Win: Gene Farner (7-5) Loss: Ray Barthelson (4-10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ray Barthelson pitching. Al Miller singles to left field. Carl Leonard walks. Bob Brantley doubles to center field. Al Miller scores. Carl Leonard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim McIntosh pops out to the first baseman. Len Hesterfer singles to right field. Masatoshi Kusaka singles to right field. Bob Brantley scores. Alex Altenburg flies out to the center fielder. Brian Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Fenton Arft pitching. Herm White strikes out. Joe Reis singles to center field. Lee Finneran flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis steals second. Derek Harvey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Fenton Arft grounds out to the shortstop. Al Miller walks. Carl Leonard singles to center field. Al Miller advances to third on the hit. Bob Brantley strikes out. Jim McIntosh singles to left field. Al Miller scores. Carl Leonard advances to third on the hit. Len Hesterfer singles past the second baseman. Carl Leonard scores. Masatoshi Kusaka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Daryle Reeder doubles to left field. Fred Lyden is hit by a pitch. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop. Daryle Reeder advances to third on the play. Fred Lyden advances to second on the play. Mike Stein flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Daryle Reeder scores. Ray Barthelson reached on a fielding error by Fenton Arft. Herm White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Altenburg lines out to the first baseman. Brian Simmons doubles to center field. Fenton Arft grounds out to the shortstop. Al Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Reis walks. Lee Finneran doubles to right field. Derek Harvey walks. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis scores. Lee Finneran advances to third on the play. Derek Harvey advances to second on the play. Fred Lyden flies out to the center fielder. Otie Shepherd walks. Mike Stein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carl Leonard grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bob Brantley walks. Jim McIntosh singles to left field. Len Hesterfer singles past the shortstop. Bob Brantley scores. Clarence Gross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masatoshi Kusaka lines out to the shortstop. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Clarence Gross flies out to the right fielder. Herm White singles to right field. Joe Reis grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brian Simmons walks. Fenton Arft lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al Miller singles to center field. Brian Simmons scores. Carl Leonard flies out to the left fielder. Bob Brantley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lee Finneran grounds out to the second baseman. Derek Harvey hits a home run. Gene Farner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daryle Reeder lines out to the shortstop. Fred Lyden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dave Mendoza 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. Jim McIntosh flies out to the center fielder. Len Hesterfer hits a home run. Masatoshi Kusaka walks. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Brian Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Otie Shepherd strikes out. Mike Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Mendoza singles to center field. Herm White grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Mendoza is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Gene Farner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Smith strikes out. Al Miller strikes out. Carl Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Greg Forbes pitching. Joe Reis strikes out. Lee Finneran grounds out to the shortstop. Derek Harvey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Jim McIntosh singles past the second baseman. Len Hesterfer flies out to the left fielder. David Wertz 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. Masatoshi Kusaka singles to left field. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Schall is pinch hitting for Daryle Reeder. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Schall hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Fred Lyden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alan Durbin pops out to the third baseman. Otie Shepherd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Schall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Stein doubles to center field. Otie Shepherd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Munoz is pinch hitting for David Wertz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Munoz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Marsh pitching. Brian Simmons grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Newman is pinch hitting for Harry Haas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Newman flies out to the right fielder. Al Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Van LaPalme pitching. Herm White grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Reis singles to center field. Lee Finneran flies out to the center fielder. Derek Harvey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Lee Finneran (15), Daryle Reeder (19), Mike Stein (8).HR - Derek Harvey (27).SF - Mike Stein.GIDP - Joe Reis.HBP - Fred Lyden (2). Baserunning: SB - Joe Reis (15).
Game Notes Van LaPalme is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tsutomu Kadota did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Stimmel did not respond to coaching in control Alex Roy improves in power_vs_righty Cliff Fuentes did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Comer did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Earl Sweeney did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Harlow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in control Ray Harlow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in 1B