Win: Dave Campusano (7-13) Loss: Heinie Wickersham (14-9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Heinie Wickersham pitching. Bill Beltran strikes out. Bob Tartabull grounds out to the pitcher. Sandy Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Campusano pitching. George Callahan strikes out. Dale Spiezio flies out to the left fielder. Walt Santovenia walks. Walt Santovenia steals second. Jim Butler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yonel Hurtado walks. Yonel Hurtado steals second. Angel Gill strikes out. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Stan Lytle singles to right field. Yonel Hurtado scores. Bob Kelleher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ted Wood flies out to the left fielder. George Umbricht pops out to the catcher. Jim Foley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave Campusano singles to right field. Bill Beltran singles to center field. Dave Campusano aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Tartabull grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Campusano scores. Sandy Hernandez singles to right field. Yonel Hurtado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Asif McGillicuddy strikes out. Heinie Wickersham strikes out. George Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Angel Gill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Lindaman singles to right field. Stan Lytle bunts for a base hit. Bob Kelleher strikes out. Dave Campusano singles to right field. Lefty Lindaman scores. Stan Lytle advances to third on the hit. Bill Beltran pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Dale Spiezio strikes out. Walt Santovenia grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Tartabull strikes out. Sandy Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Yonel Hurtado lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ted Wood flies out to the center fielder. George Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Foley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Angel Gill flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Lindaman strikes out. Stan Lytle walks. Bob Kelleher hits a home run. Stan Lytle scores. Takayoshi Yamashita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Campusano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Asif McGillicuddy grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Morgan is pinch hitting for Takayoshi Yamashita. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stu Morgan strikes out. George Callahan singles to right field. George Callahan steals second. Dale Spiezio singles past the first baseman. George Callahan scores. Walt Santovenia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Rosario pitching. Bill Beltran walks. Bob Tartabull hits a home run. Bill Beltran scores. Johnny Swentor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sandy Hernandez singles to center field. Sandy Hernandez steals second. Yonel Hurtado singles to right field. Sandy Hernandez scores. Angel Gill grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Lefty Lindaman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Butler strikes out. Ted Wood singles to left field. George Umbricht strikes out. Jim Foley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Stanton is pinch hitting for Stan Lytle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. Dave Campusano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Asif McGillicuddy grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Hamikamika is pinch hitting for Johnny Swentor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hiroshi Hamikamika flies out to the left fielder. George Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Morgan McClain pitching. Bill Beltran walks. Bob Tartabull singles to right field. Sandy Hernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Beltran advances to third on the play. Lave Bowa is pinch hitting for Yonel Hurtado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lave Bowa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Gene Noble is pinch hitting for Dale Spiezio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Noble pops out to the first baseman. Walt Santovenia doubles to center field. Kazuya Kuroe is pinch hitting for Jim Butler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kazuya Kuroe singles to left field. Walt Santovenia scores. Ted Wood flies out to the center fielder. George Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Takayoshi Yamashita is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Criss did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Romonosky did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Ellis did not respond to coaching in speed Trench Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Chambers did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Nicosia did not respond to coaching in control George Nevin did not respond to coaching in arm John Nicosia did not respond to coaching in control Dusty Sloan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Hoyt did not respond to coaching in CF