Win: Pete Walker (2-2) Loss: Soup Korince (1-1)
Save: Joe Steinfeldt (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Soup Korince pitching. Alta Dixon walks. Ed Bomback pops out to the second baseman. Allen Johnson strikes out. Bill Crockett singles to right field. Alta Dixon advances to third on the hit. Alta Monroe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Pete Walker pitching. Kevin Faeth flies out to the right fielder. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Ed Knepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Willie Sanders strikes out. Danny Melburn flies out to the right fielder. Larry Wagner walks. Pete Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Willie Phelan flies out to the right fielder. Ed Bellarino flies out to the right fielder. Dave Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alta Dixon singles to left field. Ed Bomback lines out to the third baseman. Allen Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alta Dixon advances to second on the play. Bill Crockett singles to center field. Alta Dixon scores. Alta Monroe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Anderson singles to center field. Luis Orace strikes out. Soup Korince fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Soup Korince grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Willie Sanders walks. Danny Melburn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Sanders is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Larry Wagner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Kevin Faeth walks. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds into a force play to the catcher. Kevin Faeth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Knepper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pete Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Alta Dixon singles to right field. Ed Bomback grounds out to the shortstop. Alta Dixon advances to second on the play. Steven Crowder 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. Allen Johnson walks. Bill Crockett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Allen Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Willie Phelan grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Dave Beecher doubles to left field. Jim Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alta Monroe grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Sanders walks. Danny Melburn strikes out. Larry Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Luis Orace strikes out. Theodore Teddrick is pinch hitting for Steven Crowder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Theodore Teddrick flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lute Weaver pitching. Pete Walker strikes out. Alta Dixon singles to center field. Ed Bomback grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki pops out to the second baseman. Ed Knepper flies out to the center fielder. Willie Phelan doubles past the center fielder. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Allen Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Crockett walks. Alta Monroe strikes out. Bill Crockett steals second. Willie Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Beecher singles to right field. Jim Anderson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Beecher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Anderson steals second. Luis Orace flies out to the center fielder. Garland Clay is pinch hitting for Lute Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Garland Clay pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tyler Besse pitching. Danny Melburn strikes out. Larry Wagner singles past the third baseman. George Kunkel is pinch hitting for Pete Walker. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Wagner steals second. George Kunkel grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Wagner advances to third on the play. Alta Dixon lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Steinfeldt pitching. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Knepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dan Zardon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Woods improves in speed Ed Woods improves in contact_vs_righty Charley Grilli did not respond to coaching in endurance Leon McGraner did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy McCloskey improves in power_vs_lefty Clint Jones did not respond to coaching in control Harry Ramirez improves in arm Chuck Ward did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty