Inning: 1 Kansas City Tom Sasser pitching. John Stahl grounds out to the pitcher. Goldie Shelby walks. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the third baseman. Goldie Shelby advances to second on the play. Ed Merritt triples. Goldie Shelby scores. Billy Grich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Laxton pitching. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Shea singles to right field. Charlie Downey walks. Scott Auker pops out to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio singles to center field. Mike Shea scores. Van Baines flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Barnes strikes out. Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Aitchison singles to center field. Tom Sasser lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Aitchison advances to third on the play. Tom Sasser advances to second on the play. Mike Shea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Laxton strikes out. John Stahl pops out to the shortstop. Goldie Shelby reached on a fielding error by Bud Yvars. Dan Gettinger walks. Ed Merritt singles to left field. Goldie Shelby is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Downey strikes out. Scott Auker pops out to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Grich flies out to the left fielder. George Barnes strikes out. Mateo Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Van Baines grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Irwin singles to right field. Cecil Aitchison strikes out. Tom Sasser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City U.L. Distefano strikes out. Bill Laxton strikes out. John Stahl doubles to right field. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bud Yvars hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mike Shea singles to left field. Charlie Downey pops out to the pitcher. Scott Auker singles to center field. Bud Yvars scores. Mike Shea advances to third on the hit. Bubba Loviglio strikes out. Van Baines singles to right field. Mike Shea scores. Jim Irwin pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dan Gettinger singles to right field. Ed Merritt pops out to the third baseman. Dan Gettinger steals second. Billy Grich singles to center field. Dan Gettinger scores. Billy Grich steals second. George Barnes singles past the second baseman. Billy Grich scores. Mateo Perez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Cecil Aitchison walks. Tom Sasser lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud Yvars strikes out. Mike Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City U.L. Distefano strikes out. Slick Johnson is pinch hitting for Bill Laxton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Slick Johnson hits a home run. John Stahl walks. Harry Ruhle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Dan Gettinger singles to right field. John Stahl advances to third on the hit. Ed Merritt singles to left field. John Stahl scores. Dan Gettinger advances to third on the hit. Billy Grich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Sherry Nagle pitching. Charlie Downey singles to center field. Scott Auker singles to left field. Bubba Loviglio walks. Van Baines singles to right field. Charlie Downey scores. Jim Irwin strikes out. Cecil Aitchison flies out to the right fielder. Jim Richards is pinch hitting for Harry Ruhle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Richards strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Larry Smith pitching. George Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rankin Rettger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Yvars strikes out. Mike Shea strikes out. Charlie Downey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Charlie Bravo is pinch hitting for Rankin Rettger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Charlie Bravo singles to center field. John Stahl walks. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Stahl is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Merritt singles to center field. Charlie Bravo scores. Dan Gettinger advances to third on the hit. Ed Merritt steals second. Billy Grich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Woody Vidro pitching. Scott Auker grounds out to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio singles to right field. Van Baines singles to left field. Jim Irwin singles to center field. Koji Kubo is pinch hitting for Cecil Aitchison. Koji Kubo strikes out. Ramon Grahe is pinch hitting for Larry Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ramon Grahe singles to left field. Bubba Loviglio scores. Van Baines scores. Al Leonard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Yvars strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Shawn Stahl pitching. George Barnes strikes out. Mateo Perez pops out to the shortstop. U.L. Distefano pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Mike Shea strikes out. Charlie Downey singles to center field. Scott Auker strikes out. Bubba Loviglio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Johnny Barkley is pinch hitting for Al Leonard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Johnny Barkley doubles to right field. Denny Brown is pinch running for Johnny Barkley on 2nd base. John Stahl grounds out to the third baseman. Goldie Shelby pops out to the third baseman. Chick Rusch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Bobby Bay pitching. Van Baines flies out to the left fielder. Jim Irwin singles to left field. Koji Kubo grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Irwin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Huisman is pinch hitting for Chick Rusch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Huisman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Kansas City Moose Crump pitching. Ed Merritt doubles to center field. Billy Grich flies out to the left fielder. George Barnes walks. Mateo Perez strikes out. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Oakland Bud Yvars flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shea strikes out. Charlie Downey singles to left field. Scott Auker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Kansas City Dutch Dempsey is pinch hitting for Bobby Bay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Dutch Dempsey flies out to the center fielder. John Stahl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goldie Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland Buck Ontiveros pitching. Bubba Loviglio flies out to the center fielder. Van Baines grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Kansas City Dan Gettinger strikes out. Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Grich singles to center field. George Barnes singles to left field. Billy Grich advances to third on the hit. Mateo Perez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Oakland Koji Kubo pops out to the second baseman. Moose Crump strikes out. Bud Yvars grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Kansas City U.L. Distefano walks. Buck Ontiveros lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Stahl flies out to the left fielder. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 15 Oakland Mike Shea hits an infield single to the second baseman. Charlie Downey grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Scott Auker singles to left field. Bubba Loviglio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 16 Kansas City Dan Gettinger singles to right field. Ed Merritt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Gettinger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Grich singles to right field. Ed Merritt advances to third on the hit. George Barnes hits a home run. Ed Merritt scores. Billy Grich scores. Mateo Perez hits a home run. U.L. Distefano singles to center field. Buck Ontiveros lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, U.L. Distefano forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Stahl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 16 Oakland Van Baines grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Koji Kubo singles to left field. Moose Crump grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Koji Kubo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 14 Oakland total runners LOB: 18
Batting:2B - John Stahl (13), Ed Merritt (14), Johnny Barkley (12).3B - Ed Merritt (5).HR - George Barnes (21), Mateo Perez (9), Slick Johnson (14).GIDP - Mateo Perez. Baserunning: SB - Dan Gettinger (12), Ed Merritt (6), Billy Grich (5).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rickey Nevers did not respond to coaching in velocity Heinie Ardell did not respond to coaching in control Culley Tavarez improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Howser did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Calhoun improves in velocity Lindsay Shokes did not respond to coaching in control Harry Hartsel improves in arm Cloy Tollberg improves in velocity Charlie Grimes did not respond to coaching in 1B