Inning: 1 Oakland Lixan Concepcion pitching. Murphy Strange grounds out to the third baseman. Alvaro Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Elliott singles to center field. Bill Torres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Buddy Holle pitching. Tom Tiernan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Garman singles to left field. Hal Garman steals second. Max Boehler strikes out. Bob Bell singles to center field. Hal Garman scores. Jeff Valentin walks. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Alcantara flies out to the left fielder. Babe Wilson singles to left field. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. Joe Cameron strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tony Morris pops out to the second baseman. Dick Ankiel grounds out to the pitcher. Lixan Concepcion pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Buddy Holle strikes out. Murphy Strange singles to center field. Alvaro Boone flies out to the left fielder. Bob Elliott doubles to right field. Murphy Strange uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Tiernan strikes out. Hal Garman singles to right field. Max Boehler singles to right field. Hal Garman advances to third on the hit. Bob Bell doubles to left field. Hal Garman scores. Max Boehler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Valentin walks. Squiz Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Tony Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Alcantara strikes out. Babe Wilson strikes out. Johnny Groskloss flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dick Ankiel walks. Lixan Concepcion fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lixan Concepcion singles to center field. Dick Ankiel advances to third on the hit. Tom Tiernan strikes out. Hal Garman doubles to right field. Dick Ankiel scores. Max Boehler hits a home run. Lixan Concepcion scores. Hal Garman scores. Dave Zipfel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Bell triples. Jeff Valentin singles to right field. Bob Bell scores. Squiz Hudson hits a home run. Jeff Valentin scores. Tony Morris strikes out. Dick Ankiel singles to left field. Lixan Concepcion grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Ankiel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Cameron flies out to the left fielder. Dave Zipfel pops out to the first baseman. Murphy Strange doubles to left field. Alvaro Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tom Tiernan walks. Hal Garman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Tiernan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Max Boehler flies out to the center fielder. Bob Bell hits a home run. Hal Garman scores. Jeff Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Bill Torres hits a home run. Harry Alcantara singles to right field. Harry Alcantara steals second. Babe Wilson strikes out. Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Squiz Hudson strikes out. Tony Morris pops out to the shortstop. Dick Ankiel singles to center field. Lixan Concepcion strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Cameron grounds out to the shortstop. Norihiro Egawa is pinch hitting for Dave Zipfel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Norihiro Egawa pops out to the second baseman. Murphy Strange grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ken Coquillette pitching. Mutz Snover is pinch hitting for Tom Tiernan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mutz Snover walks. Hal Garman strikes out. Leo Townsend is pinch hitting for Max Boehler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mutz Snover steals second. Leo Townsend grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alvaro Boone doubles to left field. Bob Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Bill Torres walks. Harry Alcantara flies out to the center fielder. Babe Wilson singles to center field. Alvaro Boone scores. Bill Torres advances to third on the hit. Johnny Groskloss hits a home run. Bill Torres scores. Babe Wilson scores. Joe Cameron singles to right field. 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 grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mudcat Greene pitching. Jeff Valentin pops out to the catcher. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Tony Morris singles to left field. Dick Ankiel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Morris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Murphy Strange walks. Alvaro Boone strikes out. Bob Elliott strikes out. Bill Torres grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Hal Garman (20), Bob Bell (14).3B - Bob Bell (1).HR - Max Boehler (18), Bob Bell (14), Squiz Hudson (16). Baserunning: SB - Mutz Snover (5), Hal Garman (23).
Game Notes Alvaro Boone is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Geronimo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sloppy Ward improves in control Rufus Wheat improves in speed Bob Hall improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Ronan improves in arm Rufus Wheat improves in arm
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Hobbs did not respond to coaching in speed Katsura Kobayashi did not respond to coaching in endurance Roger Dauss improves in control Chuck Kubski did not respond to coaching in control George Harris improves in range Chuck Kubski did not respond to coaching in endurance