Win: Joe Green (14-7) Loss: Bob Lancaster (5-5)
Save: Erubiel Serna (28)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Lancaster pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather walks. Lynn Pennyfeather steals second. Ralph Miller flies out to the right fielder. Woody Kirby is hit by a pitch. Clem Lobert walks. Harry Wendell walks. Lynn Pennyfeather scores. Dan Dyck strikes out. Jim Beatty singles to left field. Woody Kirby scores. Clem Lobert scores. Harry Wendell advances to third on the hit. Dave Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Green pitching. Dave Pena strikes out. Walt Jones singles past the third baseman. Rex Steevens singles past the third baseman. Walt Jones advances to third on the hit. Herb Masters walks. Steve Cipriani strikes out. Jim Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Green grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lynn Pennyfeather strikes out. Ralph Miller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Gomez walks. Eddie Lamline grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Lancaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Woody Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Clem Lobert flies out to the left fielder. Harry Wendell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave Pena flies out to the right fielder. Walt Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Rex Steevens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Dyck grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Herb Masters strikes out. Steve Cipriani strikes out. Jim Kane singles to left field. Jim Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Green strikes out. Lynn Pennyfeather walks. Ralph Miller strikes out. Woody Kirby pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eddie Lamline strikes out. Bob Lancaster grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Clem Lobert flies out to the right fielder. Harry Wendell flies out to the left fielder. Dan Dyck singles to left field. Jim Beatty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Walt Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Rex Steevens doubles to right field. Herb Masters strikes out. Steve Cipriani flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Green strikes out. Lynn Pennyfeather pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Kane hits a home run. Jim Gomez strikes out. Eddie Lamline singles to right field. Bob Lancaster lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Eddie Lamline forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Pena walks. Walt Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Pena is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Ralph Miller singles to center field. Ralph Miller is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Woody Kirby singles to right field. Bob Flinn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Clem Lobert strikes out. Harry Wendell walks. Dan Dyck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rex Steevens pops out to the third baseman. Herb Masters pops out to the second baseman. Steve Cipriani walks. Jim Kane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Beatty walks. Dave Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Joe Green. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Minshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Erubiel Serna pitching. Jim Gomez singles to center field. Eddie Lamline pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Tolan is pinch hitting for Bob Flinn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Tolan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Gomez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Pena grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Tolan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Juan Lopez improves in contact_vs_righty Homer German did not respond to coaching in velocity Homer German improves in velocity Franklin Redmon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Stew Just did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Brynan did not respond to coaching in control Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Valdes did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Martinez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Ward did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pat Hatcher did not respond to coaching in control Boom-Boom Grubb improves in contact_vs_righty Bip Conine improves in power_vs_righty