Win: Bert Decatur (3-1) Loss: Dave Hollandsworth (1-2)
Save: Jack Williams (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bert Decatur pitching. John Lowdermilk doubles to left field. Jack Diaz walks. Jack Freigau singles to right field. John Lowdermilk scores. Jack Diaz advances to third on the hit. Jack Freigau steals second. Mike Callahan pops out to the second baseman. Loy Barbeau pops out to the second baseman. Dan Pierzynski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Hollandsworth pitching. Ducky Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Darren Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Laurie Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Urbano Arnold singles to center field. John Mata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbano Arnold advances to second on the play. Dave Hollandsworth flies out to the left fielder. John Lowdermilk walks. Jack Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Zoilo Ellison flies out to the center fielder. BobMo Vaughan hits a home run. Felix Fletcher strikes out. Mike Iburg hits a home run. Benny Tate singles to center field. Bert Decatur walks. Ducky Quinn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert Decatur is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jack Freigau pops out to the second baseman. Mike Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Loy Barbeau walks. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Darren Lee flies out to the center fielder. Laurie Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Zoilo Ellison doubles to center field. BobMo Vaughan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Urbano Arnold grounds out to the second baseman. John Mata grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Hollandsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Felix Fletcher singles to right field. Mike Iburg singles to left field. Benny Tate grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Felix Fletcher advances to third on the play. Bert Decatur flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Lowdermilk grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Jack Freigau flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ducky Quinn lines out to the second baseman. Darren Lee walks. Laurie Hamilton strikes out. Zoilo Ellison hits a home run. Darren Lee scores. BobMo Vaughan reached on a fielding error by Mike Callahan. Felix Fletcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. BobMo Vaughan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Callahan lines out to the first baseman. Loy Barbeau singles to center field. Dan Pierzynski singles to right field. Loy Barbeau advances to third on the hit. Urbano Arnold walks. John Mata singles to left field. Loy Barbeau scores. Dan Pierzynski scores. Dave Hollandsworth lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lowdermilk pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Iburg grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Tate strikes out. Bert Decatur strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Diaz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Freigau singles to center field. Jack Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Callahan singles to left field. Loy Barbeau grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ducky Quinn walks. Silly Ponce is pinch hitting for Darren Lee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Silly Ponce walks. Felipe Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Laurie Hamilton flies out to the right fielder. Zoilo Ellison singles to center field. Ducky Quinn scores. BobMo Vaughan walks. Felix Fletcher strikes out. Mike Iburg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Urbano Arnold strikes out. John Mata singles to left field. Felipe Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Kinnunen is pinch hitting for Benny Tate. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Kinnunen grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Williams strikes out. Ducky Quinn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Lowdermilk strikes out. Jack Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Jack Freigau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Dingman did not respond to coaching in control Rip Narron did not respond to coaching in control Hal Dingman did not respond to coaching in control Odell Leon did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gordie Smith improves in arm George Hardy improves in arm Louis Saipe improves in arm George Hardy improves in arm