Inning: 1 Kansas City Brad Long pitching. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the left fielder. Bert James grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland George Carlsen pitching. Papa Burkam singles to right field. Del Devlin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Archie Craig flies out to the right fielder. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Art Gardella flies out to the center fielder. Wally Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe DeShields flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Roth triples. George Carlsen flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki singles to center field. Deacon Newman flies out to the center fielder. Brad Long fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Brad Long flies out to the center fielder. Keiji Shiozaki steals second. Papa Burkam flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bert James grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Joe Cedeno steals second. Archie Craig grounds out to the shortstop. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Del Devlin grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Art Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ike Campbell walks. Ike Campbell steals second. Joe DeShields strikes out. Ike Campbell is out trying to steal third. Bunny Roth reached on a fielding error by Billy Johnson. George Carlsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Wally Poat hits a home run. Billy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Keiji Shiozaki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Deacon Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke walks. Tarrik Kleinke steals second. Passed ball. Tarrik Kleinke advances to third. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tarrik Kleinke scores. Joe Cedeno pops out to the second baseman. Archie Craig lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Brad Long strikes out. Papa Burkam grounds out to the shortstop. Del Devlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Ike Campbell doubles to right field. Joe DeShields walks. Bunny Roth lines out to the third baseman. Matt Smalley is pinch hitting for George Carlsen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Matt Smalley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe DeShields is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Slim Spinks pitching. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Art Gardella strikes out. Wally Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Stewart is pinch hitting for Billy Johnson. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Keiji Shiozaki grounds out to the third baseman. Deacon Newman singles to right field. Craig Willis is pinch hitting for Brad Long. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Craig Willis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Deacon Newman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jimmy Powell pitching. Harry Bostock enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Stewart at 2B. Archie Craig grounds out to the shortstop. Roosevelt Thompson doubles to left field. Ike Campbell walks. Joe DeShields pops out to the shortstop. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Papa Burkam singles to left field. Del Devlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Papa Burkam advances to second on the play. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Art Gardella flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Slim Spinks grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman. Bert James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Wally Poat flies out to the right fielder. Harry Bostock strikes out. Keiji Shiozaki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Archie Craig singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson singles to left field. Archie Craig advances to third on the hit. Ike Campbell strikes out. Joe DeShields flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Deacon Newman walks. Floyd Shirley is pinch hitting for Jimmy Powell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Floyd Shirley strikes out. Papa Burkam grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Deacon Newman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Del Devlin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Kansas City Andy Slaton pitching. Bunny Roth singles to left field. Bill Shoch is pinch hitting for Slim Spinks. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Shoch flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Oakland Scott Madrid pitching. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Art Gardella lines out to the second baseman. Wally Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Kansas City Archie Craig strikes out. Roosevelt Thompson singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson steals second. Ike Campbell singles to right field. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Elmer Tidrow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe DeShields singles to center field. Bunny Roth grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Harry Bostock singles to center field. Keiji Shiozaki strikes out. Deacon Newman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dean Kimber did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Hobbs improves in arm Harry Jackson improves in power_vs_righty Tommy Ozuna did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Ozuna did not respond to coaching in velocity Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rob Teed did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Reilley did not respond to coaching in arm Rob Teed improves in control Al Smith did not respond to coaching in control