Win: Tim Marshall (3-4) Loss: Frank Viola (13-7)
Save: Bert Speraw (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tim Marshall pitching. Carl Furillo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ron Shelton strikes out. Junior Caminaro singles past the first baseman. Junior Caminaro steals second. Al McHale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Viola pitching. Allan Schorr flies out to the left fielder. Garland Quinn singles to right field. Ramon Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Garland Quinn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Blair strikes out. Alex Belt grounds out to the second baseman. Al Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tomas Keegan flies out to the center fielder. Saul Febles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orator Young flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski walks. Frank Viola lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Furillo walks. Ron Shelton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Don Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Marshall strikes out. Allan Schorr singles to left field. Garland Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Junior Caminaro pops out to the first baseman. Al McHale grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ramon Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Kennedy flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tomas Keegan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Belt singles past the second baseman. Al Ramirez walks. Bill Mazeroski pops out to the second baseman. Frank Viola fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Viola pops out to the second baseman. Carl Furillo singles to center field. Alex Belt scores. Al Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Ron Shelton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Saul Febles walks. Orator Young singles to left field. Saul Febles advances to third on the hit. Don Henry doubles to left field. Saul Febles scores. Orator Young uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Marshall 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Don Henry scores. Garland Quinn singles to left field. Ramon Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Al McHale walks. Paul Blair lines out to the third baseman. Alex Belt walks. Al Ramirez lines out to the shortstop. Bill Mazeroski singles past the shortstop. Junior Caminaro scores. Al McHale scores. Frank Viola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Kennedy walks. Tomas Keegan hits a home run. Paul Kennedy scores. Tim Seibold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Saul Febles strikes out. Orator Young flies out to the left fielder. Don Henry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Furillo 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 flies out to the center fielder. Ron Shelton pops out to the second baseman. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Red Kline is pinch hitting for Harry Furillo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Red Kline singles to right field. Red Kline steals second. Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Red Kline advances to third on the play. Garland Quinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Kline scores. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bert Speraw pitching. Al McHale grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Blair flies out to the center fielder. Alex Belt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Saul Febles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Al Ramirez walks. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Griffey is pinch hitting for Tim Seibold. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Griffey singles to center field. Al Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Carl Furillo lines out to the first baseman. Ron Shelton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Culler did not respond to coaching in control John Gillespie did not respond to coaching in control Bill Kunkel improves in arm Brian Escobar improves in range Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Dingman improves in range Bill White improves in contact_vs_lefty Orlando Cruz did not respond to coaching in arm Orlando Cruz did not respond to coaching in range