Win: Joe McGaffigan (6-1) Loss: Steve Schwabe (5-5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike DeMaestri pitching. Ron Felton hits an infield single to the third baseman. Irv Curry strikes out. Bruce Perrin hits a home run. Ron Felton scores. Ecky McMillan walks. Gene Ramos doubles to left field. Ecky McMillan is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Rich Weston singles to center field. Gene Ramos scores. Jim Moolic singles to center field. Bill Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Henry Crawford pitching. William Floyd doubles to right field. Derrick Orton hits a home run. William Floyd scores. Don Lawrick flies out to the left fielder. Brent Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Walker Jensen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Henry Crawford strikes out. Ron Felton hits a home run. Irv Curry flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Perrin singles to right field. Ecky McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ron Gleaton hits a home run. Al Hines hits a home run. Bill Ward flies out to the left fielder. Mike DeMaestri strikes out. William Floyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gene Ramos flies out to the center fielder. Rich Weston grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Moolic pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Derrick Orton grounds out to the second baseman. Don Lawrick grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Konieczny singles to right field. Bill Konieczny steals second. Henry Crawford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Felton grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Konieczny scores. Irv Curry reached on a 2-base fielding error by Brent Cox. Bruce Perrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Walker Jensen walks. Ron Gleaton strikes out. Al Hines singles to right field. Bill Ward flies out to the center fielder. Adam Ruberto is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Adam Ruberto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Schwabe pitching. Ecky McMillan grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Ramos grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Weston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland William Floyd lines out to the first baseman. Derrick Orton grounds out to the third baseman. Don Lawrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Moolic grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Henry Crawford lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Brent Cox flies out to the center fielder. Walker Jensen triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ron Gleaton pops out to the third baseman. Al Hines flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ron Felton pops out to the second baseman. Irv Curry singles to left field. Bruce Perrin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Melvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Schwabe singles to left field. William Floyd walks. Derrick Orton walks. Don Lawrick grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Schwabe scores. William Floyd advances to third on the play. Derrick Orton advances to second on the play. Joe McGaffigan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brent Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ecky McMillan strikes out. Gene Ramos pops out to the third baseman. Rich Weston walks. Jim Moolic walks. Bill Konieczny walks. Noboru Asakura is pinch hitting for Joe McGaffigan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Noboru Asakura hits a home run. Rich Weston scores. Jim Moolic scores. Bill Konieczny scores. Charlie Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Felton triples. Irv Curry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Yam Martz pitching. Harold Cepeda enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ecky McMillan at RF. Bobby Bradford enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Moolic at C. Walker Jensen grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Gleaton pops out to the shortstop. Al Hines grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bruce Perrin flies out to the right fielder. Harold Cepeda grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Ramos singles to right field. Rich Weston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Bell is pinch hitting for Charlie Howell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Bell triples. William Floyd strikes out. Derrick Orton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cotton Eyrich did not respond to coaching in range John Lopez did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Boney did not respond to coaching in speed Irv McFadden did not respond to coaching in range Ed Merritt did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sam Karsay improves in range Dan Lyons improves in range Jose Tobin did not respond to coaching in range Tony Boisclair improves in contact_vs_lefty