The Oakland Jacks took a 4-0 lead into the 5th inning against the Boston Splinters when a leadoff error by Lou Boudreau kicked off a big inning. Boudreau couldn’t get the Goose Goslin grounder out of his glove. Bobby Doerr grounded out to third before Iván Rodríguez doubled. But Tris Speaker grounded the next pitch to Jimmie Foxx for what should have been the final out of the inning. Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle followed with base hits before Reggie Jackson couldn’t get a glove on Frank Thomas flyball. That was followed by a walk and two more hits, including a 2-run double by Goslin, before the Jacks could record the 3rd out. All told, the Splinters scored 7 unearned runs in the inning. Thomas added a 2-run home run the following inning, and an RBI double in the 8th off reliever Whitey Ford. Bert Blyleven settled down after allowing those 4 runs in 4 innings to the Jacks. He allowed just 6 hits in 8 innings to pick up the win, as the Splinters took the game 12-4.