Inning: 1 Oakland Osniel Castaneda pitching. Karl Baldischwiler walks. Luis Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Slim Twombly walks. Junior Moore singles to center field. Karl Baldischwiler scores. Edgar Blake pops out to the first baseman. Brant Gillis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Alex Luby pitching. Lou Lance grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Luis Valdespino grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Art Turnbow singles to center field. Cotton Brown singles to left field. Alex Luby lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Karl Baldischwiler flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Art Turnbow is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bevil walks. Carroll Dreyer hits a home run. Jim Bevil scores. Don Surhoff singles to center field. Don Surhoff steals second. Ricky Natal singles in front of the left fielder. Don Surhoff scores. Osniel Castaneda lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lou Lance lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Luis Garcia strikes out. Slim Twombly strikes out. Junior Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tim Gagliano flies out to the center fielder. Luis Valdespino doubles to right field. Ed Hunt walks. Jim Bevil walks. Carroll Dreyer singles to center field. Luis Valdespino scores. Ed Hunt scores. Don Surhoff singles to left field. Jim Bevil is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Carroll Dreyer advances to third on the play. Ricky Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Edgar Blake doubles to left field. Brant Gillis strikes out. Art Turnbow lines out to the third baseman. Cotton Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Osniel Castaneda grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Lance walks. Tim Gagliano flies out to the center fielder. Luis Valdespino doubles to center field. Lou Lance uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Hunt singles to center field. Luis Valdespino scores. Jim Bevil walks. Carroll Dreyer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Alex Luby doubles to center field. Karl Baldischwiler singles to center field. Alex Luby is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Luis Garcia doubles to right field. Karl Baldischwiler is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Slim Twombly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Don Surhoff flies out to the center fielder. Ricky Natal grounds out to the shortstop. Osniel Castaneda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Junior Moore strikes out. Edgar Blake singles to left field. Brant Gillis strikes out. Art Turnbow grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Lou Lance doubles past the left fielder. Tim Gagliano flies out to the right fielder. Luis Valdespino hits a home run. Lou Lance scores. Ed Hunt strikes out. Jim Bevil walks. Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Cotton Brown flies out to the right fielder. Alex Luby walks. Karl Baldischwiler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Luby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carlos Martinez is pinch hitting for Luis Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Martinez singles to right field. Slim Twombly walks. Marty Slocum is pinch hitting for Junior Moore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Marty Slocum flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Don Surhoff strikes out. Ricky Natal flies out to the left fielder. Osniel Castaneda reached on a 2-base throwing error by Brant Gillis. Lou Lance singles to right field. Osniel Castaneda scores. Lou Lance steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tim Gagliano singles to center field. Lou Lance scores. Luis Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Edgar Blake doubles to center field. Brant Gillis grounds out to the second baseman. Edgar Blake advances to third on the play. Art Turnbow walks. Cotton Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Art Turnbow advances to second on the play. Ray Sundin is pinch hitting for Alex Luby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ray Sundin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ali Haji-Sheikh pitching. Ed Hunt pops out to the second baseman. Jim Bevil grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Dreyer singles to left field. Don Surhoff grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carroll Dreyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Karl Baldischwiler flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Slim Twombly doubles to left field. Marty Slocum hits a home run. Slim Twombly scores. Edgar Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hughie Warhop improves in contact_vs_lefty Hughie Warhop improves in range Jay Fleming improves in velocity Jay Fleming did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harvey Klutts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Don Sadowski improves in range Don Sadowski improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Tietje did not respond to coaching in speed