Inning: 1 Oakland Tyson Shields pitching. Hanley Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Dwight Hardy singles to left field. Johnny Adamson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dwight Hardy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fritz Trice walks. Butch Melvin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fritz Trice is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Don Lawrick pitching. Ken Bell singles to center field. Reed Davis strikes out. Rob Hensley flies out to the left fielder. Ken Bell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ches Holman pops out to the shortstop. Marlon Carter singles to left field. Joe Ahnen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marlon Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Lawrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Eiji Tsuji singles to left field. Alex Hoffman strikes out. Neal Stobbs flies out to the left fielder. Eiji Tsuji steals second. Doug Ault strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hanley Mulligan walks. Hanley Mulligan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dwight Hardy strikes out. Johnny Adamson walks. Johnny Adamson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Tyson Shields grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Fritz Trice flies out to the center fielder. Butch Melvin grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ches Holman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Reed Davis singles to left field. Rob Hensley hits a home run. Reed Davis scores. Eiji Tsuji strikes out. Alex Hoffman flies out to the right fielder. Neal Stobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Marlon Carter hits an infield single to the first baseman. Joe Ahnen singles to center field. Marlon Carter advances to third on the hit. Don Lawrick strikes out. Hanley Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman. Marlon Carter scores. Joe Ahnen advances to second on the play. Joe Ahnen steals third. Dwight Hardy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Doug Ault flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Murphy strikes out. Tyson Shields lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Johnny Adamson walks. Fritz Trice pops out to the shortstop. Butch Melvin strikes out. Johnny Adamson steals second. Ches Holman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ken Bell lines out to the second baseman. Reed Davis strikes out. Rob Hensley singles to right field. Eiji Tsuji singles past the second baseman. Rob Hensley advances to third on the hit. Eiji Tsuji steals second. Alex Hoffman singles to left field. Rob Hensley scores. Eiji Tsuji scores. Neal Stobbs singles to right field. Doug Ault walks. Charlie Murphy walks. Alex Hoffman scores. Steve Dowell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tyson Shields singles to center field. Neal Stobbs scores. Doug Ault scores. Charlie Murphy advances to third on the hit. Ken Bell walks. Reed Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Marlon Carter singles to right field. Joe Ahnen grounds out to the shortstop. Marlon Carter advances to second on the play. Kevin Moret is pinch hitting for Steve Dowell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kevin Moret grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hanley Mulligan walks. Dwight Hardy singles to center field. Marlon Carter scores. Hanley Mulligan advances to third on the hit. Johnny Adamson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al Jackson pitching. Rob Hensley flies out to the left fielder. Eiji Tsuji flies out to the center fielder. Alex Hoffman walks. Neal Stobbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alvin Springer is pinch hitting for Fritz Trice. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alvin Springer pops out to the shortstop. Butch Melvin flies out to the center fielder. Ches Holman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Greasy Fuentes is pinch hitting for Doug Ault. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greasy Fuentes is hit by a pitch. Charlie Murphy pops out to the first baseman. Tyson Shields lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Bell walks. Greasy Fuentes steals third. Reed Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Marlon Carter walks. Joe Ahnen grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Frank Glade is pinch hitting for Al Jackson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Glade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Burgmeier did not respond to coaching in control Alvin Epperly improves in arm Jerry Burgmeier did not respond to coaching in control Joe Cravath improves in contact_vs_lefty Alvin Epperly improves in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hiroshi Kawabata improves in speed Whitey Lydy improves in range Mudcat Pruitt did not respond to coaching in range Hersh Southworth did not respond to coaching in range