Inning: 1 Oakland Stan Keegan pitching. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Pop Leppert pops out to the first baseman. Harry Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Dave Blackburn steals second. Steve Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rico Moore pitching. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Householder grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Judnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Epps Mattox singles to right field. Harry Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Epps Mattox advances to second on the play. John Konnick grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Stromme singles to center field. Epps Mattox scores. Rico Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jake Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Irv Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Harry Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Blackburn walks. Dave Blackburn steals second. Pop Leppert flies out to the center fielder. Harry Renteria walks. Steve Brucker singles to left field. Dave Blackburn scores. Harry Renteria advances to third on the hit. Epps Mattox lines out to the shortstop. Steve Brucker steals second. Harry Caldwell singles to left field. Harry Renteria scores. Steve Brucker scores. Steve Ancker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Konnick singles to center field. Ken Stromme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Juan Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Grimes grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Ancker singles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Rico Moore strikes out. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn advances to second on the play. Harry Renteria doubles to left field. Dave Blackburn scores. Charlie Coggin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brucker hits a home run. Harry Renteria scores. Jimmie Sanicki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Buddy Householder singles to right field. Shane Judnich flies out to the center fielder. Jake Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Irv Barthelson walks. Harry Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Caldwell grounds out to the third baseman. John Konnick walks. John Konnick steals second. Harry Brown throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ken Stromme hits an infield single to the shortstop. John Konnick scores. Rico Moore lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Blackburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. John Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Jimmie Sanicki reached on a fielding error by Dave Blackburn. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Pop Leppert singles to center field. Pop Leppert steals second. Harry Renteria singles to center field. Pop Leppert scores. Steve Brucker strikes out. Epps Mattox doubles to center field. Harry Renteria uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Caldwell singles to center field. Epps Mattox scores. John Konnick singles to center field. Harry Caldwell advances to third on the hit. John Konnick steals second. Ken Stromme singles to center field. Harry Caldwell scores. John Konnick is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Rico Moore lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Buddy Householder walks. Buddy Householder steals second. Shane Judnich reached on a fielding error by Rico Moore. Jake Hunter singles to right field. Buddy Householder scores. Shane Judnich advances to third on the hit. Irv Barthelson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Shane Judnich scores. Harry Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Blackburn doubles to left field. Pop Leppert singles to right field. Dave Blackburn scores. Harry Renteria walks. Pop Leppert steals third. Harry Renteria steals second. Steve Brucker walks. Epps Mattox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pop Leppert scores. Harry Renteria advances to third on the play. Steve Brucker advances to second on the play. Harry Caldwell singles to center field. Harry Renteria scores. Steve Brucker scores. John Konnick is hit by a pitch. Ken Stromme singles to right field. Harry Caldwell scores. John Konnick advances to third on the hit. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Ken Stromme steals second. Rico Moore walks. Dave Blackburn pops out to the second baseman. Pop Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Juan Schmidt strikes out. John Grimes strikes out. Yusaku Okamoto is pinch hitting for Joe Broberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yusaku Okamoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Phil Howard pitching. Harry Renteria grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Brucker flies out to the left fielder. Epps Mattox singles to left field. Harry Caldwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bobo Riles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ross Rohr-Beck flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Householder strikes out. Shane Judnich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Konnick walks. Ken Stromme doubles past the left fielder. John Konnick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobo Riles lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Blackburn walks. Dave Blackburn steals second. Pop Leppert walks. Harry Renteria grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Stromme scores. Dave Blackburn advances to third on the play. Pop Leppert advances to second on the play. Steve Brucker singles to center field. Dave Blackburn scores. Pop Leppert scores. Epps Mattox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jake Hunter strikes out. Irv Barthelson doubles to right field. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Barthelson advances to third on the play. Juan Schmidt singles to left field. Irv Barthelson scores. John Grimes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Schmidt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Dave Blackburn (31), Harry Renteria (7), Epps Mattox (23), Ken Stromme (18).HR - Steve Brucker (23).HBP - John Konnick (2). Baserunning: SB - Dave Blackburn 3 (24), Pop Leppert 2 (37), Harry Renteria (5), Steve Brucker (13), John Konnick 2 (5), Ken Stromme (3). Fielding: E - Dave Blackburn, Rico Moore.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Williams improves in power_vs_lefty Andre Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vern Branson did not respond to coaching in arm John Lyons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vern Branson did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Williams improves in arm Mike Williams did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kid Hale did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Munson did not respond to coaching in speed George Bell did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Knicely did not respond to coaching in range George Bell did not respond to coaching in speed