Inning: 1 Kansas City Fred Becker pitching. Carl Furillo walks. Ron Shelton flies out to the center fielder. Junior Caminaro grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Carl Furillo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al McHale walks. Alex Belt singles to left field. Junior Caminaro scores. Al McHale advances to third on the hit. Paul Blair hits a home run. Al McHale scores. Alex Belt scores. Al Ramirez singles to right field. Bill Mazeroski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Ramirez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill McDowell pitching. Allan Schorr hits a home run. Garland Quinn triples. Ramon Jones strikes out. Orlando Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Garland Quinn scores. Paul Kennedy singles to left field. Tomas Keegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill McDowell singles to right field. Carl Furillo grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill McDowell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Furillo advances to second on the play. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Saul Febles doubles past the first baseman. Orator Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Saul Febles advances to third on the play. Fred Becker grounds out to the third baseman. Saul Febles scores. Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Al McHale pops out to the shortstop. Alex Belt strikes out. Paul Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Garland Quinn walks. Ramon Jones strikes out. Orlando Cruz hits a home run. Garland Quinn scores. Woodie Randall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Kennedy walks. Tomas Keegan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Ramirez strikes out. Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Woodie Randall singles to left field. Carl Furillo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Saul Febles singles to right field. Orator Young flies out to the center fielder. Fred Becker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Allan Schorr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ron Shelton singles to left field. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Al McHale grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ron Shelton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al McHale steals second. Alex Belt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Garland Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Jones flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Paul Blair strikes out. Al Ramirez pops out to the second baseman. Bill Mazeroski walks. Woodie Randall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Mazeroski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Keegan singles to left field. Saul Febles flies out to the left fielder. Orator Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City 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. Carl Furillo walks. Ron Shelton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carl Furillo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Junior Caminaro doubles to right field. Ron Shelton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al McHale singles to left field. Junior Caminaro scores. Bill Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al McHale steals second. Alex Belt singles to left field. Al McHale scores. Paul Blair strikes out. Al Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Red Kline is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Red Kline flies out to the left fielder. Allan Schorr grounds out to the pitcher. Garland Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Yoshinari Inoue pitching. Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the third baseman. Woodie Randall strikes out. Carl Furillo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Coles enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alex Belt at 1B. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Paul Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ron Shelton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Caminaro singles to center field. Al McHale strikes out. Harry Coles grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Junior Caminaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Leo Denny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tomas Keegan walks. Saul Febles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Orator Young walks. John Riedling is pinch hitting for Yoshinari Inoue. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Riedling pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Bert Speraw is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Watson Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Lopatka improves in range Kevin Bibby improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Sanders improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Whitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy McLain improves in power_vs_lefty Andy McLain improves in arm Kevin Knott did not respond to coaching in control