Inning: 1 Kansas City Rudy Noyes pitching. Alta Dixon flies out to the left fielder. George Speier grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Bomback singles to left field. Allen Johnson doubles to right field. Bill Crockett pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Kelly LaRoche pitching. Calvin Dill flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beecher flies out to the left fielder. Naoyuki Takatsuki doubles to center field. Kevin Faeth walks. Ed Knepper walks. Ellis Barry doubles to center field. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Kevin Faeth scores. Willie Phelan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny Melburn grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Passeau reached on a fielding error by Kevin Faeth. Larry Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Passeau advances to second on the play. Kelly LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Bellarino grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Noyes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Calvin Dill pops out to the second baseman. Dave Beecher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alta Dixon singles to center field. Alta Dixon steals second. George Speier grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Bomback reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kevin Faeth. Alta Dixon scores. Allen Johnson singles to right field. Bill Crockett reached on a fielding error by Ed Knepper. Ed Bomback scores. Danny Melburn strikes out. Fred Passeau flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki hits a home run. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Ed Knepper grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Larry Wagner walks. Kelly LaRoche lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alta Dixon triples. Larry Wagner scores. George Speier strikes out. Ed Bomback grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Willie Phelan grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Rudy Noyes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Allen Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Crockett singles to left field. Danny Melburn doubles to left field. Bill Crockett is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Fred Passeau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Calvin Dill pops out to the shortstop. Dave Beecher grounds out to the second baseman. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to center field. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Larry Wagner grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly LaRoche strikes out. Alta Dixon singles to right field. George Speier hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Knepper singles to right field. Ellis Barry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Willie Phelan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Allen Johnson singles to left field. Bill Crockett singles to right field. Danny Melburn flies out to the center fielder. Fred Passeau grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Bellarino singles to left field. Rudy Noyes lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ed Bellarino forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Calvin Dill doubles past the center fielder. Rudy Noyes is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dave Beecher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Larry Wagner hits an infield single to the shortstop. Kelly LaRoche fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kelly LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Alta Dixon flies out to the left fielder. Larry Wagner steals second. Tyler Besse 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. George Speier walks. Ed Bomback flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Kevin Faeth lines out to the first baseman. Ed Knepper walks. Ellis Barry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Knepper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Allen Johnson strikes out. Bill Crockett reached on a fielding error by Ed Knepper. Danny Melburn walks. Fred Passeau flies out to the center fielder. Larry Wagner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Blas Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Phelan strikes out. Ed Bellarino flies out to the center fielder. Jim McNeil is pinch hitting for Tyler Besse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jim McNeil hits an infield single to the second baseman. Calvin Dill grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim McNeil is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Lute Weaver pitching. Blas Carter flies out to the left fielder. Alta Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. George Speier hits a home run. Ed Bomback singles to right field. Allen Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Bomback is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Dave Beecher singles to right field. Dave Beecher steals second. Naoyuki Takatsuki hits a home run. Dave Beecher scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 15 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Allen Johnson (23), Danny Melburn (18).3B - Alta Dixon (8).HR - George Speier (9).GIDP - Fred Passeau. Baserunning: SB - Alta Dixon (36), Larry Wagner (3).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dan Zardon improves in arm Jay Zak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Zak improves in arm George Harman improves in power_vs_lefty March Treadaway did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Harry Ramirez improves in arm Bill Taitt improves in arm Max Buckels did not respond to coaching in control Hick Upham improves in contact_vs_lefty