Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Lancaster pitching. Dan Dyck walks. Ralph Miller pops out to the shortstop. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Conroy pitching. Rex Steevens grounds out to the third baseman. Kiki Norman strikes out. Kevin Griner doubles to center field. Jim Koehler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mickey Short flies out to the right fielder. Doc Boone hits a home run. Jim Beatty strikes out. Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Kane singles to left field. Mike Shuba grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Kane is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Zachary singles to center field. Don Faedo flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lancaster pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Conroy strikes out. Dan Dyck flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rex Steevens grounds out to the second baseman. Kiki Norman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Griner singles to right field. Jim Koehler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bumpus Gehring hits a home run. Clem Lobert flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Short pops out to the first baseman. Doc Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shuba doubles to right field. Bob Zachary singles to left field. Mike Shuba scores. Don Faedo walks. Bob Lancaster fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Lancaster strikes out. Rex Steevens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lynn Pennyfeather walks. Lynn Pennyfeather steals second. Bill Conroy strikes out. Dan Dyck singles to right field. Lynn Pennyfeather scores. Ralph Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kiki Norman strikes out. Kevin Griner singles to center field. Jim Koehler flies out to the center fielder. Jim Kane grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kevin Griner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bumpus Gehring flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert strikes out. Mickey Short singles to center field. Doc Boone singles to center field. Jim Beatty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bob Zachary hits a home run. Don Faedo hits a home run. Bob Lancaster walks. Rex Steevens grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Lancaster advances to second on the play. Kobe Rann 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. Kiki Norman walks. Kevin Griner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the center fielder. Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Kobe Rann. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Minshall strikes out. Dan Dyck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hugh Hug pitching. Jim Koehler strikes out. Jim Kane doubles to left field. Mike Shuba walks. Bob Zachary grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Shuba is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Faedo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Ralph Miller strikes out. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Lobert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Lancaster strikes out. Rex Steevens pops out to the second baseman. Kiki Norman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mickey Short pops out to the shortstop. Doc Boone lines out to the shortstop. Jim Beatty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Kevin Griner doubles to center field. Jim Koehler pops out to the first baseman. Erubiel Serna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jim Kane flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Shuba flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Fisher is pinch hitting for Erubiel Serna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buck Fisher singles to left field. Dan Dyck walks. Bob Easterly 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. Ralph Miller strikes out. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Abner Tidrow pitching. Bob Zachary strikes out. Don Faedo lines out to the third baseman. Bob Easterly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Clem Lobert strikes out. Mickey Short flies out to the center fielder. Doc Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Rex Steevens strikes out. Kiki Norman strikes out. Kevin Griner singles to center field. Jim Koehler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the pitcher. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to right field. Woody Kirby is pinch hitting for Abner Tidrow. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Woody Kirby singles to left field. Lynn Pennyfeather advances to third on the hit. Dan Dyck strikes out. Ralph Miller singles to center field. Lynn Pennyfeather scores. Woody Kirby advances to third on the hit. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Kansas City Harvey Janzen pitching. Jim Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Bob Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Villanueva improves in arm Jack Nutter improves in power_vs_righty George Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Wendell did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Versalles improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Johnson improves in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Gomez did not respond to coaching in range Connie Brinkman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Masaharu Yoshida did not respond to coaching in control Roy Williams did not respond to coaching in control Frank Peploski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jorge Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity