Win: Cy Kirkpatrick (10-5) Loss: Dave Hajduk (8-11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Hajduk pitching. Dan Dyck singles to center field. Buck Fisher flies out to the left fielder. John Brito grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Cy Kirkpatrick pitching. Rex Steevens grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Griner strikes out. Jim Koehler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Clem Lobert flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Short flies out to the right fielder. Woody Kirby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Kane flies out to the left fielder. Mike Shuba strikes out. Bob Zachary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Beatty walks. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to center field. Jim Beatty advances to third on the hit. Cy Kirkpatrick strikes out. Dan Dyck doubles to center field. Jim Beatty scores. Lynn Pennyfeather uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Dyck gets picked off second (1-6). Buck Fisher singles past the first baseman. John Brito flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Don Faedo grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Lamline walks. Dave Hajduk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rex Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Clem Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Short walks. Woody Kirby grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kevin Griner singles to center field. Jim Koehler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kevin Griner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Kane pops out to the third baseman. Jim Koehler steals second. Mike Shuba pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Beatty grounds out to the shortstop. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Kirkpatrick singles to center field. Dan Dyck grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cy Kirkpatrick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Zachary singles to left field. Don Faedo grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Zachary is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Lamline flies out to the left fielder. Dave Hajduk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Buck Fisher strikes out. John Brito hits a home run. Clem Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Short lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rex Steevens pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Griner singles to left field. Kevin Griner steals second. Jim Koehler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Griner advances to third on the play. Jim Kane walks. Mike Shuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Woody Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Beatty singles to left field. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to left field. Jim Beatty advances to third on the hit. Cy Kirkpatrick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Zachary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Faedo strikes out. Eddie Lamline grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Dyck walks. Chris Elsh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Buck Fisher hits a home run. Dan Dyck scores. John Brito flies out to the left fielder. Clem Lobert doubles to right field. Ed Clines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Short flies out to the left fielder. Woody Kirby walks. Jim Beatty walks. Lynn Pennyfeather singles to center field. Clem Lobert scores. Woody Kirby scores. Jim Beatty is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Clines grounds out to the shortstop. Rex Steevens grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Griner hits a home run. Jim Koehler reached on a fielding error by Jim Beatty. Jim Kane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Cy Kirkpatrick grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Dyck walks. Buck Fisher singles to center field. Dan Dyck is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. John Brito walks. Clem Lobert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Shuba strikes out. Tarrik Quinn is pinch hitting for Bob Zachary. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tarrik Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Sundra is pinch hitting for Don Faedo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Sundra grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Villanueva improves in arm Pete Hawke did not respond to coaching in control Pete Hawke improves in endurance Dave Patterson did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Patterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Hawke did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Rios improves in control Jim Gomez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Rios did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Gomez improves in range Jerry Tolan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Masaharu Yoshida did not respond to coaching in control