Win: Ray Fuller (4-6) Loss: Heinie Wickersham (2-1)
Save: Ed Lara (15)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bobby Lange pitching. Gene Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Yariel Duvergel singles to right field. Clem Thornton strikes out. Freddy Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ray Fuller pitching. Brian Lubratich walks. Brian Lubratich steals second. Kazuya Kuroe grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Stripp strikes out. Hiroshi Hamikamika grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ike Aase doubles to center field. Don Piazza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Aase advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Tartabull hits a home run. Ike Aase scores. Russ Ellis strikes out. Ray Fuller singles to left field. Ray Fuller steals second. Gene Stanton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Stu Morgan strikes out. Kurt Winkel strikes out. Zip Otis flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yariel Duvergel strikes out. Clem Thornton walks. Freddy Perry pops out to the catcher. Ike Aase walks. Don Piazza doubles past the first baseman. Clem Thornton scores. Ike Aase uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Harlond Allison walks. Harlond Allison steals second. Bobby Lange lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Lubratich walks. Kazuya Kuroe flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Harlond Allison scores. Fred Stripp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Russ Ellis hits a home run. Ray Fuller strikes out. Gene Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Yariel Duvergel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hiroshi Hamikamika strikes out. Stu Morgan hits a home run. Kurt Winkel grounds out to the second baseman. Zip Otis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Heinie Wickersham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clem Thornton pops out to the catcher. Freddy Perry strikes out. Ike Aase strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Harlond Allison strikes out. Heinie Wickersham strikes out. Brian Lubratich singles to center field. Kazuya Kuroe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Don Piazza strikes out. Bob Tartabull pops out to the first baseman. Russ Ellis doubles to right field. Ray Fuller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Stripp grounds out to the pitcher. Hiroshi Hamikamika singles to center field. Stu Morgan singles to left field. Hiroshi Hamikamika advances to third on the hit. Kurt Winkel walks. Zip Otis grounds out to the third baseman. Hiroshi Hamikamika scores. Stu Morgan advances to third on the play. Kurt Winkel advances to second on the play. Harlond Allison doubles to left field. Stu Morgan scores. Kurt Winkel scores. Heinie Wickersham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gene Stanton hits a home run. Yariel Duvergel grounds out to the pitcher. Clem Thornton pops out to the first baseman. Freddy Perry walks. Ike Aase grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Freddy Perry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Red Simpson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Lubratich flies out to the center fielder. Kazuya Kuroe flies out to the center fielder. Fred Stripp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dave Bennett is pinch hitting for Don Piazza. Dave Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Bob Tartabull strikes out. Russ Ellis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Stan Lytle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Bennett at 3B. Hiroshi Hamikamika grounds out to the third baseman. Stu Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Kurt Winkel pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lefty Lindaman is pinch hitting for Red Simpson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lefty Lindaman doubles to center field. Larry Risley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Yariel Duvergel lines out to the second baseman. Clem Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Lara pitching. Duane Loynd is pinch hitting for Zip Otis. Duane Loynd flies out to the center fielder. Harlond Allison grounds out to the third baseman. Dale Spiezio is pinch hitting for Larry Risley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dale Spiezio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Baltazar Pilon did not respond to coaching in control Ed Lovelace did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Deacon Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Sandy Hernandez improves in power_vs_righty Ed Lovelace did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Hoyt did not respond to coaching in arm Al Klugmann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Fisher improves in contact_vs_righty Kevin Fisher improves in arm