Win: Eddie Rogers (4-4) Loss: Kevin Henderson (4-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Skinny Wills pitching. Don Surhoff strikes out. Lou Lance walks. Ed Hunt singles to center field. Lou Lance advances to third on the hit. Ed Hunt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brian Gannon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Floyd Burke pitching. Junior Moore walks. Drungo Hazewood walks. John Wynn flies out to the center fielder. Rick Elliot walks. Eddie Oliver singles to center field. Junior Moore scores. Drungo Hazewood scores. Rick Elliot is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Lee Bruce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Reid Cripe strikes out. Carroll Dreyer flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bevil grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Wright doubles to center field. Skinny Wills flies out to the left fielder. Junior Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Bell strikes out. Floyd Burke strikes out. Don Surhoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Drungo Hazewood strikes out. John Wynn grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Elliot walks. Eddie Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Lou Lance walks. Lou Lance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Brian Gannon singles to left field. Reid Cripe singles to left field. Brian Gannon advances to third on the hit. Carroll Dreyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Bruce strikes out. Harry Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Wright triples. Skinny Wills flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Bevil reached on a fielding error by Eddie Oliver. Bob Bell walks. Floyd Burke lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jim Bevil is thrown out at third. Bob Bell advances to second on the play. Bob Bell advances to second on the play. Don Surhoff flies out to the center fielder. Lou Lance singles past the second baseman. Bob Bell scores. Floyd Burke advances to third on the hit. Ed Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Junior Moore strikes out. Drungo Hazewood strikes out. John Wynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Brian Gannon grounds out to the shortstop. Reid Cripe singles to center field. Carroll Dreyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reid Cripe advances to second on the play. Reid Cripe is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Rick Elliot strikes out. Eddie Oliver singles to right field. Eddie Oliver is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lee Bruce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Bevil grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Gagliano is pinch hitting for Floyd Burke. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tim Gagliano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Swaggerty pitching. Harry Thompson walks. Jimmy Wright grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Skinny Wills lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Junior Moore singles to left field. Drungo Hazewood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Don Surhoff walks. Lou Lance is hit by a pitch. Ed Hunt walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Brian Gannon strikes out. Reid Cripe flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Don Surhoff scores. Carroll Dreyer grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland John Wynn strikes out. Rick Elliot reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Hunt. Eddie Oliver singles in front of the center fielder. Rick Elliot scores. Lee Bruce pops out to the shortstop. Harry Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Wally Sundin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Christmas is pinch hitting for Jim Bevil. Steve Christmas singles to left field. Benny Roarke is pinch running for Steve Christmas on 1st base. Bob Bell singles to right field. Benny Roarke advances to third on the hit. Glenn Allen is pinch hitting for Eddie Swaggerty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Bell steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Glenn Allen pops out to the catcher. Don Surhoff flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Benny Roarke scores. Lou Lance grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Eddie Rogers pitching. John Zipfel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Benny Roarke at CF. Jimmy Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hooks is pinch hitting for Wally Sundin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Joe Hooks walks. Junior Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Kevin Henderson pitching. Ed Hunt hits a home run. Brian Gannon pops out to the catcher. Reid Cripe flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Drungo Hazewood doubles to left field. John Wynn walks. Rick Elliot strikes out. Eddie Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Lee Bruce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:HR - Ed Hunt (2).SF - Don Surhoff, Reid Cripe.HBP - Lou Lance (1). Baserunning: SB - Bob Bell (3).CS - Lou Lance (9), Ed Hunt (8), Reid Cripe (7). Fielding: E - Ed Hunt.
Batting:2B - Drungo Hazewood (10), Jimmy Wright (11).3B - Jimmy Wright (1).GIDP - Junior Moore. Baserunning: CS - Eddie Oliver (6). Fielding: E - Eddie Oliver.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Nicholson improves in range Rimp Wood did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Dean improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Nicholson improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Karl Baldischwiler improves in speed Roger McCreery did not respond to coaching in control Rickey Betts did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Abbott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty