Win: Bob Humphreys (10-7) Loss: Johnny Smith (2-6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Smith pitching. Daryl Lasher doubles to left field. Kevin Koestner flies out to the left fielder. Del Devlin hits an infield single to the shortstop. Archie Craig singles to left field. Daryl Lasher scores. Del Devlin advances to third on the hit. Archie Craig steals second. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Floyd Shirley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Humphreys pitching. Ryoichi Misawa singles to center field. Ryoichi Misawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doug Reynolds singles to left field. Nick Clark doubles to center field. Doug Reynolds uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Clark advances to third on the play. Joe Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bert James lines out to the shortstop. Marty Jackson hits a home run. Bob Humphreys hits an infield single to the shortstop. Daryl Lasher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Shoch flies out to the left fielder. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Jim Sawyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Kevin Koestner grounds out to the second baseman. Del Devlin lines out to the third baseman. Archie Craig walks. Charlie Stewart triples. Archie Craig scores. Floyd Shirley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Johnny Smith strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Humphreys pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nick Clark strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Daryl Lasher flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Koestner flies out to the center fielder. Del Devlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Shoch grounds out to the shortstop. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Jim Sawyer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Archie Craig pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Floyd Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Johnny Smith flies out to the center fielder. Ryoichi Misawa singles to left field. Doug Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Nick Clark walks. Tarrik Kleinke doubles to left field. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Joe Cedeno pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bert James singles to left field. Marty Jackson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Humphreys flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Shoch grounds out to the second baseman. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Sawyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Daryl Lasher grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Koestner flies out to the center fielder. Del Devlin walks. Archie Craig hits a home run. Del Devlin scores. Dilson Owens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Papa Burkam enters the game as a defensive replacement for Floyd Shirley at 1B. Dilson Owens strikes out. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Ryoichi Misawa steals second. Andy Slaton 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. Doug Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Nick Clark walks. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Papa Burkam singles to right field. Bert James walks. Marty Jackson triples. Papa Burkam scores. Bert James scores. Jay Burrell is pinch hitting for Andy Slaton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Burrell flies out to the left fielder. Daryl Lasher strikes out. Kevin Koestner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Brad Long pitching. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Bill Shoch strikes out. Roosevelt Thompson walks. Jim Sawyer walks. Wally Engle is pinch hitting for Dilson Owens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wally Engle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Freeman did not respond to coaching in arm Whitey Smith improves in power_vs_lefty John Retzer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Rohde improves in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Richie Rusteck improves in power_vs_lefty John Severin improves in velocity Russ Gerheauser did not respond to coaching in velocity Glenn Hooton did not respond to coaching in control George Vaughn did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Clary did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe DeShields did not respond to coaching in 3B