Oakland starter Mike Mussina couldn’t overcome a 3-run 1st inning, capped by Dick Allen’s 2-run homer, picking up his 1st loss of the season. Mussina scattered 7 hits over the next 5 innings of work, allowing just one more run. Jim Kaat kept things close with 2 scoreless innings of relief work. Allen was 2 for 4 for the Rockets, improving his average to a team-leading .380. Meanwhile, Rockets starter Frank Tanana kept Jacks hitters off balance. Tanana allowed 3 of his 5 hits in the 2nd inning when the Jacks scored 2 of their runs. Hank Greenberg connected for a solo shot in the 6th for another. Despite Tanana not notching any strikeouts, only a handful of Jacks hitters got the ball out of the infield. Tom Henke came in to close out the 9th, picking up his 2nd save. Both teams are now 6-7.