Win: Johnny Smith (8-4) Loss: Troy Weatherly (1-11)
Save: Slim Spinks (32)
Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Smith pitching. Jose Lynn singles to center field. Jose Lynn steals second. Lou Fisher singles to right field. Jose Lynn scores. Lou Fisher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Tappe walks. Billy Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Freeman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Tappe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Troy Weatherly pitching. Ken Hobbs walks. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Hobbs advances to third on the play. Bert James advances to second on the play. Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Hobbs scores. Bert James advances to third on the play. Harry Jackson hits a home run. Bert James scores. Ike Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Bohn walks. Erik Smith pops out to the second baseman. Keiji Shiozaki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Calvin Mizell hits a home run. Johnny Smith strikes out. Ken Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Troy Weatherly grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Lynn grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bert James singles to left field. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Bunny Roth grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Gene Tappe strikes out. Billy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Ike Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Bohn grounds out to the pitcher. Erik Smith walks. Erik Smith steals second. Keiji Shiozaki hits an infield single to the shortstop. Troy Weatherly grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Calvin Mizell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Smith strikes out. Ken Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jose Lynn walks. Lou Fisher singles to right field. Jose Lynn advances to third on the hit. Lou Fisher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Tappe strikes out. Billy Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bunny Roth pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Emily Nieves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roosevelt Thompson at RF. Chuck Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bohn grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rip McCormick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Jackson strikes out. Ike Campbell strikes out. Emily Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki singles to center field. Wally Poat is pinch hitting for Rip McCormick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Keiji Shiozaki advances to second on the play. Mark Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jose Lynn pops out to the first baseman. Lou Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rod Green pitching. Calvin Mizell walks. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Mark Rojas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Craig strikes out. Ken Hobbs doubles to right field. Bert James pops out to the third baseman. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Slim Spinks pitching. Gene Tappe strikes out. Billy Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Herm Russell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Rawley did not respond to coaching in control Dick Knox improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Colbrunn improves in arm Don Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Simmons did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Raul Suder did not respond to coaching in control Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Yorelvis Poll did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Geoff Bilardello did not respond to coaching in velocity Takahiro Amakawa did not respond to coaching in endurance Maikel Caceres did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS