Win: Henry Cox (9-5) Loss: Oscar Gagne (3-3)
Save: Art Alfonseca (28)
Inning: 1 Oakland Oscar Gagne pitching. Biff Ownbey strikes out. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. John Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Henry Cox pitching. John Bochte reached on a 2-base fielding error by Biff Ownbey. Max Carey flies out to the left fielder. Nate Tenace strikes out. Doyle Johnson singles to left field. Gary Valentine reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Slayback. John Bochte scores. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Takeo Hayashi walks. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Babe Coughlin singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Jack Cook grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jimmy Slayback singles to center field. Deacon Shipley doubles past the center fielder. Jimmy Slayback uses his aggressiveness and scores. Henry Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Kurt Guzman grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Baker hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Baker steals second. Tom Baker steals third. Oscar Gagne singles to center field. Tom Baker scores. John Bochte pops out to the third baseman. Max Carey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Biff Ownbey hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Shelley walks. John Hamilton hits a home run. Biff Ownbey scores. Tom Shelley scores. Dick Pavano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Coughlin strikes out. Jack Cook singles to left field. Jimmy Slayback strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nate Tenace flies out to the right fielder. Doyle Johnson strikes out. Gary Valentine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Deacon Shipley grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Cox strikes out. Biff Ownbey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Stu Karger flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Guzman flies out to the right fielder. Tom Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher. John Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi walks. Babe Coughlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Grant is pinch hitting for Dick Pavano. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Grant grounds out to the third baseman. John Bochte grounds out to the third baseman. Max Carey singles to center field. Max Carey steals second. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Charlie Bigelow pitching. Jack Cook strikes out. Jimmy Slayback strikes out. Deacon Shipley singles to left field. Henry Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Doyle Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Gary Valentine grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Karger singles to center field. Kurt Guzman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Biff Ownbey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. John Hamilton singles to left field. Takeo Hayashi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Baker pops out to the catcher. Charlie Bigelow strikes out. John Bochte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Babe Coughlin singles to center field. Jack Cook strikes out. Jimmy Slayback strikes out. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Max Carey flies out to the left fielder. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Doyle Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Denny Bankhead is pinch hitting for Henry Cox. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Denny Bankhead walks. Denny Bankhead steals second. Biff Ownbey pops out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley strikes out. John Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Art Alfonseca pitching. Gary Valentine hits a home run. Stu Karger grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Guzman strikes out. Tom Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dane Hemphill did not respond to coaching in control Jack Dodson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Pless improves in control Pete Palm did not respond to coaching in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Merrill Strawberry improves in speed Jess Lefebvre improves in range Desi Kerr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Sharpe did not respond to coaching in control Desi Kerr improves in RF