermin singles to center field. Mike Young pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Red Shirey pops out to the second baseman. R.C. Smith flies out to the right fielder. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Hidenori Chikazawa lines out to the second baseman. Rudy Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Darrell Kuenn singles to center field. Elam Mingori flies out to the right fielder. Ray Ford singles to center field. Darrell Kuenn advances to third on the hit. Don Figueroa grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Ford advances to second on the play. Ham Corey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Creeden flies out to the center fielder. Rip Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. John Kealey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Winters strikes out. Red Shirey pops out to the shortstop. Pascual Difelice 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. Ed Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ernie Haydel flies out to the right fielder. John Fermin strikes out. Mike Young hits a home run. Mike Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hidenori Chikazawa walks. Rudy Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harlin Muncrief singles to center field. Darrell Kuenn strikes out. Elam Mingori singles to center field. Harlin Muncrief advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Ray Ford pops out to the third baseman. Don Figueroa singles to center field. Harlin Muncrief scores. Elam Mingori advances to third on the hit. Ham Corey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Mark Hopp is pinch hitting for Pascual Difelice. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Hopp grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Creeden hits a home run. Rip Schmidt strikes out. George Klugmann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kealey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Norm Foster pitching. Vicente Wehrmeister is pinch hitting for Joe Winters. Vicente Wehrmeister pops out to the first baseman. Red Shirey singles to center field. Doc Mele is pinch hitting for George Klugmann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doc Mele doubles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the second baseman. Darrell Kuenn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Jake Cruz pitching. Bernardo Pfeffer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vicente Wehrmeister at 2B. Ernie Haydel strikes out. John Fermin singles to left field. John Fermin steals second. Mike Young strikes out. Hidenori Chikazawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Elam Mingori flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ray Ford strikes out. Don Figueroa hits a home run. Ham Corey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Pryor McMillan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rudy Rodriguez singles to center field. Al LaFrancois is pinch hitting for Norm Foster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al LaFrancois flies out to the center fielder. Roy Creeden doubles to left field. Rip Schmidt walks. John Kealey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Harlin Muncrief (25), Darrell Kuenn (5), Doc Mele (7).HR - Ray Ford (11), Don Figueroa (12), Joe Winters (2).GIDP - Ham Corey. Baserunning: SB - Elam Mingori (5).
Batting:2B - Roy Creeden (19), Ernie Haydel (14), John Fermin (9).HR - Roy Creeden (12), Mike Young 2 (15), Rudy Rodriguez (8).GIDP - John Kealey, Ernie Haydel. Baserunning: SB - John Fermin (18).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herman Delker did not respond to coaching in range Bill Jacobs did not respond to coaching in arm George Early did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Nate Ritterson did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Niebergall did not respond to coaching in control Orlando Billings did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Miguel Ewing improves in range Keith Schwartz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Happy Klages improves in contact_vs_righty Doc Lafata improves in control Paul Lamar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Darryl Roberts did not respond to coaching in arm Keith Schwartz did not respond to coaching in CF