Win: Ban Trivisono (2-1) Loss: Otto Anderson (1-1)
Save: Steve Smith (46)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Sawatski pitching. Stu Goodwin walks. Carl Furillo pops out to the shortstop. Al Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Paul Blair singles to left field. Stu Goodwin advances to third on the hit. Ron Shelton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Lars Christian pitching. Cookie White walks. L.L. Kappel doubles to left field. Cookie White is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dave Eichrodt flies out to the right fielder. Garland Quinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Junior Caminaro grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Griffey pops out to the second baseman. Alex Belt singles to left field. Lars Christian strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Herb Hume singles past the shortstop. Ramon Jones walks. Cyrus Daniels walks. Masahiko Yamamoto strikes out. Joe Sawatski strikes out. Cookie White strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Stu Goodwin strikes out. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Al Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland L.L. Kappel doubles to right field. Dave Eichrodt flies out to the center fielder. Garland Quinn grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Hume walks. Ramon Jones walks. Cyrus Daniels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Shelton strikes out. Junior Caminaro pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Masahiko Yamamoto walks. Joe Sawatski lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cookie White grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! L.L. Kappel doubles to left field. Masahiko Yamamoto scores. Jim McKnight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Eichrodt hits a home run. L.L. Kappel scores. Garland Quinn doubles to right field. Herb Hume grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carlos Griffey flies out to the right fielder. Alex Belt hits a home run. Jim McKnight grounds out to the third baseman. Stu Goodwin bunts for a base hit. Carl Furillo walks. Al Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Ramon Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Cyrus Daniels singles to left field. Masahiko Yamamoto singles to right field. Chris Warhop comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Sawatski lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Masahiko Yamamoto advances to second on the play. Masahiko Yamamoto advances to second on the play. Cookie White grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Paul Blair lines out to the third baseman. Ron Shelton singles to left field. Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Ron Shelton advances to third on the hit. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Alex Belt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland L.L. Kappel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Eichrodt flies out to the center fielder. Garland Quinn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Stu Goodwin. Herb Hume grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Chris Warhop flies out to the right fielder. Stu Goodwin flies out to the right fielder. Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ramon Jones reached on a 2-base fielding error by Carl Furillo. Cyrus Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Masahiko Yamamoto doubles to right field. Ramon Jones scores. Jack Hicks is pinch hitting for Joe Sawatski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Hicks grounds out to the third baseman. Cookie White singles to right field. Masahiko Yamamoto scores. Cookie White steals second. L.L. Kappel grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Furillo pitching. Al Ramirez singles to right field. Paul Blair strikes out. Ron Shelton singles to left field. Al Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Carlos Griffey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Eichrodt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Garland Quinn strikes out. Ban Trivisono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Herb Hume grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Alex Belt doubles to right field. Al McHale is pinch hitting for Ban Trivisono. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al McHale strikes out. Stu Goodwin strikes out. Charlie Merena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carl Furillo bunts for a base hit. Otto Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Ramirez walks. Paul Blair doubles to center field. Alex Belt scores. Carl Furillo scores. Ron Shelton walks. Junior Caminaro hits a home run. Al Ramirez scores. Paul Blair scores. Ron Shelton scores. Bill Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Griffey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Smith pitching. Joe Rudy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Shelton at 3B. Ramon Jones pops out to the first baseman. Cyrus Daniels singles to right field. Masahiko Yamamoto strikes out. Bill Tolar is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Tolar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 13
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Julio Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Sergio Thornton did not respond to coaching in arm Julio Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Frank Viola did not respond to coaching in control Brian Kume improves in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lady Post did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lady Post did not respond to coaching in speed Kirby Mossi did not respond to coaching in range Willie Tarbert did not respond to coaching in control Lady Post did not respond to coaching in 1B