Inning: 1 Kansas City Sid Houtteman pitching. Don Surhoff grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Lance hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Hunt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Smith pitching. Drungo Hazewood grounds out to the shortstop. Charles Acker flies out to the left fielder. John Wynn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Brian Gannon grounds out to the pitcher. Reid Cripe grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Dreyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rick Elliot grounds out to the catcher. Oscar Gamble strikes out. Eddie Oliver singles to center field. Lee Bruce hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jimmy Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Bevil strikes out. Ron Gerkin singles to right field. Johnny Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Surhoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Sid Houtteman grounds out to the shortstop. Drungo Hazewood grounds out to the third baseman. Charles Acker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lou Lance reached on a fielding error by Rick Elliot. Ed Hunt singles to center field. Lou Lance advances to third on the hit. Brian Gannon strikes out. Ed Hunt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Reid Cripe singles to right field. Lou Lance scores. Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland John Wynn singles to right field. Rick Elliot grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Wynn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Oscar Gamble walks. Eddie Oliver is hit by a pitch. Lee Bruce pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Wright hits a home run. Rick Elliot scores. Oscar Gamble scores. Eddie Oliver scores. Sid Houtteman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Bevil walks. Ron Gerkin flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Smith walks. Don Surhoff flies out to the center fielder. Lou Lance singles to center field. Ed Hunt doubles to right field. Jim Bevil scores. Johnny Smith scores. Lou Lance uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Gannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Drungo Hazewood strikes out. Charles Acker strikes out. John Wynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Reid Cripe walks. Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Jim Bevil flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gerkin lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rick Elliot singles to center field. Oscar Gamble flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Oliver grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tim Gagliano is pinch hitting for Johnny Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tim Gagliano singles to right field. Don Surhoff singles to right field. Lou Lance singles to center field. Tim Gagliano scores. Don Surhoff advances to third on the hit. Fatz Maurice comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Lance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Hunt strikes out. Brian Gannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnnie Gill pitching. Lee Bruce singles to right field. Jimmy Wright hits a home run. Lee Bruce scores. Eddie Swaggerty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hooks is pinch hitting for Fatz Maurice. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Joe Hooks pops out to the shortstop. Drungo Hazewood singles to center field. Charles Acker flies out to the left fielder. Drungo Hazewood steals second. John Wynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Wally Sundin pitching. Reid Cripe hits a home run. Carroll Dreyer doubles to left field. Steve Christmas is pinch hitting for Jim Bevil. Steve Christmas flies out to the right fielder. Benny Roarke is pinch hitting for Ron Gerkin. Benny Roarke lines out to the first baseman. Glenn Allen is pinch hitting for Eddie Swaggerty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glenn Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Rogers pitching. John Zipfel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Christmas at CF. Bob Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Benny Roarke at LF. Rick Elliot walks. Oscar Gamble strikes out. Eddie Oliver grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Don Surhoff walks. Lou Lance grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Don Surhoff advances to second on the play. Ed Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Surhoff advances to third on the play. Brian Gannon reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charles Acker. Don Surhoff scores. Reid Cripe singles to right field. Carroll Dreyer walks. Joe Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Zipfel singles to left field. Brian Gannon scores. Reid Cripe scores. Carroll Dreyer advances to third on the hit. Bob Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Lee Bruce grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Allen is pinch hitting for Joe Campbell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Batting:HR - Jimmy Wright 2 (13).GIDP - Eddie Oliver 2.HBP - Eddie Oliver (3). Baserunning: SB - Drungo Hazewood (15). Fielding: E - Charles Acker, Rick Elliot.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Andres Murray improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Nicholson improves in range Andres Murray improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roger McCreery did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Abstein improves in velocity Bill Swanson improves in speed Rip Oliver did not respond to coaching in velocity