Win: Lefty Steenstra (4-11) Loss: Carl Kress (2-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Carl Kress pitching. Shaun Walsh lines out to the shortstop. Tom Woodling singles to center field. Frank Grubb walks. Joe Hasson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Woodling advances to third on the play. Frank Grubb advances to second on the play. Eli Ferguson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Steenstra pitching. Pickles Office flies out to the center fielder. Luis Coscarart grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Delgado pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lennie Coble grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Dessau walks. Jim Woodson strikes out. Lefty Steenstra reached on a fielding error by Luis Coscarart. Shaun Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mike Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. John Hatcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hooks Medich doubles to left field. Ernie Kern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Woodling lines out to the third baseman. Frank Grubb hits a home run. Joe Hasson singles to center field. Eli Ferguson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Hasson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lennie Coble hits a home run. Eli Ferguson scores. Mike Dessau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Wright walks. Carl Kress lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pickles Office pops out to the second baseman. Luis Coscarart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Woodson grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Steenstra grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shaun Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wilson singles to center field. John Hatcher pops out to the second baseman. Hooks Medich is hit by a pitch. Ernie Kern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Woodling flies out to the left fielder. Frank Grubb strikes out. Joe Hasson singles to center field. Eli Ferguson singles to left field. Lennie Coble walks. Mike Dessau reached on a fielding error by Mark Wright. Joe Hasson scores. Tom Booker 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. Jim Woodson hits a home run. Eli Ferguson scores. Lennie Coble scores. Mike Dessau scores. Lefty Steenstra grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Wright walks. Tom Booker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pickles Office flies out to the right fielder. Luis Coscarart grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Shaun Walsh hits a home run. Tom Woodling reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Wright. Frank Grubb grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hasson walks. Eli Ferguson hits a home run. Tom Woodling scores. Joe Hasson scores. Lennie Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Dessau grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wilson strikes out. John Hatcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Brian White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Woodson walks. Jim Woodson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lefty Steenstra reached on a 2-base fielding error by Hooks Medich. Shaun Walsh pops out to the catcher. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Tom Woodling. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Johnson doubles to right field. Lefty Steenstra scores. Craig Timmons is pinch hitting for Frank Grubb. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Timmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hooks Medich strikes out. Ernie Kern strikes out. Mark Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Hasson pops out to the second baseman. Eli Ferguson singles to right field. Alex Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lennie Coble strikes out. Mike Dessau singles to center field. Jim Woodson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed King is pinch hitting for Alex Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed King grounds out to the shortstop. Pickles Office strikes out. Kelvin Kirby is pinch hitting for Luis Coscarart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kelvin Kirby flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jack Runge pitching. Lefty Steenstra strikes out. Shaun Walsh singles to right field. Jim Johnson singles to right field. Shaun Walsh is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Craig Timmons singles to right field. Jim Johnson advances to third on the hit. Joe Hasson doubles to center field. Jim Johnson scores. Craig Timmons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eli Ferguson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Mark Fosse is pinch hitting for Mike Wilson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Fosse singles to center field. John Hatcher strikes out. Hooks Medich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Jim Johnson (2), Joe Hasson (20).HR - Shaun Walsh (11), Frank Grubb (11), Eli Ferguson (10), Lennie Coble (9), Jim Woodson (10). Baserunning: CS - Jim Woodson (3).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Bartell improves in power_vs_lefty Ducky Burtschy improves in power_vs_lefty Whitey Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Donell Aguirre improves in power_vs_righty Admiral Hinton improves in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mark Sularz improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Thornton did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Cooper improves in control Joe Kapler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty