Win: Bill Ralston (1-3) Loss: Hajime Yamamoto (0-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Hajime Yamamoto pitching. Alan Durbin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Larry Start hits a home run. Mike Stein flies out to the center fielder. Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Ralston pitching. Jim McIntosh flies out to the left fielder. Jim Smith singles to right field. Patrick McDavid lines out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Finneran singles to right field. Joe Reis walks. Bob Schall flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ralston singles to right field. Lee Finneran scores. Joe Reis advances to third on the hit. Alan Durbin walks. Larry Start grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Hirotsugu Araidai walks. Masatoshi Kusaka flies out to the right fielder. Al Miller walks. Hajime Yamamoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Stein flies out to the left fielder. Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White singles to right field. Lee Finneran singles to right field. Herm White advances to third on the hit. Joe Reis hits a home run. Herm White scores. Lee Finneran scores. Mike Ulisney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Schall singles past the second baseman. Bill Ralston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim McIntosh pops out to the third baseman. Jim Smith walks. Patrick McDavid flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brantley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Alan Durbin walks. Larry Start flies out to the left fielder. Mike Stein grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Alan Durbin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gil Basinski doubles to right field. Mike Stein uses his aggressiveness and scores. Boileryard Picone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Hirotsugu Araidai grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Kusaka singles to center field. Al Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lee Finneran strikes out. Joe Reis singles to left field. Bob Schall strikes out. Bill Ralston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Boileryard Picone strikes out. Jim McIntosh flies out to the right fielder. Jim Smith walks. Patrick McDavid walks. Bob Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Alan Durbin walks. Larry Start lines out to the third baseman. Alan Durbin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Stein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hirotsugu Araidai walks. Masatoshi Kusaka flies out to the center fielder. Al Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Gil Basinski flies out to the left fielder. Herm White reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ed Johnson. Lee Finneran strikes out. Buckshot Small 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. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Buckshot Small singles to left field. Clarence Gross 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. Jim McIntosh grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Buckshot Small is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Smith walks. Patrick McDavid singles to center field. Bob Brantley pops out to the first baseman. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Schall strikes out. Hal DiPietro is pinch hitting for Clarence Gross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal DiPietro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Durbin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jo-Jo Hall pitching. Hirotsugu Araidai grounds out to the second baseman. Bubba McDaniel is pinch hitting for Masatoshi Kusaka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bubba McDaniel flies out to the right fielder. Al Miller reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alan Durbin. Buckshot Small walks. Jim McIntosh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buckshot Small is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Larry Start grounds out to the third baseman. Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for Mike Stein. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Derek Harvey singles past the second baseman. Derek Harvey steals second. Gil Basinski lines out to the second baseman. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brian Simmons is pinch hitting for Jim Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Patrick McDavid singles to right field. Bob Brantley grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in control Takashi Ricci did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Caldwell improves in arm Ted Peltz improves in contact_vs_righty Angel Link did not respond to coaching in velocity Huck Crist improves in endurance Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Clete Schoonmaker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Billy Clark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Red Munson improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Alex Roy improves in arm Brian Pena did not respond to coaching in control