Inning: 1 Oakland Harry Bradey pitching. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Aitchison doubles to center field. Bubba Loviglio grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Aitchison advances to third on the play. Luis Young singles to center field. Cecil Aitchison scores. Scott Auker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Bowler pitching. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Slick Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Goldie Shelby hits a home run. Billy Grich hits a home run. Ed Merritt triples. Denny Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Irwin singles to left field. Charlie Downey strikes out. Jim Critz grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Irwin advances to second on the play. Joe Bowler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Bravo doubles to right field. Mateo Perez strikes out. Harry Bradey flies out to the center fielder. John Stahl grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Turkey McCrea pops out to the third baseman. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the shortstop. Bubba Loviglio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Slick Johnson walks. Goldie Shelby singles to center field. Slick Johnson advances to third on the hit. Billy Grich strikes out. Ed Merritt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Luis Young singles to left field. Luis Young is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Scott Auker strikes out. Jim Irwin singles to left field. Charlie Downey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Irwin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Denny Brown walks. Charlie Bravo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Denny Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mateo Perez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Bravo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Bradey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Critz doubles to center field. Joe Bowler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Turkey McCrea flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Critz scores. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Stahl strikes out. Slick Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Goldie Shelby hits a home run. Billy Grich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bubba Loviglio flies out to the left fielder. Luis Young strikes out. Scott Auker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Denny Brown flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bravo doubles to right field. Mateo Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Irwin doubles to right field. Charlie Downey pops out to the shortstop. Jim Critz flies out to the center fielder. Dave Riggs is pinch hitting for Joe Bowler. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Riggs walks. Turkey McCrea singles to right field. Cecil Aitchison walks. Jim Irwin scores. Bubba Loviglio singles to left field. Dave Riggs scores. Turkey McCrea scores. Sherry Nagle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lloyd Green pitching. Dan Gettinger is pinch hitting for Sherry Nagle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Dan Gettinger walks. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Slick Johnson singles to left field. Dan Gettinger advances to third on the hit. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the pitcher. Slick Johnson advances to second on the play. Billy Grich triples. Dan Gettinger scores. Slick Johnson scores. Tom Sasser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Merritt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Laxton pitching. Scott Auker grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Irwin strikes out. Charlie Downey walks. Jim Critz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Denny Brown strikes out. Charlie Bravo singles to left field. Mateo Perez pops out to the second baseman. Homer Bogart is pinch hitting for Bill Laxton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Homer Bogart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joel Hogan pitching. Ty Kelly is pinch hitting for Tom Sasser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ty Kelly walks. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Cecil Aitchison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Shawn Stahl pitching. John Stahl singles to center field. Slick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. John Stahl advances to second on the play. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Stahl advances to third on the play. Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Bubba Loviglio hits an infield single to the first baseman. Luis Young strikes out. Scott Auker singles to right field. Jim Irwin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Scott Auker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Downey singles to center field. Bubba Loviglio scores. Jose Houk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Critz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Chick Rusch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Denny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Bravo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Weaver did not respond to coaching in speed Zeb Howell improves in control Dick Brickell did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Weaver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Todd Horton improves in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Norm Jeanes did not respond to coaching in control Rickey Nevers did not respond to coaching in velocity Cesar Rosso improves in contact_vs_righty Culley Tavarez improves in range