Win: Red Graham (2-5) Loss: Rich Ganzel (1-4)
Save: Gene Farner (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rich Ganzel pitching. Ed Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Red Graham pitching. Alan Durbin grounds out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert flies out to the right fielder. Harry Renteria singles past the second baseman. Harry Renteria steals second. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Reid Nicholson strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Altenburg singles to right field. Teruo Takeuchi walks. Clete Schoonmaker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Caldwell singles to left field. Harry Caldwell steals second. Gil Basinski hits a home run. Harry Caldwell scores. Joe Reis singles to center field. Mike Cobb grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rich Ganzel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Red Graham flies out to the center fielder. Ed Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Quilvio Zitzmann singles to right field. Stan Tobin walks. Reid Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Alan Durbin lines out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert strikes out. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Alex Altenburg flies out to the right fielder. Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Blackburn strikes out. Harry Caldwell strikes out. Gil Basinski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the left fielder. Red Graham doubles to right field. Ed Johnson doubles to left field. Red Graham scores. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Reis singles to right field. Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Rich Ganzel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alan Durbin singles to left field. Pop Leppert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Reid Nicholson doubles to center field. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to right field. Reid Nicholson scores. Alex Altenburg doubles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck uses his aggressiveness and scores. Teruo Takeuchi hits a home run. Alex Altenburg scores. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Red Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Renteria singles to center field. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Harry Caldwell strikes out. Gil Basinski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann walks. Jack Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Reid Nicholson strikes out. Ross Rohr-Beck lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Scalzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cobb grounds out to the third baseman. Herm White is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herm White singles to center field. Alan Durbin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Huck Crist pitching. Alex Altenburg flies out to the left fielder. Teruo Takeuchi doubles to center field. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the second baseman. Teruo Takeuchi advances to third on the play. Randy McElwee is pinch hitting for Fred Scalzi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy McElwee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Finley pitching. Pop Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Renteria walks. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Harry Caldwell singles to center field. Harry Renteria advances to third on the hit. Gil Basinski singles to right field. Harry Renteria scores. Gene Farner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. Harry Caldwell advances to third. Gil Basinski advances to second. Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Quilvio Zitzmann strikes out. Stan Tobin singles to center field. Stan Tobin steals second. Reid Nicholson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Otie Shepherd flies out to the right fielder. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Huck Crist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Alan Durbin singles to left field. Pop Leppert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alan Durbin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Irv Barthelson did not respond to coaching in arm Tim Comer did not respond to coaching in control Steve Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Jay Brewster improves in contact_vs_lefty Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Keefe Kreutzer did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Brucker improves in contact_vs_righty Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in velocity Razor McCarthy did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Magrane did not respond to coaching in endurance Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in endurance Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C