Inning: 1 Kansas City Deacon Deisel pitching. Mark Mohorcic grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Diaz walks. Casey Radinsky singles to right field. Joe Amelung flies out to the right fielder. Tony Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Curt Bell pitching. Bob Bream strikes out. Barney Kahl walks. Larry Holmes singles to center field. Barney Kahl advances to third on the hit. Larry Holmes steals second. Howie Washburn grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Kahl scores. Larry Holmes advances to third on the play. Benny Chiles singles to left field. Larry Holmes scores. Babe Lombardi singles to left field. Roy Bordick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Cecil Powell reached on a fielding error by Roy Bordick. Cecil Powell steals second. Red Preibisch hits a home run. Cecil Powell scores. Ken Slattery singles to right field. Ken Slattery steals second. Curt Bell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Mohorcic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Slattery scores. Wally Diaz bunts for a base hit. Casey Radinsky pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland John Darwin grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Deisel strikes out. Bob Bream grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Amelung pops out to the shortstop. Tony Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Barney Kahl singles to right field. Barney Kahl steals second. Larry Holmes flies out to the right fielder. Howie Washburn grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Chiles walks. Babe Lombardi singles to right field. Barney Kahl scores. Benny Chiles advances to third on the hit. Roy Bordick walks. John Darwin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Red Preibisch strikes out. Ken Slattery strikes out. Curt Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Deacon Deisel singles to center field. Bob Bream flies out to the center fielder. Barney Kahl flies out to the left fielder. Larry Holmes walks. Howie Washburn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Mohorcic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Diaz pops out to the first baseman. Casey Radinsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Benny Chiles strikes out. Babe Lombardi walks. Roy Bordick grounds out to the catcher. Babe Lombardi advances to second on the play. John Darwin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Amelung grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Powell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Heinie Lowery is pinch hitting for Deacon Deisel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Heinie Lowery lines out to the pitcher. Bob Bream walks. Bob Bream steals second. Barney Kahl singles to left field. Bruce Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Kahl steals second. Larry Holmes singles to center field. Bob Bream scores. Howie Washburn lines out to the shortstop. Benny Chiles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Boyle pitching. Red Preibisch hits a home run. Ken Slattery grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny Joyce is pinch hitting for Bruce Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bunny Joyce strikes out. Mark Mohorcic grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jon Clarke pitching. Babe Lombardi lines out to the third baseman. Roy Bordick pops out to the shortstop. John Darwin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Wally Diaz bunts for a base hit. Casey Radinsky reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bob Bream. Joe Amelung strikes out. Tony Williams singles past the third baseman. Wally Diaz scores. Casey Radinsky scores. Steve Eiland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cecil Powell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Preibisch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Red Bancroft is pinch hitting for Steve Eiland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Bancroft walks. Bob Bream doubles past the center fielder. Red Bancroft uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Kahl strikes out. Larry Holmes flies out to the center fielder. Howie Washburn singles to left field. Bob Bream scores. Howie Washburn steals second. Benny Chiles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rolla Wicker pitching. Ken Slattery grounds out to the shortstop. Al Kenders is pinch hitting for Mickey Blair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Kenders singles to center field. Mark Mohorcic singles to right field. Al Kenders aggressively advances to third on the hit. Wally Diaz singles to left field. Al Kenders scores. Mark Mohorcic advances to third on the hit. Ken McAleer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Radinsky lines out to the first baseman. Joe Amelung grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Tomney pitching. Babe Lombardi strikes out. Frank Metzger is pinch hitting for Roy Bordick. Frank Metzger strikes out. John Darwin walks. Lenny Haney is pinch hitting for Ken McAleer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lenny Haney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Bob Bream (15). Baserunning: SB - Bob Bream (30), Barney Kahl 2 (20), Larry Holmes (15), Howie Washburn (18). Fielding: E - Bob Bream, Roy Bordick.
Game Notes Mickey Blair is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Spider Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Gardner did not respond to coaching in control Darrell Dykhoff did not respond to coaching in speed Erv Boccabella improves in power_vs_lefty Erv Boccabella improves in arm Brady Stratton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Mark Shallix did not respond to coaching in control Moose Fuentes improves in power_vs_lefty Sam Davenport did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Burrell did not respond to coaching in control Mark Shallix did not respond to coaching in velocity Gerald Boland improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Wade did not respond to coaching in SS