Win: Lee Works (15-8) Loss: Jim Brookens (1-5)
Save: John Crawford (10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy Holle pitching. Mutz Snover hits a home run. Dick Ankiel strikes out. Max Boehler singles to center field. Squiz Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Pazik walks. Eddie Becker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Works pitching. Tom Meyer grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Bob Elliott hits a home run. Keith Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jimmy Veigel flies out to the center fielder. Noriyoshi Tezuka pops out to the third baseman. Lee Works strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Wilson walks. Harry Alcantara bunts for a base hit. Pat Poole grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mutz Snover bunts for a base hit. Dick Ankiel pops out to the third baseman. Max Boehler singles to left field. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Chuck Pazik grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Buddy Holle strikes out. Tom Meyer strikes out. Bob Mullen hits a home run. Bob Elliott pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Eddie Becker strikes out. Jimmy Veigel singles to center field. Noriyoshi Tezuka pops out to the second baseman. Lee Works strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Keith Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Torres flies out to the center fielder. Babe Wilson reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Veigel. Babe Wilson steals second. Harry Alcantara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mutz Snover strikes out. Dick Ankiel walks. Max Boehler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Ankiel advances to second on the play. Squiz Hudson singles to center field. Dick Ankiel scores. Chuck Pazik flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pat Poole pops out to the second baseman. Buddy Holle strikes out. Tom Meyer singles to center field. Bob Mullen singles to right field. Tom Meyer advances to third on the hit. Bob Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Eddie Becker doubles to center field. Jimmy Veigel pops out to the third baseman. Noriyoshi Tezuka grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Works strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Keith Wilkins flies out to the left fielder. Bill Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Babe Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mutz Snover singles past the shortstop. Dick Ankiel lines out to the second baseman. Max Boehler triples. Mutz Snover scores. Ken Coquillette 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. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Chuck Pazik grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Alcantara grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Poole grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Brittin is pinch hitting for Ken Coquillette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Brittin singles to right field. Tom Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Eddie Williams pitching. Eddie Becker flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Veigel grounds out to the pitcher. Noriyoshi Tezuka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Mullen walks. Bob Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Keith Wilkins singles to center field. Bob Mullen advances to third on the hit. Bill Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Mullen scores. Keith Wilkins advances to second on the play. Babe Wilson singles to left field. Keith Wilkins scores. Harry Alcantara walks. Pat Poole grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Alcantara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Brookens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gary Ostrowski is pinch hitting for Lee Works. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Ostrowski singles to left field. Mutz Snover hits a home run. Gary Ostrowski scores. Mudcat Greene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Ankiel singles to right field. Max Boehler walks. Squiz Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Pazik doubles past the first baseman. Dick Ankiel scores. Max Boehler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Kunkel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Becker strikes out. Jimmy Veigel lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland John Crawford pitching. Butch Newsome enters the game as a defensive replacement for Squiz Hudson at LF. Joe Cameron is pinch hitting for Mike Kunkel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Cameron flies out to the center fielder. Tom Meyer strikes out. Bob Mullen singles to right field. Bob Elliott hits a home run. Bob Mullen scores. Keith Wilkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Borom did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Borom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tony Morris did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Bell improves in contact_vs_righty Ducky Meyer improves in power_vs_righty Mike Jordan did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Kinney did not respond to coaching in velocity Fritz Henriksen improves in power_vs_righty Wayne Janowicz improves in contact_vs_righty Fritz Henriksen improves in contact_vs_righty Huck Locke improves in contact_vs_righty William Spiezio did not respond to coaching in 2B