Inning: 1 Kansas City Earle Madden pitching. Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Bochte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Everett Chamberlain pitching. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Crane pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nate Tenace grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Karger hits a home run. Bill Henshaw singles to right field. Bob Perrine doubles to center field. Dante Equator grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Everett Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Buckley singles to center field. John Hamilton strikes out. Reggie Buckley gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the shortstop. John Bochte flies out to the right fielder. John Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ernie Pick lines out to the first baseman. Pedro May singles to right field. Earle Madden lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takeo Hayashi pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Nate Tenace grounds out to the pitcher. Stu Karger walks. Bill Henshaw triples. Stu Karger scores. Bob Perrine grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Henshaw scores. Dante Equator bunts for a base hit. Everett Chamberlain grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dante Equator is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Shelley hits a home run. Eddie Crane bunts for a base hit. Woodie Steinfeldt triples. Eddie Crane scores. Reggie Buckley walks. John Hamilton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Ernie Pick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein walks. John Bochte doubles to center field. Mike Breitenstein uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazumasa Hamagiwa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Grant walks. Nate Tenace singles to left field. John Bochte scores. Stu Karger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Nate Tenace is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Henshaw flies out to the right fielder. Stu Karger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pedro May flies out to the center fielder. Kazumasa Hamagiwa flies out to the center fielder. Takeo Hayashi walks. Tom Shelley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Perrine grounds out to the third baseman. Dante Equator grounds out to the third baseman. Everett Chamberlain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Crane walks. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Crane advances to second on the play. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Crane advances to third on the play. John Hamilton singles to right field. Eddie Crane scores. John Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Pick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein singles to center field. Mike Breitenstein is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Bochte singles to left field. John Grant grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Pedro May singles to left field. Pedro May steals second. Kazumasa Hamagiwa lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Pedro May is thrown out at third. Takeo Hayashi reached on a fielding error by Nate Tenace. Kazumasa Hamagiwa steals third. Tom Shelley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nate Tenace singles to left field. Stu Karger strikes out. Bill Henshaw flies out to the center fielder. Bob Perrine grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nate Tenace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Crane singles to left field. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Eddie Crane steals second. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Eddie Crane steals third. John Hamilton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dante Equator grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pete Harper is pinch hitting for John Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Pete Harper strikes out. Mike Breitenstein doubles past the first baseman. John Bochte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Carlos Pafko pitching. Ernie Pick singles to left field. Pedro May strikes out. Babe Herman is pinch hitting for Kazumasa Hamagiwa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Babe Herman flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Hayashi walks. Tom Shelley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Mike Breitenstein (33), John Bochte (18), Bob Perrine (17).3B - Bill Henshaw (2).HR - Stu Karger (28).GIDP - John Grant. Baserunning: CS - Mike Breitenstein (21), Stu Karger (18). Fielding: E - Nate Tenace.
Batting:3B - Woodie Steinfeldt (10).HR - Tom Shelley (18).GIDP - Tom Shelley, John Hamilton. Baserunning: SB - Eddie Crane 2 (24), Pedro May (6), Kazumasa Hamagiwa (1).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Gray improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Brickley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Genovese improves in arm Gat Compton improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Magee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ollie Pesky did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Magee did not respond to coaching in arm Tony Willhite did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty