Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Kaline pitching. Darrell Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Elam Mingori flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Monk Sparks pitching. Dib Montgomery strikes out. Randy Thomason grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Mauro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Don Figueroa strikes out. Ham Corey flies out to the right fielder. Joe Winters walks. Bernardo Pfeffer doubles to right field. Joe Winters uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Keegan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Harry Ewing. Bernardo Pfeffer scores. Monk Sparks singles to left field. Walt Keegan scores. Darrell Kuenn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Monk Sparks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Deacon McRae walks. Doc Dotter singles to right field. Deacon McRae advances to third on the hit. Harry Ewing walks. Ted Tyson walks. Deacon McRae scores. Harry James grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Doc Dotter scores. Harry Ewing advances to third on the play. Larry Kaline flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Elam Mingori flies out to the right fielder. Ray Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Don Figueroa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Dib Montgomery strikes out. Randy Thomason strikes out. Kevin Mauro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ham Corey flies out to the left fielder. Joe Winters singles to left field. Bernardo Pfeffer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Winters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walt Keegan singles to left field. Bernardo Pfeffer advances to third on the hit. Monk Sparks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Deacon McRae flies out to the left fielder. Doc Dotter strikes out. Harry Ewing doubles past the left fielder. Ted Tyson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Darrell Kuenn walks. Elam Mingori strikes out. Ray Ford doubles to right field. Darrell Kuenn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Figueroa grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Ford advances to third on the play. Ham Corey walks. Joe Winters strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Harry James walks. Larry Kaline lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Harry James forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dib Montgomery strikes out. Randy Thomason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the right fielder. Walt Keegan doubles to right field. Monk Sparks strikes out. Darrell Kuenn walks. Elam Mingori grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Kevin Mauro flies out to the center fielder. Deacon McRae grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Dotter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Pfund 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. Ray Ford pops out to the first baseman. Don Figueroa flies out to the left fielder. Ham Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Harry Ewing pops out to the third baseman. Ted Tyson singles to left field. Harry James strikes out. Steve Pfund strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Winters hits a home run. Bernardo Pfeffer singles to right field. Walt Keegan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bernardo Pfeffer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Monk Sparks lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto Ken Sallee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bernardo Pfeffer at 3B. Dib Montgomery grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Thomason walks. Kevin Mauro strikes out. Deacon McRae singles to right field. Randy Thomason advances to third on the hit. Doc Dotter doubles to right field. Randy Thomason scores. Harry Ewing walks. Jake Cruz 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. Ted Tyson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Darrell Kuenn grounds out to the shortstop. Elam Mingori triples. Ray Ford flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Elam Mingori scores. Katsuji Yoshida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Figueroa walks. Ham Corey hits a home run. Don Figueroa scores. Joe Winters walks. Ken Sallee hits a home run. Joe Winters scores. Walt Keegan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Harry James singles to center field. Lou Gerlach is pinch hitting for Katsuji Yoshida. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lou Gerlach grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Hale is pinch hitting for Dib Montgomery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Hale flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Adams is pinch hitting for Randy Thomason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nelson Adams is hit by a pitch. Kevin Mauro hits a home run. Lou Gerlach scores. Nelson Adams scores. Pryor McMillan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Deacon McRae grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Toronto total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Ray Ford (10), Bernardo Pfeffer (9), Walt Keegan (3).3B - Elam Mingori (2).HR - Ham Corey (3), Joe Winters (3), Ken Sallee (7).SF - Ray Ford.GIDP - Monk Sparks.
Game Notes Larry Kaline is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nate Ritterson did not respond to coaching in control Manuel Thompson improves in arm Orlando Billings did not respond to coaching in control George Early did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Jacobs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Hearn improves in power_vs_righty
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cris Vinton improves in power_vs_righty Dan Paulsen did not respond to coaching in control Rod Antolick improves in range Ernie Shuba did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rod Antolick did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Shuba improves in contact_vs_righty Bill McMahon did not respond to coaching in 1B