Oakland Jacks ace Nolan Ryan started the POPs Season 2 off great. Ryan struck out 8 and walked 4 in a 3-hit shutout. Ryan only hurled one shutout all of last season when he finished 7-5 with a 4.19 ERA for the New York Swats. Meanwhile, the Oakland offense pummeled Gaylord Perry. Mickey Cochrane got the Jacks on the board in the 2nd with an RBI double. They added 3 more runs in the 3rd and then broke things open with a big 6th inning. Eddie Collins hit a bases-loaded double en route to a 5-run inning. Perry finished with 9 hits and 9 runs in 5 2/3 innings. Oakland finished 1 game behind Boston last season at 26-28, so it was just the start they needed.