Win: Joe Sawatski (8-16) Loss: Bill McDowell (9-7)
Save: Yoshinari Inoue (19)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Sawatski pitching. Carl Furillo singles past the second baseman. Ron Shelton grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Furillo advances to second on the play. Junior Caminaro strikes out. Al McHale hits an infield single to the shortstop. Paul Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill McDowell pitching. Allan Schorr lines out to the second baseman. Garland Quinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ramon Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Belt hits an infield single to the first baseman. Al Ramirez strikes out. Bill Mazeroski singles to left field. Alex Belt advances to third on the hit. Bill McDowell grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mazeroski advances to second on the play. Carl Furillo walks. Ron Shelton grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Alex Belt is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Tomas Keegan singles to right field. Tomas Keegan steals second. Saul Febles singles to right field. Tomas Keegan scores. Orator Young grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Don Henry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Junior Caminaro singles to left field. Al McHale grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Caminaro advances to second on the play. Paul Blair walks. Alex Belt strikes out. Al Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bruce Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Sawatski grounds out to the second baseman. Allan Schorr walks. Garland Quinn doubles to right field. Allan Schorr uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Mazeroski grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McDowell singles past the third baseman. Carl Furillo strikes out. Ron Shelton singles to center field. Bill McDowell advances to third on the hit. Junior Caminaro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Tomas Keegan flies out to the right fielder. Saul Febles grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Orator Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Al McHale singles to left field. Al McHale is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Blair strikes out. Alex Belt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Henry walks. Bruce Graham strikes out. Joe Sawatski fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Sawatski strikes out. Allan Schorr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Ramirez singles to center field. Bill Mazeroski strikes out. Bill McDowell lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Al Ramirez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Carl Furillo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Garland Quinn singles to center field. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Keegan walks. Saul Febles singles past the second baseman. Garland Quinn is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Tomas Keegan advances to third on the play. Orator Young singles to center field. Tomas Keegan scores. Saul Febles advances to third on the hit. Don Henry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ron Shelton reached on a fielding error by Don Henry. 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. Junior Caminaro singles to center field. Al McHale strikes out. Paul Blair singles to left field. Ron Shelton scores. Junior Caminaro advances to third on the hit. Alex Belt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bruce Graham lines out to the third baseman. 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Allan Schorr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Red Morse pitching. Al Ramirez hits a home run. Bill Mazeroski walks. Bill McDowell 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 grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mazeroski advances to third on the play. Ron Shelton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Garland Quinn hits a home run. Leo Denny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Jones pops out to the first baseman. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the pitcher. Saul Febles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Yoshinari Inoue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Junior Caminaro doubles past the first baseman. Al McHale grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Blair reached on a fielding error by Garland Quinn. Alex Belt singles to center field. Junior Caminaro scores. Paul Blair advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Al Ramirez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Belt advances to second on the play. Bill Mazeroski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 14 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Cook improves in range Bill Kunkel improves in power_vs_righty Brian Cook did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Sanders did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Kunkel did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Earl Duckworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Vern Rosselli improves in arm Earl Duckworth improves in arm Bruce Law did not respond to coaching in velocity