Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Mauser pitching. B Fredo grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Iburg strikes out. Benny Tate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Be B Bee pitching. Mike Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Loy Barbeau reached on a 2-base throwing error by Benny Tate. Walter Herr grounds out to the second baseman. Loy Barbeau advances to third on the play. Jack Freigau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Zoilo Ellison doubles to right field. BobMo Vaughan reached on a fielding error by Urbano Arnold. D Wills grounds out to the second baseman. Zoilo Ellison scores. BobMo Vaughan advances to second on the play. Purnal Lankford hits a home run. BobMo Vaughan scores. B Hizzie pops out to the shortstop. Be B Bee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Eddie Nieves strikes out. Urbano Arnold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland B Fredo grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Iburg walks. Benny Tate singles to center field. Mike Iburg advances to third on the hit. Zoilo Ellison grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Iburg scores. Benny Tate advances to second on the play. BobMo Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jack Diaz singles to right field. Lee Mauser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Callahan pops out to the third baseman. Loy Barbeau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland D Wills flies out to the center fielder. Purnal Lankford singles to right field. B Hizzie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Walter Herr singles to center field. Jack Freigau grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Be B Bee grounds out to the shortstop. B Fredo singles to left field. Mike Iburg walks. Benny Tate strikes out. Zoilo Ellison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Urbano Arnold singles to left field. Urbano Arnold steals second. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Jack Diaz flies out to the center fielder. John Mata is pinch hitting for Lee Mauser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Mata flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Don Enright pitching. BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the pitcher. D Wills grounds out to the shortstop. Purnal Lankford walks. B Hizzie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Callahan strikes out. Loy Barbeau reached on a fielding error by Benny Tate. Walter Herr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Be B Bee flies out to the left fielder. Drew Randall is pinch hitting for B Fredo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Drew Randall strikes out. Mike Iburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Freigau doubles to center field. Eddie Nieves flies out to the right fielder. Urbano Arnold strikes out. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Benny Tate strikes out. Zoilo Ellison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). BobMo Vaughan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jack Diaz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim Jude is pinch hitting for Don Enright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Jude grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hal Foster pitching. D Wills walks. Adrian Diaz is pinch hitting for Purnal Lankford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Adrian Diaz walks. B Hizzie triples. D Wills scores. Adrian Diaz scores. Ken Kutzler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Be B Bee flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, B Hizzie scores. Drew Randall lines out to the shortstop. Mike Iburg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Loy Barbeau grounds out to the shortstop. Walter Herr grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Freigau singles to center field. Eddie Nieves flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes B Hizzie is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Hobbie improves in speed Ducky Quinn improves in power_vs_lefty Bert Decatur did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike McBride improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Freddy Cole improves in arm Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ralph Hafey improves in speed Freddy Cole improves in contact_vs_righty Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in CF