Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Siner pitching. Ron Shelton reached on a fielding error by Allan Schorr. Junior Caminaro walks. Al McHale walks. Alex Belt flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ron Shelton scores. Paul Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Caminaro advances to third on the play. Al McHale advances to second on the play. Al Ramirez walks. Bill Mazeroski singles to left field. Junior Caminaro scores. Al McHale scores. Pete Quinn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Mazeroski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Viola pitching. Allan Schorr strikes out. Garland Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Jones singles to left field. Orlando Cruz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ramon Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Frank Viola flies out to the center fielder. Ron Shelton flies out to the left fielder. Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Al McHale grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Junior Caminaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Paul Kennedy doubles to center field. Tomas Keegan singles to right field. Paul Kennedy scores. Saul Febles strikes out. Orator Young singles to left field. Tomas Keegan advances to third on the hit. Ed Siner strikes out. Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Belt pops out to the third baseman. Paul Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Garland Quinn singles to left field. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Paul Kennedy doubles to left field. Garland Quinn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Quinn singles to left field. Frank Viola lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Shelton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Saul Febles strikes out. Orator Young flies out to the center fielder. Ed Siner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Junior Caminaro hits an infield single to the shortstop. Al McHale flies out to the right fielder. Alex Belt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Caminaro advances to second on the play. Paul Blair doubles to left field. Junior Caminaro scores. Al Ramirez walks. Bill Mazeroski singles to center field. Paul Blair scores. Al Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Pete Quinn singles to left field. Al Ramirez scores. Bill Mazeroski advances to third on the hit. Frank Viola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Jones singles to left field. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ron Shelton doubles to center field. Junior Caminaro hits an infield single to the shortstop. Al McHale grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Shelton scores. Junior Caminaro advances to second on the play. Alex Belt strikes out. Bert Speraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Paul Blair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Kennedy strikes out. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the third baseman. Saul Febles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Al Ramirez walks. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Pete Quinn strikes out. Frank Viola strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Red Kline is pinch hitting for Orator Young. Red Kline pops out to the second baseman. John Riedling is pinch hitting for Bert Speraw. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Riedling grounds out to the second baseman. Allan Schorr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Furillo pitching. Carlos Griffey is pinch hitting for Ron Shelton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Griffey singles to center field. Quinn Mattingly is pinch hitting for Junior Caminaro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Quinn Mattingly singles to center field. Carlos Griffey advances to third on the hit. Al McHale hits an infield single to the pitcher. Carlos Griffey scores. Harry Coles is pinch hitting for Alex Belt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Coles singles to right field. Quinn Mattingly scores. Al McHale advances to third on the hit. Paul Blair strikes out. Joe Rudy is pinch hitting for Al Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Rudy triples. Al McHale scores. Harry Coles scores. Bill Mazeroski singles to right field. Joe Rudy scores. Pete Quinn pops out to the pitcher. Charlie Merena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Stu Goodwin is pinch hitting for Frank Viola. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stu Goodwin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tomas Keegan. Carlos Griffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Tim Seibold pitching. Garland Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Jones hits a home run. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Paul Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Quinn Mattingly strikes out. Al McHale flies out to the right fielder. Harry Coles singles to right field. Paul Blair flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tomas Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Saul Febles walks. Red Kline strikes out. John Paciorek is pinch hitting for Charlie Merena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Paciorek grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Saul Febles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Watson Jones did not respond to coaching in range Marty Foss did not respond to coaching in range John Gillespie did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Parsons improves in contact_vs_righty Vern Rosselli improves in power_vs_lefty Phil Whitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Gilmore improves in control