Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Behenna pitching. Lee Bell walks. Mario Connolly pops out to the shortstop. Don Lawrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Bell advances to second on the play. William Floyd singles to right field. Lee Bell scores. Brent Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Seales pitching. Harry Gastright singles past the shortstop. Rich Weston strikes out. Harry Gastright steals second. Gene Ramos walks. Kimiyasu Kadota grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gene Ramos is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Noboru Asakura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the second baseman. Walker Jensen strikes out. Adam Ruberto hits a home run. Jim Seales grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Bradford pops out to the catcher. Bill Konieczny grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Moffett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Lee Bell singles to center field. Lee Bell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mario Connolly grounds out to the catcher. Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Behenna grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Gastright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Weston singles past the second baseman. Gene Ramos hits a home run. Rich Weston scores. Kimiyasu Kadota hits an infield single to the second baseman. Noboru Asakura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland William Floyd pops out to the shortstop. Brent Cox singles to center field. Johnny DeLancey walks. Walker Jensen lines out to the third baseman. Adam Ruberto pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bobby Bradford walks. Bill Konieczny strikes out. Carlos Moffett grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bobby Bradford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Behenna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Seales flies out to the center fielder. Lee Bell singles to center field. Lee Bell steals second. Lee Bell steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Mario Connolly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Lawrick doubles to right field. Lee Bell scores. William Floyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Harry Gastright strikes out. Rich Weston flies out to the left fielder. Gene Ramos singles to center field. Kimiyasu Kadota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Brent Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny DeLancey walks. Walker Jensen singles to left field. Johnny DeLancey is out trying to steal third. Walker Jensen steals second. Adam Ruberto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Noboru Asakura strikes out. Bobby Bradford walks. Bill Konieczny grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Bradford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Konieczny steals second. Carlos Moffett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Seales strikes out. Lee Bell strikes out. Mario Connolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Irv McFadden is pinch hitting for Bill Behenna. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Irv McFadden hits an infield single to the first baseman. Harry Gastright doubles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike DeMaestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rich Weston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gene Ramos singles to left field. Irv McFadden scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Kimiyasu Kadota strikes out. Noboru Asakura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jesus Black pitching. Don Lawrick strikes out. William Floyd grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Cox walks. Brent Cox steals second. Johnny DeLancey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bobby Bradford singles to center field. Bobby Bradford steals second. Bill Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Ecky McMillan is pinch hitting for Carlos Moffett. Ecky McMillan flies out to the left fielder. Jim Moolic is pinch hitting for Jesus Black. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Moolic grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dwight Monchak pitching. Dan Ruthven enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ecky McMillan at 2B. Walker Jensen strikes out. Adam Ruberto flies out to the center fielder. Dick Otto is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dick Otto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Alou pitching. Harry Gastright singles to center field. Rich Weston singles to center field. Gene Ramos singles to center field. Harry Gastright is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Rich Weston advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Kimiyasu Kadota flies out to the right fielder. Noboru Asakura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Lee Bell flies out to the right fielder. Mario Connolly strikes out. Don Lawrick doubles to right field. William Floyd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Bobby Bradford triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Konieczny singles to right field. Bobby Bradford scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Don Lawrick 2 (14).HR - Adam Ruberto (3). Baserunning: SB - Lee Bell 2 (25), Brent Cox (20), Walker Jensen (2).CS - Lee Bell (6), Johnny DeLancey (7).
Batting:2B - Harry Gastright (4).3B - Bobby Bradford (3).HR - Gene Ramos (26). Baserunning: SB - Harry Gastright (3), Bobby Bradford (8), Bill Konieczny (17).
Game Notes Dwight Monchak is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Hines improves in arm Lowell Erickson improves in speed Hack Lowe did not respond to coaching in control Bob Bejma did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lance Taylor improves in control Ed Peguero improves in power_vs_righty Ollie Pena improves in contact_vs_righty Ollie Pena did not respond to coaching in arm Irv Curry did not respond to coaching in 1B