Inning: 1 Oakland Lars Christian pitching. Allan Schorr strikes out. Orlando Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Paul Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Siner pitching. Carl Furillo flies out to the center fielder. Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Al McHale walks. Al McHale steals second. Paul Blair pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Saul Febles strikes out. Orator Young grounds out to the shortstop. Red Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al Ramirez singles to center field. Stu Goodwin singles to right field. Al Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Harry Coles singles to right field. Al Ramirez scores. Stu Goodwin advances to third on the hit. Quinn Mattingly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Stu Goodwin scores. Lars Christian grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Alan Haeffner doubles to right field. John Riedling walks. The catcher fields the ball and Alan Haeffner is thrown out at third. John Riedling advances to second on the play. John Riedling advances to second on the play. Allan Schorr walks. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Paul Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Carl Furillo singles to center field. Ron Shelton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al McHale triples. Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Saul Febles grounds out to the second baseman. Orator Young strikes out. Red Kline flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Ramirez strikes out. Stu Goodwin singles to left field. Harry Coles singles to right field. Stu Goodwin advances to third on the hit. Quinn Mattingly walks. Lars Christian flies out to the right fielder. Carl Furillo doubles to left field. Stu Goodwin scores. Harry Coles scores. Ron Shelton hits a home run. Quinn Mattingly scores. Carl Furillo scores. Al McHale lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Alan Haeffner strikes out. John Riedling singles past the shortstop. Ed Siner lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, John Riedling forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Allan Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Paul Blair strikes out. Al Ramirez strikes out. Stu Goodwin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Orlando Cruz strikes out. Paul Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Saul Febles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Coles strikes out. Quinn Mattingly singles to center field. Lars Christian lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Furillo doubles to right field. Quinn Mattingly scores. Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Orator Young grounds out to the pitcher. Red Kline strikes out. Alan Haeffner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Al McHale grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Blair walks. Al Ramirez pops out to the first baseman. Stu Goodwin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Blair is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland John Riedling grounds out to the second baseman. John Paciorek is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Paciorek walks. Allan Schorr grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Paciorek is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Orlando Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Harry Furillo pitching. Harry Coles flies out to the right fielder. Quinn Mattingly flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Griffey is pinch hitting for Lars Christian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carlos Griffey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Smith pitching. Paul Kennedy doubles to right field. Saul Febles singles to right field. Orator Young singles to left field. Paul Kennedy scores. Saul Febles advances to third on the hit. Red Kline strikes out. Alan Haeffner flies out to the center fielder. John Riedling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Earl Duckworth improves in arm Bill White improves in power_vs_lefty Red Morse did not respond to coaching in control Bill Wiltse did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Sanders improves in power_vs_lefty John Gillespie did not respond to coaching in control Watson Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Escobar improves in contact_vs_lefty