Win: Jim Nelson (1-1) Loss: Stubby Aurilia (1-1)
Save: Chick Rusch (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Nelson pitching. John Stahl grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Gettinger singles to left field. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Gettinger advances to second on the play. Billy Grich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Stubby Aurilia pitching. Koji Kubo flies out to the center fielder. Bud Yvars strikes out. Bubba Loviglio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Slick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mateo Perez bunts for a base hit. Joe Kranepool grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Riggs flies out to the center fielder. Jim Critz flies out to the left fielder. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City U.L. Distefano pops out to the catcher. Stubby Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. John Stahl singles to right field. Dan Gettinger singles to left field. John Stahl advances to third on the hit. Goldie Shelby pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Auker grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Kelly strikes out. Jim Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Grich flies out to the right fielder. Slick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Koji Kubo pops out to the shortstop. Bud Yvars singles to center field. Bubba Loviglio grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bud Yvars is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Riggs grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bubba Loviglio is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Kranepool flies out to the center fielder. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Stubby Aurilia singles to center field. John Stahl singles past the first baseman. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Critz strikes out. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Auker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Grich singles to left field. Slick Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Billy Grich steals second. Mateo Perez singles to center field. Billy Grich scores. Joe Kranepool singles to left field. Mateo Perez advances to third on the hit. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Ty Kelly strikes out. Jim Nelson reached on a fielding error by John Stahl. Koji Kubo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Stubby Aurilia strikes out. John Stahl singles to center field. Dan Gettinger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Stahl is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bud Yvars reached on a fielding error by John Stahl. Bubba Loviglio flies out to the right fielder. Dave Riggs walks. Jim Critz strikes out. Cecil Aitchison singles to center field. Scott Auker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Slick Johnson strikes out. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ty Kelly singles to left field. Charlie Downey is pinch hitting for Jim Nelson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie Downey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ty Kelly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Downey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Koji Kubo walks. Bud Yvars walks. Bill Laxton 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. Bubba Loviglio walks. Dave Riggs hits a home run. Koji Kubo scores. Bud Yvars scores. Bubba Loviglio scores. Al Leonard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Critz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Chick Rusch pitching. Joe Kranepool flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Al Leonard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denny Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gates Hamlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Zimmerman improves in velocity Kevin Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in control Gates Hamlin did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Traynor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Hartsel improves in range Lee Traynor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jake Miles did not respond to coaching in control Todd Horton improves in LF