Win: Ray Barthelson (2-9) Loss: Paul Hooper (3-12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ray Barthelson pitching. Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder. Vern Hippauf grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Johnson hits a home run. Clay Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Hooper pitching. Harry Renteria reached on a fielding error by Bob Brantley. Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria advances to second on the play. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Renteria advances to third on the play. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Harry Renteria scores. Herm White hits a home run. Dave Blackburn scores. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stan Tobin pops out to the second baseman. Bob Brantley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Blackburn. Eddie Tanana walks. Jim McIntosh singles to left field. Bob Brantley scores. Eddie Tanana advances to third on the hit. Paul Hooper grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Gil Basinski walks. Mike Cobb flies out to the right fielder. Ray Barthelson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Renteria grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Altenburg singles to center field. Vern Hippauf grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis strikes out. Dave Blackburn reached on a fielding error by Bob Brantley. Herm White walks. Otie Shepherd singles to right field. Dave Blackburn scores. Herm White advances to third on the hit. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Herm White scores. Otie Shepherd advances to third on the hit. Mike Cobb grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Clay Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Stan Tobin grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ray Barthelson flies out to the center fielder. Harry Renteria walks. Harry Renteria steals second. Ray Harlow singles to right field. Harry Renteria scores. Joe Reis grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eddie Tanana strikes out. Jim McIntosh strikes out. Paul Hooper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Herm White flies out to the left fielder. Otie Shepherd singles to left field. Gil Basinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Altenburg flies out to the left fielder. Vern Hippauf grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Cobb walks. Ray Barthelson pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Harry Renteria pops out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Clay Irwin singles to center field. Stan Tobin strikes out. Al Richie 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. Bob Brantley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Herm White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Eddie Tanana flies out to the right fielder. Jim McIntosh flies out to the left fielder. Paul Hooper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Otie Shepherd walks. Steve Finley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Basinski singles to center field. Otie Shepherd advances to third on the hit. Mike Cobb singles in front of the left fielder. Otie Shepherd scores. Al Richie lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Ray Harlow flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Jones 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. Bubba McDaniel is pinch hitting for Alex Altenburg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bubba McDaniel singles to right field. Vern Hippauf pops out to the shortstop. Ed Johnson singles to left field. Bubba McDaniel advances to third on the hit. Clay Irwin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy McElwee did not respond to coaching in range Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Witt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ty Coffman did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Magrane did not respond to coaching in endurance Pop Leppert did not respond to coaching in range Harry Caldwell improves in power_vs_righty Harry Caldwell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Konnick improves in arm Bobo Riles improves in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C