Win: Terry Gordon (10-9) Loss: Steve Carney (2-11)
Save: Julio Carman (12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Carney pitching. Dick Hawke flies out to the center fielder. Livan Kirke hits an infield single to the pitcher. Allie Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Darrel Hickman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Terry Gordon pitching. Randy Munoz strikes out. Armando Knauss walks. Armando Knauss is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dick Eddy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ken Cipriani doubles to right field. King MacDonald singles to left field. Ken Cipriani scores. Geoff Knudsen strikes out. Bill Geygan walks. The catcher fields the ball and King MacDonald is thrown out at third. Bill Geygan advances to second on the play. Bill Geygan advances to second on the play. Dick Hawke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Larry Holmes grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Cooney grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Seats walks. Jack Seats is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Livan Kirke strikes out. Allie Wheeler grounds out to the third baseman. Darrel Hickman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Marentette strikes out. Angel Powell flies out to the right fielder. Steve Carney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Cipriani hits an infield single to the shortstop. King MacDonald grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Geoff Knudsen doubles to right field. Bill Geygan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Randy Munoz lines out to the shortstop. Armando Knauss flies out to the right fielder. Dick Eddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Terry Gordon singles to left field. Dick Hawke lines out to the second baseman. Livan Kirke pops out to the first baseman. Allie Wheeler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Terry Gordon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Larry Holmes grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Cooney grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Seats strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Darrel Hickman walks. Ken Cipriani hits an infield single to the pitcher. King MacDonald flies out to the center fielder. Geoff Knudsen flies out to the left fielder. Bill Geygan singles to left field. Darrel Hickman scores. Ken Cipriani advances to third on the hit. Terry Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland John Marentette strikes out. Angel Powell flies out to the right fielder. Hakaru Nakamura is pinch hitting for Steve Carney. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Hakaru Nakamura pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Markus Briggs pitching. Dick Hawke strikes out. Livan Kirke singles to left field. Allie Wheeler walks. Darrel Hickman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Livan Kirke advances to third on the play. Allie Wheeler advances to second on the play. Ken Cipriani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Randy Munoz strikes out. Armando Knauss singles to left field. Dick Eddy strikes out. Larry Holmes singles to left field. Armando Knauss aggressively advances to third on the hit. Peaches Rohe 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. Rick Cooney is hit by a pitch. Jack Seats strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City King MacDonald walks. King MacDonald steals second. Geoff Knudsen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Geygan strikes out. Paul Hernandez is pinch hitting for Peaches Rohe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Julio Carman pitching. John Marentette grounds out to the pitcher. Angel Powell strikes out. Enrique Reed is pinch hitting for Markus Briggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Enrique Reed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City A.J. Dell pitching. Dick Hawke singles to left field. Livan Kirke hits a home run. Dick Hawke scores. Jimmy Willhite comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allie Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Darrel Hickman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dick Eddy. Ken Cipriani singles past the shortstop. Darrel Hickman scores. Rob Brett is pinch hitting for King MacDonald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rob Brett walks. Roy Williams is pinch hitting for Geoff Knudsen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Williams singles to center field. Ken Cipriani scores. Rob Brett advances to third on the hit. Bill Geygan walks. Julio Carman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Al Jelincich is pinch hitting for Randy Munoz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Jelincich flies out to the left fielder. Claude Cressend is pinch hitting for Armando Knauss. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Claude Cressend strikes out. Dick Eddy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Ragan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chris Johns improves in velocity Bill Murrell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Henshaw improves in power_vs_lefty David Wheeler improves in range Luis McColl improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Elmer Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Giichiro Iwasaki did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kline improves in power_vs_lefty Curt Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity John Renfroe did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Kline did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty